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Erschienen in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2/2015

01.02.2015 | Original Article

Targeting post-infarct inflammation by PET imaging: comparison of 68Ga-citrate and 68Ga-DOTATATE with 18F-FDG in a mouse model

verfasst von: James T. Thackeray, Jens P. Bankstahl, Yong Wang, Mortimer Korf-Klingebiel, Almut Walte, Alexander Wittneben, Kai C. Wollert, Frank M. Bengel

Erschienen in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Ausgabe 2/2015

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Abstract

Imaging of inflammation early after myocardial infarction (MI) is a promising approach to the guidance of novel molecular interventions that support endogenous healing processes. 18F-FDG PET has been used, but may be complicated by physiological myocyte uptake. We evaluated the potential of two alternative imaging targets: lactoferrin binding by 68Ga-citrate and somatostatin receptor binding by 68Ga-DOTATATE.

Methods

C57Bl/6 mice underwent permanent coronary artery ligation. Serial PET imaging was performed 3 – 7 days after MI using 68Ga-citrate, 68Ga-DOTATATE, or 18F-FDG with ketamine/xylazine suppression of myocyte glucose uptake. Myocardial perfusion was evaluated by 13N-ammonia PET and cardiac geometry by contrast-enhanced ECG-gated CT.

Results

Mice exhibited a perfusion defect of 30 – 40 % (of the total left ventricle) with apical anterolateral wall akinesia and thinning on day 7 after MI. 18F-FDG with ketamine/xylazine suppression demonstrated distinct uptake in the infarct region, as well as in the border zone and remote myocardium. The myocardial standardized uptake value in MI mice was significantly higher than in healthy mice under ketamine/xylazine anaesthesia (1.9 ± 0.4 vs. 1.0 ± 0.1). 68Ga images exhibited high blood pool activity with no specific myocardial uptake up to 90 min after injection (tissue-to-blood contrast 0.9). 68Ga-DOTATATE was rapidly cleared from the blood, but myocardial SUV was very low (0.10 ± 0.03).

Conclusion

Neither 68Ga nor 68Ga-DOTATATE is a useful alternative to 18F-FDG for PET imaging of myocardial inflammation after MI in mice. Among the three tested approaches, 18F-FDG with ketamine/xylazine suppression of cardiomyocyte uptake remains the most practical imaging marker of post-infarct inflammation.
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Metadaten
Titel
Targeting post-infarct inflammation by PET imaging: comparison of 68Ga-citrate and 68Ga-DOTATATE with 18F-FDG in a mouse model
verfasst von
James T. Thackeray
Jens P. Bankstahl
Yong Wang
Mortimer Korf-Klingebiel
Almut Walte
Alexander Wittneben
Kai C. Wollert
Frank M. Bengel
Publikationsdatum
01.02.2015
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Ausgabe 2/2015
Print ISSN: 1619-7070
Elektronische ISSN: 1619-7089
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-014-2884-6

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