Specialty Applications (Back to Gallery)
Selected images and slides showing specialty applications of imaging in drug development research.
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Radiolabeling of liposomes, microbubbles, and nanoparticles.
DFNSH, a marker of apoptosis that crosses the Blood-Brain Barrier, showing apoptotic response in post-natal rat brain following anesthetic treatment; presumably due to the effect of anesthetic. Courtesy of Dr. X. Zhang, NCTR.
Angiogenesis in tumor imaged with [F-18]Anginex, a polypeptide. Courtesy of Dr. R. Griffin, UAMS.
Tumor chemotherapeutic distribution in metastatic colon cancer.
Drug targeting: decrease in FAAH activity when a candidate FAAH inhibitor is administered.