Longitudinal Assessment of Cerebral β-Amyloid Deposition in Mice Overexpressing Swedish Mutant β-Amyloid Precursor Protein Using 18F-Florbetaben PET
J Nucl Med. 2013 May 31. [Epub ahead of print]
| Authors/Editors: | Rominger A, Brendel M, Burgold S, Keppler K, Baumann K, Xiong G, Mille E, Gildehaus FJ, Carlsen J, Schlichtiger J, Niedermoser S, Wängler B, Cumming P, Steiner H, Herms J, Haass C, Bartenstein P. |
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| Publication Date: | 2013 |
Abstract
The progression of β-amyloid deposition in the brains of mice overexpressing Swedish mutant β-amyloid precursor protein (APP-Swe), a model of Alzheimer disease (AD), was investigated in a longitudinal PET study using the novel β-amyloid tracer 18F-florbetaben. In the first longitudinal PET study in an AD mouse model using the novel β-amyloid tracer 18F-florbetaben, the temporal and spatial progression of amyloidogenesis in the brain of APP-Swe mice were sensitively monitored. This method should afford the means for preclinical testing of novel therapeutic approaches to the treatment of AD.
