INTRODUCTION Given the shorter half-life of cesium-131 (Cs-131) compared to iodine-125 (I-125), we hypothesized that initial PSA outcomes may differ. We compare initial PSA outcomes in men undergoing Cs-131 prostate brachytherapy to men treated with I-125. PATIENTS AND METHODS The first post-treatment PSA (obtained 3-6 months after the procedure) was compared in patients undergoing I-125 pros...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES In recent years, brachytherapy involving permanent radioactive seed implantation has emerged as an effective modality for the management of cancer of prostate. 125 I-Ocu-Prosta seeds were indigenously developed and studies were carried out to assess the safety of the indigenously developed 125 I-Ocu-Prosta seeds for treatment of prostate cancer. METHODS Animal experime...

AIM To investigate the enhancing effect of radionuclide therapy by the therapeutic gene placed under the control of radio-responsive promoter. METHODS The recombinant lentivirus E8-codA-GFP, including a synthetic radiation-sensitive promoter E8, cytosine deaminase (CD) gene, and green fluorescent protein gene, was constructed. The gene expression activated by (125)I radiation was assessed by ...

antibodies are a diverse class of glycoproteins that specially bind with antigen and elicit a number of secondary responses in vivo. most of the applications of antibodies in basic research diagnosis and immunotherapy rely on labeling of the antibody with radiopharmaceuticals. radiolabeled antibodies are a new class of imaging agents for the detection of sites of disease. true biodistribution o...

Introduction Dose calculation of tumor and surrounding tissues is essential during prostate brachytherapy. Three radioisotopes, namely, 125 I, 103 Pd, and 131 Cs, are extensively used in this method. In this study, we aimed to calculate the received doses by the prostate and critical organs using the aforementioned radioactive seeds and to investigate the effect of scattering contribution for t...

INTRODUCTION (123)I-N-isopropyl-p-iodoamphetamine ((123)I-IMP) is metabolized and converted to (123)I-p-iodoamphetamine ((123)I-PIA) by CYP2C19 in humans. Since variations in (123)I-PIA levels reflect variations in CYP2C19 activity, CYP2C19 activity can be estimated by quantitative analysis of (123)I-PIA levels. Thus, (123)I-IMP administration can provide diagnostic information not only regardi...

Zinc (Zn(2+)), a multifunctional micronutrient, was recently shown to lower the affinity of cell-associated insulin-like growth factor (IGF) binding protein (IGFBP)-3 and IGFBP-5 for both IGF-I and IGF-II, but to increase the affinity of the cell surface type 1 IGF receptor (IGF-1R) for the same two ligands. However, there is a need for data concerning the effects of Zn(2+) on soluble IGFBPs an...

Specific binding of IGF-binding protein (IGFBP)-3 was shown to be present in the isolated, beating rat heart. The uptake of perfused (125)I-labeled IGF-I in the beating heart was decreased to 9% by blocking IGF-I binding sites with the IGF-I analog Long R(3) (LR(3)) IGF-I. When LR(3) was perfused with complexes of (125)I-IGF-I. IGFBP-3, uptake of (125)I-IGF-I was decreased to 41%, which was sig...

OBJECTIVES This study evaluated the role of circulating tissue factor (TF) in mediating thrombus formation on stents in an in vitro model of stent perfusion. BACKGROUND The traditional view of coagulation has recently been challenged by the demonstration that TF is present in circulating blood. The potential contribution of this intravascular pool of TF to thrombus formation on stents is not ...