Xiang-Guo Li
Assistant Professor
Turku PET Centre, University of Turku xiali@utu.fi Kiinamyllynkatu 10 Turku ORCID-tunniste: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9118-7223 |
Radiochemistry, Radiopharmaceuticals, PET imaging, New drug development
I am a radiochemist and medicinal chemist working at Turku PET Centre, University of Turku, Finland. I received my PhD degree from the Institute of Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Turku, in 2008. Then I was at a Post-doctoral position funded by the Academy of Finland during 2010-2012. I received my Docentship in 2012 from University of Turku. Since 2013, I have been working at Turku PET Centre. At present, I work as an Assistant Professor in Radiochemistry, and Principal Investigator in the InFLAMES Research Flagship.
Basic research in radiochemistry including methodological development for radiosynthesis and radiolabeling techniques. We have been able to radiolabel many types of molecules including small organic compounds, peptides, antibody and antibody fragments, oligonucleotides, oligosaccharides etc.
Development of new radiopharmaceuticals for PET imaging of inflammatory diseases and immunological diseases.
The radiolabeled molecules are for imaging diseases or for studying disease machanisms with PET.
I teach in the courses of Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry, Radiolabeling techniques, Measuring techniques in radiochemistry, PET Basics, and supervise BSc, MSc and PhD students.
- 68Ga-Citrate Positron Emission Tomography of Healthy Men: Whole-Body Biodistribution Kinetics and Radiation Dose Estimates (2022)
- Journal of Nuclear Medicine
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1)) - Comparing Folate Receptor β Targeting Tracers in Experimental Myocarditis Model (2022)
- European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
(Muu (O2)) - Corrigendum: Exploiting Glutamine Consumption in Atherosclerotic Lesions by Positron Emission Tomography Tracer (2S,4R)-4-18F-Fluoroglutamine(Front. Immunol., (2022), 13, (821423), 10.3389/fimmu.2022.821423) (2022)
- Frontiers in Immunology
(Muu (O2)) - Exploiting Glutamine Consumption in Atherosclerotic Lesions by Positron Emission Tomography Tracer (2S,4R)-4-F-18-Fluoroglutamine (2022)
- Frontiers in Immunology
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1)) - [Ga-68]Ga-DOTA-Siglec-9 Detects Pharmacodynamic Changes of FAP-Targeted IL2 Variant Immunotherapy in B16-FAP Melanoma Mice (2022)
- Frontiers in Immunology
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1)) - O-59 - Radiolabeling and biological evaluation of functionalized spherical nucleic acids (2022)
- Nuclear Medicine and Biology
(Muu (O2)) - Preclinical Evaluation of a Humanized Antibody Against Common Lymphatic Endothelial and Vascular Endothelial Receptor-1, 89Zr-Desferrioxamine-Bexmarilimab, in a Rabbit Model of Renal Fibrosis (2022)
- Journal of Nuclear Medicine
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1)) - Targetting folate receptor-β expressing macrophages by 18F-labelled folate PET radiotracer in rat model of myocardial infarction (2022)
- European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
(Muu (O2)) - Association between [Ga-68]NODAGA-RGDyK uptake and dynamics of angiogenesis in a human cell-based 3D model (2021)
- Molecular Biology Reports
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1)) - Comparison of: (2S,4R)-4-[F-18]Fluoroglutamine, [C-11]Methionine, and 2-Deoxy-2-[F-18]Fluoro-D-Glucose and Two Small-Animal PET/CT Systems Imaging Rat Gliomas (2021)
- Frontiers in Oncology
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1)) - Efficacy and tolerability of folate-aminopterin therapy in a rat focal model of multiple sclerosis (2021)
- Journal of Neuroinflammation
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1)) - Evaluation of [68Ga]Ga-NODAGA-RGD for PET Imaging of Rat Autoimmune Myocarditis (2021)
- Frontiers in Medicine
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1)) - Evaluation of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor expression in nondiabetic and diabetic atherosclerotic mice using PET tracer 68Ga-NODAGA-exendin-4 (2021)
- AJP - Endocrinology and Metabolism
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1)) - Highlight selection of radiochemistry and radiopharmacy developments by editorial board (2021)
- EJNMMI Radiopharmacy and Chemistry
(Kirjoitus tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (B1)) - Highlight selection of radiochemistry and radiopharmacy developments by editorial board (January-June 2020) (2021)
- EJNMMI Radiopharmacy and Chemistry
(Kirjoitus tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (B1)) - (2S, 4R)-4-[18F]Fluoroglutamine for In vivo PET Imaging of Glioma Xenografts in Mice: an Evaluation of Multiple Pharmacokinetic Models (2020)
- Molecular Imaging and Biology
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1)) - Candida antarctica Lipase A-Based Enantiorecognition of a Highly Strained 4-Dibenzocyclooctynol (DIBO) Used for PET Imaging (2020)
- Molecules
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1)) - First-in-Human Study of 68 Ga-DOTA-Siglec-9, PET Ligand Targeting Vascular Adhesion Protein 1 (2020)
- Journal of Nuclear Medicine
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1)) - Folate Receptor β Targeted PET Imaging of Macrophages in Autoimmune Myocarditis (2020)
- Journal of Nuclear Medicine
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1)) - Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor expression after myocardial infarction: Imaging study using [68Ga]NODAGA-exendin-4 positron emission tomography (2020)
- Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))