Erschienen in:
24.04.2020 | Editorial
18F-FDG PET imaging of myocardial inflammation and viability following experimental infarction and anti-inflammatory treatment with compound MCC950
verfasst von:
Jeremy Jong, BS, René R. Sevag Packard, MD, PhD
Erschienen in:
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
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Ausgabe 5/2021
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Excerpt
In this issue of the
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, Li and Yang et al. explore the role of
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to assess myocardial inflammation and viability in the context of treatment with the anti-inflammatory molecule sulfonylurea MCC950 following acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
1 The effect of MCC950, a NOD [nucleotide-binding and oligomerization domain]-like receptor pyrin domain-containing protein-3 (NLRP-3) inflammasome inhibitor, was assessed using various FDG PET protocols to image the myocardium following experimental ligation of the left main coronary artery and ensuing AMI in C57BL/6 adult male mice.
2 MCC950 was administered immediately after surgery and daily for 7 days. Following surgery, FDG PET imaging was conducted to (i) quantify myocardial inflammation at days 3 and 5, and (ii) determine myocardial viability at days 7 and 28. Histology, immunohistochemistry, and Western blotting were used as reference standards and cardiac mechanical parameters were obtained by echocardiography. …