Journal of International Oncology››2015,Vol. 42››Issue (2): 122-125.doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2015.02.011

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Glutamine and tumor metabolism and their applications in nuclear medicine

Liu Fei, Zhu Hua, Lin Xinfeng, Luo Zheng, Li Nan, Yang Zhi

  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Beijing 100142, China
  • Online:2015-02-08Published:2015-02-02
  • Contact:Yang Zhi E-mail:pekyz@163.com

Abstract:Many tumors depend on glutamine for energy. Glutamine metabolism is recognized as a distinctive feature in addition to Warburg effect in tumors. Nuclear medicine molecular tracer techniques represented by positron emission tomography (PET) provide a good means for early diagnosis and prognosis of tumors. PET imaging can detect glutamine metabolism region in tumors noninvasively, which can provide new diagnosis and therapeutics for glutamineaddicted tumors.

Key words:Glutamine,Neoplasms,Nuclear medicine,Molecular probes