Cystine-Knot Peptide Scaffold Used for Cancer PET Imaging: Cyclotides as Diagnostic Tools

A cystine-knot peptide based on agouti-related protein was labeled with 64Cu for PET imaging of tumors expressing αvβ3 integrin, demonstrating cyclotide scaffolds as stable cancer diagnostic imaging agents.

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Study Type
Not classified
Evidence
Not graded
Sample
Not reported

What This Study Found

A cystine-knot peptide based on agouti-related protein was labeled with 64Cu for PET imaging of tumors expressing αvβ3 integrin, demonstrating cyclotide scaffolds as stable cancer diagnostic imaging agents.

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How They Did This

research study.

Why This Research Matters

Relevant for peptide research.

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What This Study Doesn't Tell Us

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Key Stat:
Key finding A cystine-knot peptide based on agouti-related protein was labeled with 64Cu for PET imaging of tumors expressing αvβ3 integrin, demonstrating cycloti
Evidence Grade:
emerging evidence.
Study Age:
Published in 2010.
Original Title:
Evaluation of a (64)Cu-labeled cystine-knot peptide based on agouti-related protein for PET of tumors expressing alphavbeta3 integrin.
Published In:
Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine, 51(2), 251-258 (2010)
Database ID:
RPEP-01635

Evidence Hierarchy

Meta-Analysis / Systematic Review
Randomized Controlled Trial
Cohort / Case-Control
Cross-Sectional / ObservationalSnapshot without intervening
This study
Case Report / Animal Study
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What was studied?

Cystine-Knot Peptide Scaffold Used for Cancer PET Imaging: Cyclotides as Diagnostic Tools

What was found?

A cystine-knot peptide based on agouti-related protein was labeled with 64Cu for PET imaging of tumors expressing αvβ3 integrin, demonstrating cyclotide scaffolds as stable cancer diagnostic imaging agents.

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RPEP-01635·https://rethinkpeptides.com/research/RPEP-01635

APA

Jiang, Lei; Kimura, Richard H; Miao, Zheng; Silverman, Adam P; Ren, Gang; Liu, Hongguang; Li, Peiyong; Gambhir, Sanjiv Sam; Cochran, Jennifer R; Cheng, Zhen. (2010). Evaluation of a (64)Cu-labeled cystine-knot peptide based on agouti-related protein for PET of tumors expressing alphavbeta3 integrin.. Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine, 51(2), 251-258. https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.109.069831

MLA

Jiang, Lei, et al. "Evaluation of a (64)Cu-labeled cystine-knot peptide based on agouti-related protein for PET of tumors expressing alphavbeta3 integrin.." Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, 2010. https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.109.069831

RethinkPeptides

RethinkPeptides Research Database. "Evaluation of a (64)Cu-labeled cystine-knot peptide based on..." RPEP-01635. Retrieved from https://rethinkpeptides.com/research/jiang-2010-evaluation-of-a-64culabeled

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