Search for dissertations about: "radioligand binding"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 66 swedish dissertations containing the words radioligand binding.
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1. Visualization of Peripheral Pain Generating Processes and Inflammation in Musculoskeletal Tissue using [11C]-D-deprenyl PET
Abstract : An objective visualization and quantification of pain-generating processes in the periphery would alter pain diagnosis and represent an important paradigm shift in pain research. Positron emission tomography (PET) radioligand [11C]-D-deprenyl has shown an elevated uptake in painful inflammatory arthritis and whiplash-associated disorder. READ MORE
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2. Molecular Pharmacology and Structure Function Modelling of the Leukotriene B4 Receptor BLT1
Abstract : Leukotrienes are membrane derived bioactive lipids that play an important role in immune responses by initiating and maintaining the inflammatory responses. Leukotriene B4 (LTB4) released at the site of an inflammatory response attracts, activates and prolongs the life of leukocytes and lymphocytes. READ MORE
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3. Amino acid transport and receptor binding properties in neuropsychiatric disorders using the fibroblast cell model
Abstract : Altered transport of the catecholamines and serotonin precursor amino acids tyrosine and tryptophan, might be one explanation for the dysfunctional neurotransmission implicated in the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). In previous studies, an altered amino acid transport has been found in schizophrenia and autism, when using the fibroblast cell model. READ MORE
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4. A PET study on dopamine and serotonin receptor binding in the primate brain : challenges with antipsychotic drugs and amphetamine
Abstract : The brain imaging technique positron emission tomography (PET) has been applied to study dopamine and serotonin neurotransmission. In schizophrenia research, an important observation is that patients with schizophrenia, when compared with controls, have higher amphetamine induced dopamine release in the striatum. READ MORE
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5. Synthesis and evaluation of new PET radioloigands for imaging central norepinephrine transporters
Abstract : The noradrenergic (NE), serotonergic (5-HT) and dopaminergic (DA) neurotransmission systems all have specific proteins responsible for the regulation of synaptic concentrations of neurotransmitter in the central nervous system (CNS) and in the periphery. Several reports have shown that the expression of these proteins, the monoamine transporters, within the CNS, may be altered in patients with certain neurodegenerative or neuropsychiatric disorders. READ MORE