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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Molecular Imaging of Apoptosis: The Case of Caspase-3 Radiotracers.

Lucas Beroske, Tim Van den Wyngaert, Sigrid Stroobants, Pieter Van der Veken, Filipe Elvas

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Lucas BeroskeMolecular Imaging Center Antwerp, University of Antwerp, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.
Tim Van den WyngaertMolecular Imaging Center Antwerp, University of Antwerp, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.
Sigrid StroobantsMolecular Imaging Center Antwerp, University of Antwerp, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.
Pieter Van der VekenLaboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Antwerp, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.
Filipe ElvasMolecular Imaging Center Antwerp, University of Antwerp, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-9790-3369

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The molecular imaging of apoptosis remains an important method for the diagnosis and monitoring of the progression of certain diseases and the evaluation of the efficacy of anticancer apoptosis-inducing therapies. Among the multiple biomarkers involved in apoptosis, activated caspase-3 is an attractive target, as it is the most abundant of the executioner caspases. Nuclear imaging is a good candidate, as it combines a high depth of tissue penetration and high sensitivity, features necessary to detect small changes in levels of apoptosis. However, designing a caspase-3 radiotracer comes with challenges, such as selectivity, cell permeability and transient caspase-3 activation. In this review, we discuss the different caspase-3 radiotracers for the imaging of apoptosis together with the challenges of the translation of various apoptosis-imaging strategies in clinical trials.

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ApoptosisMolecular ImagingPositron-Emission TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsCaspase 3HumansCASP3 protein, humanCaspase 3Radiopharmaceuticalsactivity-based probecaspase-3positron emission tomographyradiotracersingle-photon emission computed tomographysubstrate-based probe

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PMID33920463
PMCPMC8069194

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