The present invention provides a method useful in the diagnosis and monitoring of cancer wherein there is an abnormal expression of PBR. The method of the invention is particularly useful in evaluating the severity of the cancer, e.g. PBR expression correlates with cell proliferation rates, metastatic potential, tumor aggressiveness, malignancy progression. The method of the invention can therefore be applied in the determination of likely disease progression and in making an associated prognosis. Furthermore, the method of the invention can find use in determining the likely success of certain therapeutic approaches, or in the evaluation of the efficacy of certain proposed new treatments.
The present invention provides a method useful in the diagnosis and/or monitoring of mood disorders wherein there is an abnormal expression of PBR. The method of the invention is useful in the differential diagnosis of said mood disorders and other conditions where there is no abnormal expression of PBR but where the symptoms may be similar to those of said mood disorder.
The present invention provides a PET tracer that has improved properties for imaging the peripheral benzodiazepine receptor (PBR) as compared with known such PET tracers. The present invention also provides a precursor compound useful in the preparation of the PET tracer of the invention and methods for the preparation of said precursor compound and said PET tracer. Also provided by the present invention is a radiopharmaceutical composition comprising the PET tracer of the invention. Methods for using the PET tracer and the radiopharmaceutical composition are also provided.
An amidine containing at least one structural unit of the formula (I) and the use thereof as catalyst for the crosslinking of a functional compound, especially of a polymer having silane groups. The amidine is preparable in a simple process from readily available starting materials, is largely odorless at room temperature and is of low toxicity. It accelerates the crosslinking of functional compounds surprisingly efficiently and can be adjusted for optimal compatibility with different compositions via the radical to which the structural units of the formula (I) is bonded, which means that such compositions do not have a tendency to migration-related defects such as separation, exudation or substrate soiling.
[EN] TRICYCLIC INDOLE DERIVATIVES AS PBR LIGANDS<br/>[FR] DÉRIVÉS TRICYCLIQUES D'INDOLES AU TITRE DE LIGANDS DE PBR
申请人:GE HEALTHCARE LTD
公开号:WO2011117421A1
公开(公告)日:2011-09-29
The present invention provides a PET tracer that has improved properties for imaging the peripheral benzodiazepine receptor (PBR) as compared with known such PET tracers. The present invention also provides a precursor compound useful in the preparation of the PET tracer of the invention and methods for the preparation of said precursor compound and said PET tracer. Also provided by the present invention is a radiopharmaceutical composition comprising the PET tracer of the invention. Methods for using the PET tracer and the radiopharmaceutical composition are also provided.