Molecular imaging of vasa vasorum neovascularization via DEspR-targeted contrast-enhanced ultrasound micro-imaging in transgenic atherosclerosis rat model

Molecular Imaging and Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1096-1106

  Decano, Julius L ^a   Moran, Anne Marie ^a   Ruiz Opazo, Nelson ^a   Herrera, Victoria L M ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid artery atherosclerosis model; DEspR; Dual endothelin1 VEGFsp receptor; Molecular imaging; Pathological angiogenesis; Vasa vasorum neovascularization

Indexed keywords

DUAL ENDOTHELIN 1 VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR SIGNAL PEPTIDE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BINDING AFFINITY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HEART DISEASE; IMAGING SYSTEM; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MICROBUBBLE; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); NONHUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STROKE; TRANSGENIC RAT; VASA VASORUM;

ANIMALS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CONTRAST MEDIA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; MICROBUBBLES; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; RATS; RATS, TRANSGENIC; RECEPTOR, ENDOTHELIN A; RECEPTORS, ENDOTHELIN; RECEPTORS, VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR; VASA VASORUM;

RATTUS;

EID: 84855712892     PISSN: 15361632     EISSN: 18602002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11307-010-0444-4     Document Type: Article

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