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Simultaneous Positron Emission Tomography and Molecular Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cardiopulmonary Fibrosis in a Mouse Model of Left Ventricular Dysfunction.
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Journal of the American Heart Association [J Am Heart Assoc] 2024 Jul 16; Vol. 13 (14), pp. e034363. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 09. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Background: Aging-associated left ventricular dysfunction promotes cardiopulmonary fibrogenic remodeling, Group 2 pulmonary hypertension (PH), and right ventricular failure. At the time of diagnosis, cardiac function has declined, and cardiopulmonary fibrosis has often developed. Here, we sought to develop a molecular positron emission tomography (PET)-magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) protocol to detect both cardiopulmonary fibrosis and fibrotic disease activity in a left ventricular dysfunction model.<br />Methods and Results: Left ventricular dysfunction was induced by transverse aortic constriction (TAC) in 6-month-old senescence-accelerated prone mice, a subset of mice that received sham surgery. Three weeks after surgery, mice underwent simultaneous PET-MRI at 4.7 T. Collagen-targeted PET and fibrogenesis magnetic resonance (MR) probes were intravenously administered. PET signal was computed as myocardium- or lung-to-muscle ratio. Percent signal intensity increase and Δ lung-to-muscle ratio were computed from the pre-/postinjection magnetic resonance images. Elevated allysine in the heart ( P =0.02) and lungs ( P =0.17) of TAC mice corresponded to an increase in myocardial magnetic resonance imaging percent signal intensity increase ( P <0.0001) and Δlung-to-muscle ratio ( P <0.0001). Hydroxyproline in the heart ( P <0.0001) and lungs ( P <0.01) were elevated in TAC mice, which corresponded to an increase in heart (myocardium-to-muscle ratio, P =0.02) and lung (lung-to-muscle ratio, P <0.001) PET measurements. Pressure-volume loop and echocardiography demonstrated adverse left ventricular remodeling, function, and increased right ventricular systolic pressure in TAC mice.<br />Conclusions: Administration of collagen-targeted PET and allysine-targeted MR probes led to elevated PET-magnetic resonance imaging signals in the myocardium and lungs of TAC mice. The study demonstrates the potential to detect fibrosis and fibrogenesis in cardiopulmonary disease through a dual molecular PET-magnetic resonance imaging protocol.
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- Animals
Mice
Myocardium pathology
Myocardium metabolism
Pulmonary Fibrosis diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Fibrosis physiopathology
Pulmonary Fibrosis metabolism
Pulmonary Fibrosis etiology
Ventricular Function, Left
Male
Lung diagnostic imaging
Lung pathology
Lung physiopathology
Lung metabolism
Multimodal Imaging methods
Collagen metabolism
Ventricular Remodeling
Lysine analogs & derivatives
Positron-Emission Tomography methods
Disease Models, Animal
Fibrosis
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left diagnostic imaging
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left physiopathology
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left etiology
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left metabolism
Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2047-9980
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 14
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of the American Heart Association
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38979786
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.124.034363