Romana Meletta

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Gene expression levels of matrix metalloproteinases in human atherosclerotic plaques and evaluation of radiolabeled inhibitors as imaging agents for plaque vulnerability.
INTRODUCTION Atherosclerotic plaque rupture is the primary cause for myocardial infarction and stroke. During plaque progression macrophages and mast cells secrete matrix-degrading proteolytic… Expand
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Cannabinoid receptor type 2 (CB2) as one of the candidate genes in human carotid plaque imaging: Evaluation of the novel radiotracer [11C]RS-016 targeting CB2 in atherosclerosis.
INTRODUCTION Endarterectomized human atherosclerotic plaques are a valuable basis for gene expression studies to disclose novel imaging biomarkers and therapeutic targets, such as the cannabinoid… Expand
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Towards non-invasive imaging of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques by targeting co-stimulatory molecules.
BACKGROUND Myocardial infarction and stroke are the life-threatening consequences after plaque rupture in coronary or carotid arteries. Positron emission tomography employing… Expand
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Preclinical imaging of the co-stimulatory molecules CD80 and CD86 with indium-111-labeled belatacept in atherosclerosis
BackgroundThe inflammatory nature of atherosclerosis provides a broad range of potential molecular targets for atherosclerosis imaging. Growing interest is focused on targets related to plaque… Expand
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Evaluation of the Radiolabeled Boronic Acid-Based FAP Inhibitor MIP-1232 for Atherosclerotic Plaque Imaging
Research towards the non-invasive imaging of atherosclerotic plaques is of high clinical priority as early recognition of vulnerable plaques may reduce the incidence of cardiovascular events. The… Expand
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CD80 Is Upregulated in a Mouse Model with Shear Stress-Induced Atherosclerosis and Allows for Evaluating CD80-Targeting PET Tracers
PurposeA shear stress-induced atherosclerosis mouse model was characterized for its expression of inflammation markers with focus on CD80. With this model, we evaluated two positron emission… Expand
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Ex vivo differential phase contrast and magnetic resonance imaging for characterization of human carotid atherosclerotic plaques
Non-invasive detection of specific atherosclerotic plaque components related to vulnerability is of high clinical relevance to prevent cerebrovascular events. The feasibility of magnetic resonance… Expand
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Additional file 1: of Preclinical imaging of the co-stimulatory molecules CD80 and CD86 with indium-111-labeled belatacept in atherosclerosis
Supplementary information. This file contains supplementary Tables 1–4. and Figures 1–4. and supplementary material and methods. (PDF 1198 kb)
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Non-invasive imaging of inflammation-related targets in atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis is a complex chronic inflammatory disorder of the arterial system causing ischemic and occlusive vascular complications associated with a high mortality and disability worldwide. Most… Expand
Targeting the immune co-stimulatory molecule CD80 for the imaging of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques by PET