Evolution of microglial activation in patients after ischemic stroke: A [11C](R)-PK11195 PET study

Alexander Gerhard, Johannes Schwarz, Ralph Myers, Richard Wise, Richard B. Banati

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    Abstract

    We obtained [11C](R)-PK11195 PET scans in six patients at different time points between 3 and 150 days after onset of ischemic stroke in order to measure the time course of microglial activation. Increased [ 11C](R)-PK11195 binding around the lesion was observed as early as 3 days. Scans at later time points showed ongoing changes in the distribution of the [11C](R)-PK11195 signal, involving the area of the primary lesion and areas distant from the primary lesion site. Our data suggest that [ 11C](R)-PK11195 PET can be used to investigate both the primary lesion and remote pathological changes following Wallerian degeneration. © 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)591-595
    Number of pages4
    JournalNeuroImage
    Volume24
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 15 Jan 2005

    Keywords

    • [11C](R)-PK11195 PET
    • Activated microglia
    • Ischemic stroke
    • Peripheral benzodiazepine binding site

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