| Literature DB >> 30344779 |
June-Key Chung1, Hyun Woo Kim1, Haewon Youn1, Gi Jeong Cheon1.
Abstract
Although radioiodine has been applied in thyroid diseases including carcinoma for over 70 years, it was only in 1996 that the basic molecular mechanism of iodine uptake was identified. Iodide is actively transported into the thyroid via a membrane glycoprotein known as sodium iodide symporter (NIS). NIS mediates radioiodine uptake into thyroid normal and cancer cells. The knowledge on NIS expression has provided scientific background to the empirical management of thyroid carcinoma. Based on recent studies of the NIS gene, this paper provides current clinical applications and future studies.Entities:
Keywords: Gene therapy; NIS; Sodium iodide symporter; Theranostics; Thyroid cancer
Year: 2018 PMID: 30344779 PMCID: PMC6177348 DOI: 10.1007/s13139-018-0540-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nucl Med Mol Imaging ISSN: 1869-3474