[1,2-b][1,4]P2X4-PET

Katharina Sophie Erlitz1,2, Ann-Kathrin Prinz3, Stefan Wagner4

  • 1European Institute for Molecular Imaging (EIMI), University of Muenster, Roentgenstr. 16, 48149 Muenster, Germany.

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概括

研究人员开发了针对P2X4受体进行潜在的疼痛和癌症治疗的新型1,4-纳夫托二二化合物. 虽然在体外有希望,但体内快速代谢阻碍了它们作为PET成像追踪剂的使用.

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