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99mTc-HYNIC-annexin V SPECT imaging of acute stroke and its response to neuroprotective therapy with anti-Fas ligand antibody

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Purpose

The first aim of the study was to determine whether 99mTc-HYNIC-annexin V, a marker of cellular stress and apoptosis, can detect ischemic injury in patients with acute stroke. Secondly, we wished to test radiolabeled annexin’s ability to monitor therapy in a rodent model of focal ischemic injury.

Methods

SPECT imaging of patients was performed between 1 and 2 h after intravenous injection of 30 mCi (1,110 MBq) of tracer. Eight MFL4 (anti-FasL) antibody-treated (400 μg i.p. days 0 and 3) and 21 control adult male Sprague-Dawley rats underwent small animal SPECT imaging with 5–10 mCi (185–370 MBq) of tracer, 1 and 6 days after a 2-h intraluminal thread occlusion of the left middle cerebral artery.

Results

Two patients with acute stroke had regions of multifocal annexin uptake that correlated with sites of restricted diffusion on MRI. Anti-FasL antibody treatment significantly reduced annexin uptake by 92% with a 60% decrease in the number of caspase-8 staining (apoptotic) neurons on day 1. On day 6, treated animals had an 80% reduction in tracer uptake with a 75% decrease in infarct size as compared with controls. Annexin uptake in controls and treated animals (day 6) linearly correlated with infarct size (r 2=0.603, p=0.0036) and the number of TUNEL-positive (apoptotic) nuclei (r 2=0.728, p=0.00084).

Conclusion

Annexin imaging shows foci of increased uptake at sites of ischemic injury in patients with acute stroke. Annexin imaging can assess the effects of therapy for ischemic cerebral injury in rats, suggesting its potential as a non-invasive indicator of drug efficacy in future clinical trials.

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This work was supported by the: Generous Gift Funds From Theseus Imaging Corporation and The National Institutes of Health, EB000898, NINDS, R01 NS40516 (MAY), American Heart Association Established Investigator Award (MAY).

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Blankenberg, F.G., Kalinyak, J., Liu, L. et al. 99mTc-HYNIC-annexin V SPECT imaging of acute stroke and its response to neuroprotective therapy with anti-Fas ligand antibody. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 33, 566–574 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-005-0046-6

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