Boronophenylalanine uptake in C6 glioma model is dramatically increased by l-DOPA preloading

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 67, Issue 7-8 SUPPL., 2009, Pages

  Capuani, S ^a,b   Gili, T ^a,b   Bozzali, M ^c   Russo, S ^d   Porcari, P ^a   Cametti, C ^a   Muolo, M ^e   D'Amore, E ^f   Maraviglia, B ^b,c   Lazzarino, G ^g   Pastore, F S ^h  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b MUSEO STORICO DELLA FISICA E CENTRO STUDI E RICERCHE ENRICO FERMI   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^e ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^f ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

BNCT; BPA; C6 glioma; Dielectric spectroscopy; HPLC; l DOPA; MRI

Indexed keywords

BNCT; BPA; C6 GLIOMA; HPLC; L-DOPA; MRI;

ANIMALS; BLOOD; CELL MEMBRANES; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; TUMORS;

DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY;

4 BORONOPHENYLALANINE; LEVODOPA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN TISSUE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; GLIOMA CELL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RAT; SPECTROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; BORON COMPOUNDS; BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; GLIOMA; LEVODOPA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PHENYLALANINE; RADIATION-SENSITIZING AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 67649958224     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.03.017     Document Type: Article

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