Molecular probes for imaging fibrosis and fibrogenesis

P Désogère, SB Montesi… - Chemistry–A European …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
P Désogère, SB Montesi, P Caravan
Chemistry–A European Journal, 2019Wiley Online Library
Fibrosis, or the accumulation of extracellular matrix molecules that make up scar tissue, is a
common result of chronic tissue injury. Advances in the clinical management of fibrotic
diseases have been hampered by the low sensitivity and specificity of noninvasive early
diagnostic options, lack of surrogate end points for use in clinical trials, and a paucity of
noninvasive tools to assess fibrotic disease activity longitudinally. Hence, the development
of new methods to image fibrosis and fibrogenesis is a large unmet clinical need. Herein, an …
Abstract
Fibrosis, or the accumulation of extracellular matrix molecules that make up scar tissue, is a common result of chronic tissue injury. Advances in the clinical management of fibrotic diseases have been hampered by the low sensitivity and specificity of noninvasive early diagnostic options, lack of surrogate end points for use in clinical trials, and a paucity of noninvasive tools to assess fibrotic disease activity longitudinally. Hence, the development of new methods to image fibrosis and fibrogenesis is a large unmet clinical need. Herein, an overview of recent and selected molecular probes for imaging of fibrosis and fibrogenesis by magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, and single photon emission computed tomography is provided.
Wiley Online Library