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Bengt Långström

Bengt Långström

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Medicine

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109
Citations
44073
World Ranking
5777
National Ranking
124

Overview

Bengt Långström is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on several specialized subfields including molecular biology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, cellular and molecular neuroscience, pharmaceutical science, and neurology.

The primary topics covered in their work include:

  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • Chemical Reactions and Isotopes
  • Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications
  • Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling

Bengt Långström has published extensively, with a number of recent papers showcasing the range of their scientific inquiries. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Proton pump inhibitors act with unprecedented potencies as inhibitors of the acetylcholine biosynthesizing enzyme-A plausible missing link for their association with incidence of dementia," 2020, Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • "The development of 11C-carbonylation chemistry: A systematic view," 2020, Nuclear Medicine and Biology
  • "Mechanistic Insight into the Inhibition of Choline Acetyltransferase by Proton Pump Inhibitors," 2023, ACS Chemical Neuroscience
  • "Implementation of iMiDEV™, a new fully automated microfluidic platform for radiopharmaceutical production," 2021, Lab on a Chip
  • "Insight into the Binding of First- and Second-Generation PET Tracers to 4R and 3R/4R Tau Protofibrils," 2023, ACS Chemical Neuroscience

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues, indicating their engagement with distinct communities in their fields. Frequent publication venues include:

  • ACS Chemical Neuroscience
  • Nuclear Medicine and Biology
  • Molecules
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Lab on a Chip

Their collaborative research includes recurring co-authorship with several researchers, including:

  • Christer Halldin (8 publications)
  • Sangram Nag (8 publications)
  • Hans Ågren (7 publications)
  • Agneta Nordberg (6 publications)
  • Hemantha Mallapura (4 publications)

Best Publications

  • Imaging brain amyloid in Alzheimer's disease with Pittsburgh Compound-B.

    William E. Klunk;Henry Engler;Agneta Nordberg;Yanming Wang

  • Imaging dopamine receptors in the human brain by positron tomography

    Henry N. Wagner;H. Donald Burns;Robert F. Dannals;Dean F. Wong

  • PET imaging of amyloid deposition in patients with mild cognitive impairment

    Anton Forsberg;Henry Engler;Ove Almkvist;Ove Almkvist;Ove Almkvist;Gunnar Blomquist

  • Common Changes in Cerebral Blood Flow in Patients With Social Phobia Treated With Citalopram or Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

    Tomas Furmark;Maria Tillfors;Ina Marteinsdottir;Håkan Fischer

  • Two-year follow-up of amyloid deposition in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

    Henry Engler;Anton Forsberg;Ove Almkvist;Gunnar Blomquist

  • The use of PET in Alzheimer disease

    Agneta Nordberg;Juha O. Rinne;Ahmadul Kadir;Bengt Långström

  • Mapping human brain monoamine oxidase A and B with 11C-labeled suicide inactivators and PET.

    J. S. Fowler;R. R. MacGregor;A. P. Wolf;C. D. Arnett

  • Evidence for Astrocytosis in Prodromal Alzheimer Disease Provided by 11C-Deuterium-L-Deprenyl: A Multitracer PET Paradigm Combining 11C-Pittsburgh Compound B and 18F-FDG

    Stephen F. Carter;Michael Schöll;Ove Almkvist;Anders Wall

  • Cerebral blood flow in subjects with social phobia during stressful speaking tasks: a PET study.

    Maria Tillfors;Tomas Furmark;Ina Marteinsdottir;Håkan Fischer

  • Whole-Body 11C-5-Hydroxytryptophan Positron Emission Tomography as a Universal Imaging Technique for Neuroendocrine Tumors : Comparison with Somatostatin Receptor Scintigraphy and Computed Tomography

    Håkan Örlefors;Anders Sundin;Ulrike Garske;Claes Juhlin

  • Positron emission tomography microdosing: a new concept with application in tracer and early clinical drug development

    Mats Bergström;Anders Grahnén;Anders Grahnén;Bengt Långström

  • Increased dopamine synthesis rate in medial prefrontal cortex and striatum in schizophrenia indicated by L-(β-11C) DOPA and PET

    Leif H Lindström;Ola Gefvert;Gisela Hagberg;Tommie Lundberg

  • Nerve growth factor affects 11C-nicotine binding, blood flow, EEG, and verbal episodic memory in an Alzheimer patient (case report).

    L. Olson;A. Nordberg;H. von Holst;L. Bäckman

  • Species differences in blood-brain barrier transport of three positron emission tomography radioligands with emphasis on P-glycoprotein transport.

    Stina Syvänen;Örjan Lindhe;Mikael Palner;Birgitte R. Kornum

  • Brain activation in young and older adults during implicit and explicit retrieval

    Lars Bäckman;Ove Almkvist;Jesper Andersson;Agneta Nordberg

  • Serotonin transporter polymorphism related to amygdala excitability and symptom severity in patients with social phobia

    Tomas Furmark;Maria Tillfors;Maria Tillfors;Håkan Garpenstrand;Ina Marteinsdottir

  • Positron emission tomography studies in patients with locally advanced and/or metastatic breast cancer: a method for early therapy evaluation?

    T Jansson;J E Westlin;Håkan Ahlström;Anders Lilja

  • Synthesis of L- and D-[methyl-11C]methionine.

    Bengt Långström;Gunnar Antoni;Per Gullberg;Christer Halldin

  • Discrepancies in brain tumor extent as shown by computed tomography and positron emission tomography using [68Ga]EDTA, [11C]glucose, and [11C]methionine.

    Mats Bergström;V. Peter Collins;Erling Ehrin;Kaj Ericson

  • Identification of human brain loci processing esophageal sensation using positron emission tomography

    Q Aziz;J L Andersson;S Valind;Anders Sundin

Frequent Co-Authors

Agneta Nordberg
Agneta Nordberg Karolinska University Hospital
Yasuyoshi Watanabe
Yasuyoshi Watanabe Osaka Metropolitan University
Ove Almkvist
Ove Almkvist Karolinska Institute
Anders Wall
Anders Wall Uppsala University
Christer Halldin
Christer Halldin Karolinska Institute
Barbro Eriksson
Barbro Eriksson Uppsala University
Jesper L. R. Andersson
Jesper L. R. Andersson University of Oxford
Mats Fredrikson
Mats Fredrikson Uppsala University
Sten-Magnus Aquilonius
Sten-Magnus Aquilonius Uppsala University
Karin E. Markides
Karin E. Markides Uppsala University

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