Tau PET imaging in Alzheimer's disease

…, S Furumoto, H Arai, K Yanai, Y Kudo - Current neurology and …, 2014 - Springer
In several neurodegenerative diseases that are collectively called tauopathies, progressive
accumulation of tau in the brain is closely associated with neurodegeneration and cognitive …

[HTML][HTML] The development and validation of tau PET tracers: current status and future directions

…, A Ishiki, A Kikuchi, T Nakamura, Y Kudo - Clinical and translational …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose To provide an overview on positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of tau
pathology in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative disorders. Results Different …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics of tau and its ligands in PET imaging

…, S Furumoto, T Tago, K Yanai, H Arai, Y Kudo - Biomolecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
Tau deposition is one of the neuropathological hallmarks in Alzheimer’s disease as well as
in other neurodegenerative disorders called tauopathies. Recent efforts to develop selective …

[PDF][PDF] Imaging of tau pathology in a tauopathy mouse model and in Alzheimer patients compared to normal controls

…, N Sahara, N Iwata, N Okamura, S Furumoto, Y Kudo… - Neuron, 2013 - cell.com
Accumulation of intracellular tau fibrils has been the focus of research on the mechanisms
of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related tauopathies. Here, we have …

18F-THK523: a novel in vivo tau imaging ligand for Alzheimer's disease

…, KJ Barnham, CC Rowe, CL Masters, Y Kudo… - Brain, 2011 - academic.oup.com
While considerable effort has focused on developing positron emission tomography β-amyloid
imaging radiotracers for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, no radiotracer is …

18F-THK5351: a novel PET radiotracer for imaging neurofibrillary pathology in Alzheimer disease

…, M Tashiro, K Yanai, H Arai, Y Kudo - Journal of Nuclear …, 2016 - Soc Nuclear Med
Imaging of neurofibrillary pathology in the brain helps in diagnosing dementia, tracking
disease progression, and evaluating the therapeutic efficacy of antidementia drugs. The …

Novel 18F-labeled arylquinoline derivatives for noninvasive imaging of tau pathology in Alzheimer disease

…, H Arai, R Iwata, K Yanai, Y Kudo - Journal of Nuclear …, 2013 - Soc Nuclear Med
Neurofibrillary tangles in Alzheimer disease (AD) brains are composed of the microtubule-associated
protein tau. Noninvasive monitoring of tau protein aggregates in the living brain …

Non-invasive assessment of Alzheimer's disease neurofibrillary pathology using 18F-THK5105 PET

…, RS Mulligan, R Harada, P Yates, S Pejoska, Y Kudo… - Brain, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Non-invasive imaging of tau pathology in the living brain would be useful for accurately
diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease, tracking disease progression, and evaluating the treatment …

2-(2-[2-Dimethylaminothiazol-5-yl] ethenyl)-6-(2-[fluoro] ethoxy) benzoxazole: a novel PET agent for in vivo detection of dense amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease …

Y Kudo, N Okamura, S Furumoto… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2007 - Soc Nuclear Med
Extensive deposition of dense amyloid fibrils is a characteristic neuropathologic hallmark in
Alzheimer's disease (AD). Noninvasive detection of these molecules is potentially useful for …

Quinoline and benzimidazole derivatives: candidate probes for in vivo imaging of tau pathology in Alzheimer's disease

…, H Arai, K Yanai, T Sawada, Y Kudo - Journal of …, 2005 - Soc Neuroscience
Neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs), neuropil threads, and neuritic elements of senile plaques
predominantly comprise hyperphosphorylated tau protein and represent pathological …