Francis Blankenberg
Publications
- Brain uptake of Tc99m-HMPAO correlates with clinical response to the novel redox modulating agent EPI-743 in patients with mitochondrial disease. Mol Genet Metab. 2012; (4): 690-9
- Initial experience in the treatment of inherited mitochondrial disease with EPI-743. Mol Genet Metab. 2012; (1): 91-102
- Recent advances in the molecular imaging of programmed cell death: part I--pathophysiology and radiotracers. J Nucl Med. 2012; (11): 1659-62
- Multimodality molecular imaging of apoptosis in oncology. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011; (2): 308-17
- Targeted systemic radiotherapy with scVEGF/177Lu leads to sustained disruption of the tumor vasculature and intratumoral apoptosis. J Nucl Med. 2011; (10): 1630-7
- Annexin A5 uptake in ischemic myocardium: demonstration of reversible phosphatidylserine externalization and feasibility of radionuclide imaging. J Nucl Med. 2010; (2): 259-67
- Characterization of a recombinant form of annexin VI for detection of apoptosis. Bioconjug Chem. 2010; (8): 1554-8
- Mechanisms behind local immunosuppression using inhaled tacrolimus in preclinical models of lung transplantation. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2010; (4): 403-12
- Molecular imaging of changes in the prevalence of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor in sunitinib-treated murine mammary tumors. J Nucl Med. 2010; (6): 959-66
- Noninvasive assessment of tumor VEGF receptors in response to treatment with pazopanib: a molecular imaging study. Transl Oncol. 2010; (1): 56-64
- Analysis of in situ and ex vivo vascular endothelial growth factor receptor expression during experimental aortic aneurysm progression. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2009; (10): 1452-7
- Apoptosis Imaging: Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry. Anticancer Agents Med Chem. 2009
- Apoptosis imaging: anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry. Anticancer Agents Med Chem. 2009; (9): 944-51
- Imaging the molecular signatures of apoptosis and injury with radiolabeled annexin V. Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2009; (5): 469-76
- Imaging vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptors in turpentine-induced sterile thigh abscesses with radiolabeled single-chain VEGF. J Nucl Med. 2009; (12): 2058-63
- SPECT and PET imaging of EGF receptors with site-specifically labeled EGF and dimeric EGF. Bioconjug Chem. 2009; (4): 742-9
- Mid-infrared reflectivity of experimental atheromas. J Biomed Opt. 2008 May-Jun; (3): 030503
- Direct site-specific labeling of the Cys-tag moiety in scVEGF with technetium 99m. Bioconjug Chem. 2008; (5): 1049-54
- In vivo detection of apoptosis. J Nucl Med. 2008: 81S-95S
- In vivo imaging of apoptosis. Cancer Biol Ther. 2008; (10): 1525-32
- Monitoring of treatment-induced apoptosis in oncology with PET and SPECT. Curr Pharm Des. 2008; (28): 2974-82
- Monitoring the protective effects of minocycline treatment with radiolabeled annexin V in an experimental model of focal cerebral ischemia. J Nucl Med. 2007; (11): 1822-8
- Nuclear medicine applications in molecular imaging: 2007 update. Q J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2007; (2): 99-110
- Radiolabeled Monocyte Chemotactic Protein 1 for the detection of inflammation in experimental atherosclerosis. J Nucl Med. 2007; (11): 1816-21
- 99mTc-HYNIC-annexin V SPECT imaging of acute stroke and its response to neuroprotective therapy with anti-Fas ligand antibody. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2006; (5): 566-74
- Improved detection of cell death in vivo with annexin V radiolabeled by site-specific methods. J Nucl Med. 2006; (9): 1546-53
- In vivo tumor angiogenesis imaging with site-specific labeled (99m)Tc-HYNIC-VEGF. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2006; (7): 841-8
- Radiolabeling of HYNIC-annexin V with technetium-99m for in vivo imaging of apoptosis. Nat Protoc. 2006; (1): 108-10
- Only the CD62L+ subpopulation of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells protects from lethal acute GVHD. Blood. 2005; (5): 2220-6
- Molecular imaging with single photon emission computed tomography. How new tracers can be employed in the nuclear medicine clinic. IEEE Eng Med Biol Mag. 2004 Jul-Aug; (4): 51-7
- Apoptosis in a rodent model of cranial suture fusion: in situ imaging and gene expression analysis. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2004; (7): 2037-47
- Detection of focal hypoxic-ischemic injury and neuronal stress in a rodent model of unilateral MCA occlusion/reperfusion using radiolabeled annexin V. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2004; (5): 733-9
- Multi-modality imaging identifies key times for annexin V imaging as an early predictor of therapeutic outcome. Mol Imaging. 2004; (1): 1-8
- Recent advances in the imaging of programmed cell death. Curr Pharm Des. 2004; (13): 1457-67
- Tumor imaging using a standardized radiolabeled adapter protein docked to vascular endothelial growth factor. J Nucl Med. 2004; (8): 1373-80
- An automated approach to quantitative air trapping measurements in mild cystic fibrosis. Chest. 2003; (5): 1655-63
- Bcl-2-mediated inhibition of apoptosis in rat cardiac allografts worsens development of graft coronary artery disease. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2003; (9): 986-92
- Composite spirometric-computed tomography outcome measure in early cystic fibrosis lung disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2003; (5): 588-93
- Imaging cell death in vivo. Q J Nucl Med. 2003; (4): 337-48
- Molecular imaging: The latest generation of contrast agents and tissue characterization techniques. J Cell Biochem. 2003; (3): 443-53
- Development of radiocontrast agents for vascular imaging: progress to date. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs. 2002; (6): 357-65
- Donor cardiac allografts from p53 knockout mice exhibit apoptosis-independent prolongation of survival. Transplant Proc. 2002; (8): 3274-6
- Imaging cell death with radiolabeled annexin V in an experimental model of rheumatoid arthritis. J Nucl Med. 2002; (10): 1359-65
- Nuclear medicine applications in molecular imaging. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2002; (4): 352-61
- The use of (99m)technetium-labeled MCP-1 to assess graft coronary artery disease in rat cardiac allografts. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2002; (9): 1009-15
- Zinc chloride-mediated reduction of apoptosis as an adjunct immunosuppressive modality in cardiac transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2002; (3): 360-5
- Will imaging of apoptosis play a role in clinical care? A tale of mice and men. Apoptosis. 2001 Feb-Apr; (1-2): 117-23
- Apoptosis and allograft rejection in the absence of CD8+ T cells. Transplantation. 2001; (12): 1827-34
- Detection of early atherosclerosis with radiolabeled monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in prediabeteic Zucker rats. Pediatr Radiol. 2001; (12): 827-35
- Imaging cyclophosphamide-induced intramedullary apoptosis in rats using 99mTc-radiolabeled annexin V. J Nucl Med. 2001; (2): 309-16
- Imaging macrophages and the apoptosis of granulocytes in a rodent model of subacute and chronic abscesses with radiolabeled monocyte chemotactic peptide-1 and annexin V. Eur J Nucl Med. 2001; (9): 1384-93
- In vivo imaging of acute cardiac rejection in human patients using (99m)technetium labeled annexin V. Am J Transplant. 2001; (3): 270-7
- Noninvasive strategies to image cardiovascular apoptosis. Cardiol Clin. 2001; (1): 165-72, x
- Spirometer-triggered high-resolution computed tomography and pulmonary function measurements during an acute exacerbation in patients with cystic fibrosis. J Pediatr. 2001; (4): 553-9
- TC99M MCP-1 imaging of chronic rejection in rat cardiac allografts. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2001; (2): 186
- 99mTc annexin V imaging of neonatal hypoxic brain injury. Stroke. 2000; (11): 2692-700
- Apoptosis: the importance of nuclear medicine. Nucl Med Commun. 2000; (3): 241-50
- Apoptotic cell death: its implications for imaging in the next millennium. Eur J Nucl Med. 2000; (3): 359-67
- Gastrointestinal dysfunction associated with syringomyelia and hydromyelia. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2000; (1): 71-5
- Radioimaging to identify myocardial cell death and probably injury. Lancet. 2000; (9225): 180-1
- Radiolabeled annexin V imaging: diagnosis of allograft rejection in an experimental rodent model of liver transplantation. Radiology. 2000; (3): 795-800
- Radionuclide imaging of acute lung transplant rejection with annexin V. Chest. 2000; (3): 834-40
- Sonography, CT, and MR imaging: a prospective comparison of neonates with suspected intracranial ischemia and hemorrhage. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2000; (1): 213-8
- Zinc-mediated reduction of apoptosis in cardiac allografts. Circulation. 2000; (19 Suppl 3): III228-32
- In vivo detection of apoptotic cell death: a necessary measurement for evaluating therapy for myocarditis, ischemia, and heart failure. J Nucl Cardiol. 1999 Sep-Oct; (5): 531-9
- Dying a thousand deaths. Radionuclide imaging of apoptosis. Q J Nucl Med. 1999; (2): 170-6
- Imaging of apoptosis (programmed cell death) with 99mTc annexin V. J Nucl Med. 1999; (1): 184-91
- Non-invasive diagnosis of acute heart- or lung-transplant rejection using radiolabeled annexin V. Pediatr Radiol. 1999; (5): 299-305
- Standardized high-resolution CT of the lung using a spirometer-triggered electron beam CT scanner. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1999; (6): 1636-8
- Technetium-99m HYNIC-annexin V: a potential radiopharmaceutical for the in-vivo detection of apoptosis. Eur J Nucl Med. 1999; (10): 1251-8
- In vivo detection and imaging of phosphatidylserine expression during programmed cell death. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998; (11): 6349-54
- The use of technetium Tc 99m annexin V for in vivo imaging of apoptosis during cardiac allograft rejection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1998; (5): 844-53
- Impaired cerebrovascular autoregulation after hypoxic-ischemic injury in extremely low-birth-weight neonates: detection with power and pulsed wave Doppler US. Radiology. 1997; (2): 563-8
- Quantitative analysis of apoptotic cell death using proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Blood. 1997; (10): 3778-86
- Clinical image. Lipoblastoma of the thigh: MR appearance. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1996 Nov-Dec; (6): 1002-3
- Neonatal intracranial ischemia and hemorrhage: diagnosis with US, CT, and MR imaging. Radiology. 1996; (1): 253-9
- Evolving asymmetric hypertrophic pyloric stenosis associated with histologic evidence of eosinophilic gastroenteritis. Pediatr Radiol. 1995; (4): 310-1
- The influence of volumetric tumor doubling time, DNA ploidy, and histologic grade on the survival of patients with intracranial astrocytomas. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1995; (5): 1001-12
- MR imaging in an experimental model of brain tumor immunotherapy. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1991 May-Jun; (3): 543-8
- Computed tomography as an adjunct to ultrasound in the diagnosis of acute acalculous cholecystitis. Gastrointest Radiol. 1991; (2): 149-53

