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Erschienen in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 1/2004

01.01.2004 | Original Article

Characterisation of [123I]iomazenil distribution in a rat model of focal cerebral ischaemia in relation to histopathological findings

verfasst von: Tomohito Kaji, Yuji Kuge, Chiaki Yokota, Masafumi Tagaya, Hiroyasu Inoue, Tohru Shiga, Kazuo Minematsu, Nagara Tamaki

Erschienen in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Ausgabe 1/2004

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Abstract

Iodine-123 labelled iomazenil ([123I]IMZ) has been reported to be a useful marker of neuronal viability. The brain distribution of [123I]IMZ, however, has not been correlated with the pathophysiological response in detail after an ischaemic insult. To characterise [123I]IMZ as a marker of neuronal viability, we compared its brain distribution with cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression, DNA fragmentation and cellular integrity. [123I]IMZ and [125I]IMP were injected into rats with focal cerebral ischaemia for the purpose of dual-tracer autoradiography. COX-2 and microtubule-associated protein-2 (MAP-2, a marker of cellular integrity) were immunostained. In situ DNA polymerase-I-dependent dUTP incorporation into damaged DNA was used as an indicator of DNA fragmentation. Lesion to normal ratios (LNRs) for [123I]IMP and [125I]IMZ were calculated. [123I]IMZ accumulation was preserved in several regions with impaired [123I]IMP accumulation. COX-2 expression was occasionally observed, whereas neither DNA fragmentation nor MAP-2 denaturation was detected in these regions. DNA fragmentation and impaired MAP-2 immunostaining were observed only in the regions with reduced LNRs for both tracers. The LNR for [123I]IMZ was significantly lower in regions with impaired MAP-2 immunostaining (0.120±0.152, P<0.0001), in regions positive for dUTP incorporation (0.488±0.166, P<0.0001) and in regions positive for COX-2 expression (0.626±0.186, P<0.001) than in histologically normal regions (0.784±0.213). Thus, neuronal DNA is still intact and cellular integrity is maintained in the ischaemic regions with preserved [123I]IMZ accumulation. The impairment of [123I]IMZ accumulation precedes DNA fragmentation and denaturation of cellular integrity. These results provide the molecular basis of [123I]IMZ distribution.
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Metadaten
Titel
Characterisation of [123I]iomazenil distribution in a rat model of focal cerebral ischaemia in relation to histopathological findings
verfasst von
Tomohito Kaji
Yuji Kuge
Chiaki Yokota
Masafumi Tagaya
Hiroyasu Inoue
Tohru Shiga
Kazuo Minematsu
Nagara Tamaki
Publikationsdatum
01.01.2004
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Ausgabe 1/2004
Print ISSN: 1619-7070
Elektronische ISSN: 1619-7089
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-003-1319-6

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