The reactive astrocytes manifest molecular, structural, and functional remodeling in injury, infection, or diseases of the CNS, which play a critical role in the pathological mechanism of neurological diseases. A growing need exists for dependable approach to better characterize the activation of astrocyte in vivo. As an advanced molecular imaging technology, positron emission tomography (PET) has the potential for visualizing biological activities at the cellular levels. In the review, we summarized the PET visualization strategies for reactive astrocytes and discussed the applications of astrocyte PET imaging in neurological diseases. Future studies are needed to pay more attention to the development of specific imaging agents for astrocytes and further improve our exploration of reactive astrocytes in various diseases.
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Liu, Y., Jiang, H., Qin, X., Tian, M., & Zhang, H. (2022, March 1). PET imaging of reactive astrocytes in neurological disorders. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-021-05640-5
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