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Longitudinal \(^{18}\)F-FDG PET imaging in a Rat Model of Autoimmune Myocarditis

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  • Aims: Although mortality rate is very high, diagnosis of acute myocarditis remains challenging with conventional tests. We aimed to elucidate the potential role of longitudinal 2-Deoxy-2-\(^{18}\)F-fluoro-D-glucose (\(^{18}\)F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) inflammation monitoring in a rat model of experimental autoimmune myocarditis. Methods and results: Autoimmune myocarditis was induced in Lewis rats by immunizing with porcine cardiac myosin emulsified in complete Freund’s adjuvant. Time course of disease was assessed byAims: Although mortality rate is very high, diagnosis of acute myocarditis remains challenging with conventional tests. We aimed to elucidate the potential role of longitudinal 2-Deoxy-2-\(^{18}\)F-fluoro-D-glucose (\(^{18}\)F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) inflammation monitoring in a rat model of experimental autoimmune myocarditis. Methods and results: Autoimmune myocarditis was induced in Lewis rats by immunizing with porcine cardiac myosin emulsified in complete Freund’s adjuvant. Time course of disease was assessed by longitudinal \(^{18}\)F-FDG PET imaging. A correlative analysis between in- and ex vivo \(^{18}\)F-FDG signalling and macrophage infiltration using CD68 staining was conducted. Finally, immunohistochemistry analysis of the cell-adhesion markers CD34 and CD44 was performed at different disease stages determined by longitudinal \(^{18}\)F-FDG PET imaging. After immunization, myocarditis rats revealed a temporal increase in 18F-FDG uptake (peaked at week 3), which was followed by a rapid decline thereafter. Localization of CD68 positive cells was well correlated with in vivo \(^{18}\)F-FDG PET signalling (R\(^2\) = 0.92) as well as with ex vivo 18F-FDG autoradiography (R\(^2\) = 0.9, P < 0.001, respectively). CD44 positivity was primarily observed at tissue samples obtained at acute phase (i.e. at peak 18F-FDG uptake), while CD34-positive staining areas were predominantly identified in samples harvested at both sub-acute and chronic phases (i.e. at \(^{18}\)F-FDG decrease). Conclusion: \(^{18}\)F-FDG PET imaging can provide non-invasive serial monitoring of cardiac inflammation in a rat model of acute myocarditis.show moreshow less

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Author: Rudolf Werner, Hiroshi Wakabayashi, Jochen Bauer, Claudia Schütz, Christina Zechmeister, Nobuyuki Hayakawa, Mehrbod S. Javadi, Constantin Lapa, Roland Jahns, Süleyman Ergün, Valerie Jahns, Takahiro Higuchi
URN:urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-165601
Document Type:Journal article
Faculties:Medizinische Fakultät / Klinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin
Medizinische Fakultät / Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie
Medizinische Fakultät / Institut für Anatomie und Zellbiologie
Language:English
Parent Title (English):European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging
ISSN:2047-2404
Year of Completion:2018
Pagenumber:1-8
Source:European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging (2018) 0, 1–8 doi:10.1093/ehjci/jey119
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jey119
Sonstige beteiligte Institutionen:Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Dewey Decimal Classification:6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
GND Keyword:Myokarditis
Tag:18F-FDG; PET; inflammation; myocarditis; personalized treatment; positron emission tomography
Release Date:2018/08/13
EU-Project number / Contract (GA) number:701983
OpenAIRE:OpenAIRE
Licence (German):License LogoCC BY-NC: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung, Nicht kommerziell 4.0 International