Pancreatic Islet beta-cells are responsible for synthesizing and secreting appropriate amounts of insulin to regulate blood glucose levels. One factor in the development of diabetes is the loss of beta-cells. Developing treatments to prevent or restore islet beta-cell mass (BCM) in diabetic patients is hampered by a lack of methods for the non-invasive imaging of these cells. This study is designed to evaluate a radiolabeled compound that binds to the pancreatic islet. The investigators will test the ability of one promising imaging compound, 18F-9-fluoropropyl-(+)-dihydrotetrabenazine (18F-FP-DTBZ), to measure the amount of pancreatic islet beta-cells in patients with long-standing type-1 diabetes and in age-weight-matched healthy control subjects.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
16
The subjects will receive a single IV bolus of approximately 10 mCi 18F-AV-133.(Injection will contain no more than 25 µg of non-radiolabeled 19F-AV-133).
A bolus injection of 5g of 10% arginine-hydrochloride will be given over a period of 1 minute.
Yale University School of Medicine, PET Center
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
PET-determined pancreatic islet beta-cell mass
Time frame: 150 minutes post-dose of imaging agent
Insulin secretion response following an acute arginine-stimulus test
Time frame: Six minutes following administration of arginine challange
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