Institution: | aDepartment of Radiology, The University of Virginia, 409 Lane Road, MR4 Building 1192, PO Box 801339, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA bDepartment of Pediatrics, The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA cDepartment of Medicine, The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA |
Abstract: | A neutrophil-specific peptide, cinnamoyl-F(D)LF(D)LFK (cFLFLFK), was conjugated consecutively with a polyethylene glycol moiety (3.4 K) and 2,2′,2″,2 -(1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetrayl)tetraacetic acid (DOTA) to form cFLFLFK-PEG-DOTA. After 64Cu labeling, Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging was successfully able to detect mouse lung inflammation. |