The present invention is concerned with radiolabelled quinoline and quinolinone derivatives according Formula (I-A)* or (I-B)* showing metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonistic activity, in particular mGlu1 receptor activity, and their preparation; it further relates to compositions comprising them, as well as their use for marking and identifying metabotropic glutamate receptor sites and for imaging an organ. ##STR00001## In a preferable embodiment, X represents O; R.sup.1 represents C.sub.1...

The present invention provides vaccine compositions comprising an oil-in-water emulsion optionally with 3 De-O-acylated monophosphoryl lipid A and QS21. The vaccine compositions are potent induces of a range of immune responses.

2'-Deoxy-2'-[.sup.18F]-labeled and 3'-deoxy-3'-[.sup.18F]-labeled purine nucleoside analogs such as [.sup.18F]-FAA and [.sup.18F]-FXA have been found to have desirable properties for use as imaging agents. The analogs are particularly useful for in vivo imaging of biological material including organ tissues (e.g., heart, liver, brain and kidneys) and tumors. Methods for the preparation of the [.sup.18F]-FAA and [.sup.18F]-FXA are also provided.

The present invention relates to novel modified fatty acid analogs, where a positron or gamma-emitting label is placed at a position on a fatty acid backbone and an organic substituent is substituted at the 2,3; 3,4; 4,5; 5,6 and other sequence positions of a fatty acid backbone. These novel fatty acid analogs are designed to enter the tissues of interest by the same long chain fatty acid carrier mechanism as natural fatty acids, however, functional substituents in the 2,3; 3,4; 4,5; 5,6 and oth...

Background: Between 1991 and 1997 sixty-seven patients with non-resectable hepatoma were treated with hepatic artery infusions (HAI) of cisplatinum. Patients were divided into groups for analysis based on alpha-fetoprotein elevation (AFP+) or no elevation (AFP-), hepatitis B/C status, the presence or absence of extra-hepatic metastases and primary treatment at our facility or initial therapy elsewhere. Methods: Forty-four patients received an initial course of 21-24 Gy whole liver external radia...

This invention relates to radiodiagnostic agents and reagents for preparing such agents, and also methods for producing radiolabeled radiodiagnostic agents. Specifically, the invention relates to technetium-99m (.sup.99m Tc) labeled agents, methods and kits for making the agents, and methods for using the agents to image pathological sites, including sites of infection, inflammation, cancer and atherosclerosis in a mammalian body. Specifically the agents and reagents are derivatives of oligosacc...

The present invention relates to novel radiopharmaceutical imaging agents having non-stannous reductants. The present invention further relates to kits for forming radiopharmaceutical imaging agents, such kits including non-stannous reducing agents.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method of producing liposome wherein a complex of a short half-life metallic radioactive nuclide such as .sup.99mTc and CD is encapsulated, with radiochemical yield and purity enabling practical application. The present invention provides a method of producing a liposome wherein a complex of a short half-life metallic radioactive nuclide and ethylenedicysteine (CD) is encapsulated, which comprises mixing a complex of a short half-life metallic r...

The invention provides radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostic and therapeutic applications, conjugates of antioxidants with metal chelating ligands, intermediate compounds, methods of making such radiopharmaceuticals, ligands, and intermediate compounds, and kits for preparing the radiopharmaceutical complexes.

The present invention relates to compounds that selectively bind to cells undergoing perturbations and alterations of their normal plasma membrane organization, such as cells undergoing apoptosis or activated platelets. The invention further provides methods for utilizing said compounds in medical practice, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.