Abstract
Purpose: This study was conducted to assess the positron-emitting copper (II)-64 chloride (64CuCl2) as a probe for imaging mouse extrahepatic hepatoma expressing mouse copper transporter 1 (mCtr1) with positron emission tomography (PET). Procedures: Following the intravenous administration of 64CuCl2, athymic mice bearing extrahepatic hepatoma grafts were subjected to whole-body static PET imaging with a Concorde microPET R4 tomograph. Upon completion of the imaging study, immunohistochemistry (IHC) study of mCtr1 was performed with postmortem tissues. Results: The mouse extrahepatic hepatoma grafts were well visualized on static microPET images. Quantitative analysis demonstrated that the tracer concentration in the hepatoma was significantly higher than those in the soft tissue of the right shoulder opposite to the tumor site and the brain (p < 0.001). mCtr1 immunoreactivity in the hepatoma graft was approximately 70% of that in liver, whereas 64CuCl2 concentration in the graft was approximately 11% of the liver concentration. Conclusions: The extrahepatic mouse hepatoma grafts may be visualized by Cu-64 PET, taking advantage of the 64CuCl2 uptake mediated by the functional endogenous mCtr1.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 325-329 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Molecular Imaging and Biology |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2005 |
Keywords
- Copper (II)-64 chloride
- Human hepatocellular carcinoma
- Molecular imaging
- Mouse copper transporter 1
- Mouse hepatoma
- Positron emission tomography
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Cancer Research