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Radiolabeled interleukin-8: specific scintigraphic detection of infection within a few hours.

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2000

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Conny J. van der Laken, Otto C. Boerman, Wim J.G. Oyen, M T van de Ven, J W van der Meer, Frans H.M. Corstens
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Abstract

The superior characteristics of IL-8 radioiodinated using the Bolton-Hunter method--i.e., high abscess uptake and rapid background clearance within a few hours--make IL-8 a promising agent to image infection and inflammation.