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Lopez Kolkovsky AL, Carlier PG, Marty B, Meyerspeer M. Interleaved and simultaneous multi-nuclear magnetic resonance in vivo. Review of principles, applications and potential. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2022; 35:e4735. [PMID: 35352440 PMCID: PMC9542607 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.4735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Magnetic resonance signals from different nuclei can be excited or received at the same time,rendering simultaneous or rapidly interleaved multi-nuclear acquisitions feasible. The advan-tages are a reduction of total scan time compared to sequential multi-nuclear acquisitions or that additional information from heteronuclear data is obtained at thesame time and anatomical position. Information content can be qualitatively increased by delivering a more comprehensive MR-based picture of a transient state (such as an exercise bout). Also, combiningnon-proton MR acquisitions with 1 Hinformation (e.g., dynamic shim updates and motion correction) can be used to improve data quality during long scans and benefits image coregistration. This work reviews the literature on interleaved and simultaneous multi-nuclear MRI and MRS in vivo. Prominent use cases for this methodology in clinical and research applications are brain and muscle, but studies have also been carried out in other targets, including the lung, knee, breast and heart. Simultaneous multi-nuclear measurements in the liver and kidney have also been performed, but exclusively in rodents. In this review, a consistent nomenclature is proposed, to help clarify the terminology used for this principle throughout the literature on in-vivo MR. An overview covers the basic principles, the technical requirements on the MR scanner and the implementations realised either by MR system vendors or research groups, from the early days until today. Considerations regarding the multi-tuned RF coils required and heteronuclear polarisation interactions are briefly discussed, and fields for future in-vivo applications for interleaved multi-nuclear MR pulse sequences are identified.
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- Alfredo L. Lopez Kolkovsky
- NMR Laboratory, Neuromuscular Investigation CenterInstitute of MyologyParisFrance
- NMR laboratoryCEA, DRF, IBFJParisFrance
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- NMR Laboratory, Neuromuscular Investigation CenterInstitute of MyologyParisFrance
- NMR laboratoryCEA, DRF, IBFJParisFrance
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- NMR Laboratory, Neuromuscular Investigation CenterInstitute of MyologyParisFrance
- NMR laboratoryCEA, DRF, IBFJParisFrance
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- High‐Field MR Center, Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical EngineeringMedical University of ViennaViennaAustria
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Niess F, Roat S, Bogner W, Krššák M, Kemp GJ, Schmid AI, Trattnig S, Moser E, Zaitsev M, Meyerspeer M. 3D localized lactate detection in muscle tissue using double-quantum filtered 1 H MRS with adiabatic refocusing pulses at 7 T. Magn Reson Med 2021; 87:1174-1183. [PMID: 34719061 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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PURPOSE Lactate is a key metabolite in skeletal muscle and whole-body physiology. Its MR visibility in muscle is affected by overlapping lipid signals and fiber orientation. Double-quantum filtered (DQF) 1 H MRS selectively detects lactate at 1.3 ppm, but at ultra-high field the efficiency of slice-selective 3D-localization with conventional RF pulses is limited by bandwidth. This novel 3D-localized 1 H DQF MRS sequence uses adiabatic refocusing pulses to unambiguously detect lactate in skeletal muscle at 7 T. METHODS Lactate double-quantum coherences were 3D-localized using slice-selective Shinnar-Le Roux optimized excitation and adiabatic refocusing pulses (similar to semi-LASER). DQF MR spectra were acquired at 7 T from lactate phantoms, meat specimens with injected lactate (exploring multiple TEs and fiber orientations), and human gastrocnemius in vivo during and after exercise (without cuff ischemia). RESULTS Lactate was readily detected, achieving the full potential of 50% signal with a DQF, in solution. The effects of fiber orientation and TE on the lactate doublet (peak splitting, amplitude, and phase) were in good agreement with theory and literature. Exercise-induced lactate accumulation was detected with 30 s time resolution. CONCLUSION This novel 3D-localized 1 H DQF MRS sequence can dynamically detect glycolytically generated lactate in muscle during exercise and recovery at 7 T.
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- Fabian Niess
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,High Field MR Center, Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- High Field MR Center, Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- High Field MR Center, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Musculoskeletal and Ageing Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- High Field MR Center, Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- High Field MR Center, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- High Field MR Center, Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- High Field MR Center, Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- High Field MR Center, Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Gursan A, Froeling M, Hendriks AD, Welting D, Kentgens APM, Klomp DWJ, Prompers JJ. Residual quadrupolar couplings observed in 7 Tesla deuterium MR spectra of skeletal muscle. Magn Reson Med 2021; 87:1165-1173. [PMID: 34657308 PMCID: PMC9297863 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Revised: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Purpose Deuterium metabolic imaging could potentially be used to investigate metabolism in skeletal muscle noninvasively. However, skeletal muscle is a tissue with a high degree of spatial organization. In this study, we investigated the effect of incomplete motional averaging on the naturally abundant deuterated water signal in 7 Tesla deuterium spectra of the lower leg muscles and the dependence on the angle between the muscle fibers and the main magnetic field B0, as determined by DTI. Methods Natural abundance deuterium MRSI measurements of the right lower leg muscles were performed at 7 Tesla. Three subjects were scanned in a supine position, with the right leg parallel with the B0 field. One subject was scanned twice; during the second scan, the subject was laying on his right side and the right knee was bent such that the angle between the right lower leg and B0 was approximately 45°. DTI was performed in the same subjects in the same positions at 3 Tesla to determine muscle fiber angles. Results We observed splittings in the natural abundance deuterated water signal. The size of the splittings varied between different muscles in the lower leg but were mostly similar among subjects for each muscle. The splittings depended on the orientation of the muscle fibers with respect to the main magnetic field B0. Conclusion Partial molecular alignment in skeletal muscle leads to residual deuteron quadrupolar couplings in deuterated water, the size of which depends on the angle between the muscle fibers and B0.
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- Ayhan Gursan
- Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Magnetic Resonance Research Center, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Liu K, Han L, Tang P, Yang K, Gan D, Wang X, Wang K, Ren F, Fang L, Xu Y, Lu Z, Lu X. An Anisotropic Hydrogel Based on Mussel-Inspired Conductive Ferrofluid Composed of Electromagnetic Nanohybrids. NANO LETTERS 2019; 19:8343-8356. [PMID: 31659907 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b00363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Anisotropic hydrogels with a hierarchical structure can mimic biological tissues, such as neurons or muscles that show directional functions, which are important factors for signal transduction and cell guidance. Here, we report a mussel-inspired approach to fabricate an anisotropic hydrogel based on a conductive ferrofluid. First, polydopamine (PDA) was used to mediate the formation of PDA-chelated carbon nanotube-Fe3O4 (PFeCNT) nanohybrids and also used as a dispersion medium to stabilize the nanohybrids to form a conductive ferrofluid. The ferrofluid can respond to an orientated magnetic field and be programed to form aligned structures, which were then frozen in a hydrogel network formed via in situ free-radical polymerization and gelation. The resulted hydrogel shows directional conductive and mechanical properties, mimicking an oriented biological tissue. Under external electrical stimulation, the orientated PFeCNT nanohybrids can be sensed by the myoblasts cultured on the hydrogel, resulting in the oriented growth of cells. In summary, the mussel-inspired anisotropic hydrogel with its aligned structural complexity and anisotropic properties together with the cell affinity and tissue adhesiveness is a potent multifunctional biomaterial for mimicking oriented tissues to guide cell proliferation and tissue regeneration.
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- Kezhi Liu
- Key Lab of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Southwest Jiaotong University , Chengdu , Sichuan 610031 , China
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- Key Lab of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Southwest Jiaotong University , Chengdu , Sichuan 610031 , China
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- Key Lab of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Southwest Jiaotong University , Chengdu , Sichuan 610031 , China
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- Key Lab of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Southwest Jiaotong University , Chengdu , Sichuan 610031 , China
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- Key Lab of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Southwest Jiaotong University , Chengdu , Sichuan 610031 , China
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- Key Lab of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Southwest Jiaotong University , Chengdu , Sichuan 610031 , China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials , Research Center for Materials Genome Engineering , Chengdu , Sichuan 610064 , China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen , Guangdong 518055 , China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering , South China University of Technology , Guangzhou 510641 , China
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- Key Lab of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Southwest Jiaotong University , Chengdu , Sichuan 610031 , China
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- Key Lab of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Southwest Jiaotong University , Chengdu , Sichuan 610031 , China
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Heimer J, Gascho D, Tappero C, Thali MJ, Zoelch N. Noninvasive analysis and identification of an intramuscular fluid collection by postmortem 1H-MRS in a case of a fatal motor vehicle accident. Int J Legal Med 2019; 134:1167-1174. [PMID: 31713679 DOI: 10.1007/s00414-019-02190-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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In a case of a fatal traffic accident, a suspicious finding was identified in the muscular tissue of the left thigh by whole-body postmortem computed tomography. To better interpret the finding, the lower extremities were investigated by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS). MRI revealed the presence of an evenly distributed intramuscular fluid and 1H-MRS of a volume within the fluid detected concentrations of acetate and lactate. The fluid was assumed to be an extravasation of an intraosseous infusion, erroneously administered to the intermediate vastus of the left thigh during resuscitation, which was later confirmed when access to resuscitation protocols was granted. Further ex situ 1H-MRS investigations of five different infusion fluids showed the possible discrimination of the fluids and further indicated the unknown fluid to be a Ringer's acetate solution. This paper presents the case-based application of postmortem intramuscular 1H-MRS and introduces the possibility of its use to differentiate exo- and endogenic fluids for forensic interpretation. Further research for this method regarding problems in forensic pathology is needed.
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- Jakob Heimer
- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine and Imaging, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine and Imaging, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine and Imaging, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Radiology, Hôpital Fribourgeois, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine and Imaging, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine and Imaging, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Hospital of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Marjańska M, Eberly LE, Adriany G, Verdoliva SN, Garwood M, Chow L. Influence of foot orientation on the appearance and quantification of 1H magnetic resonance muscle spectra obtained from the soleus and the vastus lateralis. Magn Reson Med 2012; 68:1731-7. [PMID: 22298295 PMCID: PMC3381854 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.24198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2011] [Revised: 01/09/2011] [Accepted: 01/12/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Muscle (1)H magnetic resonance spectroscopy noninvasively measures intramyocellular lipid levels, which correlate with obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes. The appearance of muscle magnetic resonance spectra is influenced by bulk magnetic susceptibility and residual dipolar couplings which depend on the angle between the muscle fibers and the main magnetic field. This study used a 4 T magnet to examine the influence of foot orientation on the appearance and quantification of muscle magnetic resonance spectra from the soleus and the vastus lateralis. For each individual, intramyocellular lipid, extramyocellular lipid, and creatine concentrations were quantified in the soleus and the vastus lateralis during one session. Foot orientation was found to influence the appearance of muscle spectra from the soleus but not from the vastus lateralis. It was concluded that quantifying intramyocellular lipid by the standard LCModel using a water reference may be more appropriate than using a creatine reference in the presence of residual dipolar couplings.
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- Małgorzata Marjańska
- Center for Magnetic Resonance Research and Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
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Pola A, Sadananthan SA, Yaligar J, Nagarajan V, Han W, Kuchel PW, Velan SS. Skeletal muscle lipid metabolism studied by advanced magnetic resonance spectroscopy. PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY 2012; 65:66-76. [PMID: 22781315 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnmrs.2012.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2012] [Accepted: 02/08/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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- Arunima Pola
- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Singapore Bioimaging Consortium, A*STAR, Singapore
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Rao HB, Guo YL, Wu RH. Optimization of Pulse Sequences for Lactate Detection and Its Diagnostic Value in Acute Cerebral Infarction Using (1)H MR Spectroscopy. Neuroradiol J 2012; 25:283-8. [PMID: 24028980 DOI: 10.1177/197140091202500302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2012] [Accepted: 05/23/2012] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Cerebral infarction will cause ischemic encephalopathy and lactate accumulation in the brain in acute cerebral infarction. This study investigated the optimization of pulse sequences for lactate detection and its diagnostic value in acute cerebral infarction using proton MR spectroscopy ((1)H MRS). The studies were performed on a phantom and on 17 patients with acute cerebral infarction. Examinations were performed with a GE 1.5T MRI system (Signa). The spectra were obtained using both PRESS and STEAM sequences. The spectra were processed using a GE Advantage workstation (ADW 4.3). Moreover, the optimal sequence combined with other sequences, including conventional MRI sequences and MR DWI, were used to acquire proton MRI data for 17 patients with acute cerebral infarction and 20 healthy volunteers. The maximum lactate peaks using TE=135 ms were down doublet whereas the peaks using 270 ms were up doublet. Lactate peaks were ascending in 17 patients with cerebral infarction. Optimized (1)H MRS sequences are useful for better detection of lactate in acute cerebral infarction.
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- H-B Rao
- Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College; Shantou, China -
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Boer VO, Luijten PR, J. Klomp DW. Refocused double-quantum editing for lactate detection at 7 T. Magn Reson Med 2012; 69:1-6. [DOI: 10.1002/mrm.24227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2011] [Revised: 01/13/2012] [Accepted: 02/06/2012] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Fissoune R, Janier M, Briguet A, Hiba B. In vivo assessment of mouse hindleg intramyocellular lipids by 1H-MR spectroscopy. Acad Radiol 2009; 16:890-6. [PMID: 19297209 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2008.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2008] [Revised: 11/16/2008] [Accepted: 12/02/2008] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES (1)H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((1)H-MRS) has proved to be the sole in vivo technique able to measure intramyocellular lipids (IMCL) in both humans and animals. Mouse models are now widely used for physiologic studies and drug discovery. However, IMCL assessment using (1)H-MRS is hindered in this animal model by the small muscle size and strong contamination from the extramyocellular lipid (EMCL) signal. The objective of this study was to the use of (1)H-MRS for IMCL quantification in mice at different ages. MATERIALS AND METHODS Noninvasive IMCL quantification was performed at 7 T in tibialis anterior (TA) muscles of healthy male C57/BL6 mice (n = 9; age, 13.6 +/- 1 months), db/db mice (n = 4), and their C57BL/KSJ control littermates (n = 4) at 7 and 17 weeks of age. RESULTS The IMCL content of diabetic mice TA was significantly higher than their littermates (2.41 +/- 0.5 vs. 1.21 +/- 0.35, P < .01). An age effect was observed, with TA IMCL levels being lower in older than younger control mice, but increasing between 7 and 17 weeks in the db/db mice. CONCLUSIONS The feasibility of (1)H-MRS spectroscopy was demonstrated in mice muscle, despite its small size, and used to assess IMCL content in db/db mice.
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- Rachida Fissoune
- Laboratoire Creatis-LRMN, CNRS, Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
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Wehling-Henricks M, Oltmann M, Rinaldi C, Myung KH, Tidball JG. Loss of positive allosteric interactions between neuronal nitric oxide synthase and phosphofructokinase contributes to defects in glycolysis and increased fatigability in muscular dystrophy. Hum Mol Genet 2009; 18:3439-51. [PMID: 19542095 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddp288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) involves a complex pathophysiology that is not easily explained by the loss of the protein dystrophin, the primary defect in DMD. Instead, many features of the pathology are attributable to the secondary loss of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) from dystrophin-deficient muscle. In this investigation, we tested whether the loss of nNOS contributes to the increased fatigability of mdx mice, a model of DMD. Our findings show that the expression of a muscle-specific, nNOS transgene increases the endurance of mdx mice and enhances glycogen metabolism during treadmill-running, but did not affect vascular perfusion of muscles. We also find that the specific activity of phosphofructokinase (PFK; the rate limiting enzyme in glycolysis) is positively affected by nNOS in muscle; PFK-specific activity is significantly reduced in mdx muscles and the muscles of nNOS null mutants, but significantly increased in nNOS transgenic muscles and muscles from mdx mice that express the nNOS transgene. PFK activity measured under allosteric conditions was significantly increased by nNOS, but unaffected by endothelial NOS or inducible NOS. The specific domain of nNOS that positively regulates PFK activity was assayed by cloning and expressing different domains of nNOS and assaying their effects on PFK activity. This approach yielded a polypeptide that included the flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)-binding domain of nNOS as the region of the molecule that promotes PFK activity. Smaller peptides in this domain were then synthesized and used in activity assays that showed a 36-amino acid peptide in the FAD-binding domain in which most of the positive allosteric activity of nNOS for PFK resides. Mapping this peptide onto the structure of nNOS shows that the peptide is exposed on the surface, readily available for binding. Collectively, these findings indicate that defects in glycolytic metabolism and increased fatigability in dystrophic muscle may be caused in part by the loss of positive allosteric interactions between nNOS and PFK.
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- Michelle Wehling-Henricks
- Department of Physiological Science, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1606, USA
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Marro KI, Lee D, Shankland EG, Mathis CM, Hayes CE, Amara CE, Kushmerick MJ. Synthetic signal injection using inductive coupling. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2008; 194:67-75. [PMID: 18595750 PMCID: PMC2653051 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2008.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2008] [Revised: 05/15/2008] [Accepted: 05/27/2008] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Conversion of MR signals into units of metabolite concentration requires a very high level of diligence to account for the numerous parameters and transformations that affect the proportionality between the quantity of excited nuclei in the acquisition volume and the integrated area of the corresponding peak in the spectrum. We describe a method that eases this burden with respect to the transformations that occur during and following data acquisition. The conceptual approach is similar to the ERETIC method, which uses a pre-calibrated, artificial reference signal as a calibration factor to accomplish the conversion. The distinguishing feature of our method is that the artificial signal is introduced strictly via induction, rather than radiation. We tested a prototype probe that includes a second RF coil rigidly positioned close to the receive coil so that there was constant mutual inductance between them. The artificial signal was transmitted through the second RF coil and acquired by the receive coil in parallel with the real signal. Our results demonstrate that the calibration factor is immune to changes in sample resistance. This is a key advantage because it removes the cumbersome requirement that coil loading conditions be the same for the calibration sample as for experimental samples. The method should be adaptable to human studies and could allow more practical and accurate quantification of metabolite content.
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- Kenneth I Marro
- Department of Radiology, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Box 357115, Seattle, WA 98195-7115, USA.
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Schröder L. [Hyperfine structure analysis in magnetic resonance spectroscopy: from astrophysical measurements towards endogenous biosensors in human tissue]. Z Med Phys 2007; 17:94-107. [PMID: 17665732 DOI: 10.1016/j.zemedi.2006.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The hyperfine interaction of two spins is a well studied effect in atomic systems. Magnetic resonance experiments demonstrate that the detectable dipole transitions are determined by the magnetic moments of the constituents and the external magnetic field. Transferring the corresponding quantum mechanics to molecular bound nuclear spins allows for precise prediction of NMR spectra obtained from metabolites in human tissue. This molecular hyperfine structure has been neglected so far in in vivo NMR spectroscopy but contains useful information, especially when studying molecular dynamics. This contribution represents a review of the concept of applying the Breit-Rabi formalism to coupled nuclear spins and discusses the immobilization of different metabolites in anisotropic tissue revealed by 1H NMR spectra of carnosine, phosphocreatine and taurine. Comparison of atomic and molecular spin systems allows for statements on the biological constraints for direct spin-spin interactions. Moreover, the relevance of hyperfine effects on the line shapes of multiplets of indirectly-coupled spin systems with more than two constituents can be predicted by analyzing quantum mechanical parameters. As an example, the superposition of eigenstates of the A MX system of adenosine 5'-triphosphate and its application for better quantification of 31P-NMR spectra will be discussed.
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- Leif Schröder
- Medizinische Physik in der Radiologie, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Meyerspeer M, Kemp GJ, Mlynárik V, Krššák M, Szendroedi J, Nowotny P, Roden M, Moser E. Direct noninvasive quantification of lactate and high energy phosphates simultaneously in exercising human skeletal muscle by localized magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Magn Reson Med 2007; 57:654-60. [PMID: 17390348 PMCID: PMC4876926 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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A novel method based on interleaved localized 31P- and 1H MRS is presented, by which lactate accumulation and the accompanying changes in high energy phosphates in human skeletal muscle can be monitored simultaneously during exercise and recovery. Lactate is quantified using a localized double quantum filter suppressing the abundant lipid signals while taking into account orientation dependent signal modulations. Lactate concentration after ischemic exercise directly quantified by DQF 1H spectroscopy was 24 +/- 3 mmol/L cell water, while 22 +/- 3 mmol/L was expected on the basis of 31P MRS acquired simultaneously. Lactate concentration in a sample of porcine meat was estimated to be 40 +/- 7 mmol/L by means of DQF quantitation, versus 39 +/- 5 mmol/L by biochemical methods. Excellent agreement is shown between lactate concentrations measured noninvasively by 1H MRS, measured biochemically ex vivo, and inferred indirectly in vivo from changes in pH, P(i), and PCr as obtained from 31P MRS data.
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- Martin Meyerspeer
- MR Centre of Excellence, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
- Center for Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Metabolic and Cellular Medicine, School of Clinical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- MR Centre of Excellence, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
- Center for Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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- MR Centre of Excellence, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
- Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
- Karl-Landsteiner Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
- Karl-Landsteiner Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vienna, Austria
- 1st Med. Department, Hanusch Hospital Vienna, Austria
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- MR Centre of Excellence, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
- Center for Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
- Correspondence to: Ewald Moser, MR Centre of Excellence, Medical University of Vienna, Lazarettgasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
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Navon G, Eliav U, Demco DE, Blümich B. Study of order and dynamic processes in tendon by NMR and MRI. J Magn Reson Imaging 2007; 25:362-80. [PMID: 17260401 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Tendons are composed of a parallel arrangement of densely packed collagen fibrils that results in unique biomechanical properties of strength and flexibility. In the present review we discuss several advanced magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and imaging (MRI) techniques that have allowed us to better understand the biophysical properties of tendons and ligaments. The methods include multiple quantum and T(2) filtering combined with NMR and MRI techniques. It is shown in detail how these techniques can be used to extract a number of useful parameters: 1) the (1)H-(1)H and (1)H-(2)H dipolar interactions; 2) the proton exchange rates between water and collagen, and between water molecules; 3) the distribution of fibril orientations; and 4) the anisotropy of diffusion. It is shown that relaxation data as a function of angular dependence can be obtained in vivo using mobile NMR sensors. Finally, this article describes how double quantum filtered (DQF) MRI can be used to image and monitor the healing process in injured tendons.
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- G Navon
- School of Chemistry, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) of skeletal muscle has been successfully applied by physiologists over several decades, particularly for studies of high-energy phosphates (by (31)P-MRS) and glycogen (by (13)C-MRS). Unfortunately, the observation of these heteronuclei requires equipment that is typically not available on clinical MR scanners, such as broadband capability and a second channel for decoupling and nuclear Overhauser enhancement (NOE). On the other hand, (1)H-MR spectra of skeletal muscle can be acquired on many routine MR systems and also provide a wealth of physiological information. In particular, studies of intramyocellular lipids (IMCL) attract physiologists and endocrinologists because IMCL levels are related to insulin resistance and thus can lead to a better understanding of major health problems in industrial countries. The combination of (1)H-, (13)C-, and (31)P-MRS gives access to the major long- and short-term energy sources of skeletal muscle. This review summarizes the technical aspects and unique MR-methodological features of the different nuclei. It reviews clinical studies that employed MRS of one or more nuclei, or combinations of MRS with other MR modalities. It also illustrates that MR spectra contain additional physiological information that is not yet used in routine clinical applications.
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- Chris Boesch
- Department of Clinical Research, MR-Spectroscopy and Methodology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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Velan SS, Durst C, Lemieux SK, Raylman RR, Sridhar R, Spencer RG, Hobbs GR, Thomas MA. Investigation of muscle lipid metabolism by localized one- and two-dimensional MRS techniques using a clinical 3T MRI/MRS scanner. J Magn Reson Imaging 2007; 25:192-9. [PMID: 17152056 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To demonstrate the feasibility of estimating the relative intra- and extramyocellular lipid (IMCL and EMCL) pool magnitudes and calculating the degree of lipid unsaturation within soleus muscle using single-voxel localized one- and two-dimensional (1D and 2D) MR spectroscopy (MRS). MATERIALS AND METHODS Localized 1D point resolved spectroscopy (PRESS) and 2D correlation spectroscopy (L-COSY) were performed in identical locations in the soleus muscle of 10 healthy subjects. A GE 3-T MRI/MRS scanner and a quadrature extremity transmit/receive coil was used. RESULTS The 1D and 2D MR spectra were used to compute IMCL/creatine (Cr) and EMCL/Cr ratios. In addition to cross peaks between the methyl and methylene protons in the high-field region, the 2D spectra showed cross peaks due to J-coupling between allylic, diallylic methylene pro- tons, and olefinic protons. The cross-peak volume ratios also provided a measure of double bonds, suggesting that this ratio can be used to assess unsaturation within IMCL and EMCL lipid pools. CONCLUSION We have demonstrated the feasibility of detecting 2D cross peaks between different groups of IMCL and EMCL, including the unsaturated protons within these two lipids pools. This protocol may be easily extended to study the lipids present in other tissues.
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- S Sendhil Velan
- Center for Advanced Imaging and Radiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, USA.
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Eliav U, Navon G. Collagen Fibers as a Chiral Agent: A Demonstration of Stereochemistry Effects. J Am Chem Soc 2006; 128:15956-7. [PMID: 17165707 DOI: 10.1021/ja065047k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The collagen is the most common protein in mammalians. Thus its interaction with small molecules and particularly amino acids is of interest. Owing to the high degree of order of collagen fibers in a tendon, the 1H-1H and 1H-13C dipolar interactions and the 2H quadrupolar interaction of small molecules interacting with it do not average to zero. In the present work we report that these residual interactions for alanine in intact tendons are significantly different for the l and d enantiomers meaning that the collagen in its native state acts as a chiral agent. The different l/d ratios for each of the residual interactions along the different vectors in the alanine molecule and the similarly transferred NOE from the collagen to the l and d enantiomers indicate that the main source of the different residual dipolar and quadrupolar interactions is the stereochemistry of the binding and not the amounts of bound molecules.
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- Uzi Eliav
- School of Chemistry, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
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Stueckle CA, Claeys L, Haegele K, Zimmermann S, Mruck S, Adams S, Liermann D. Diagnostic Value of Proton MR Spectroscopy in Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease: A Prospective Evaluation. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2006; 187:1322-6. [PMID: 17056923 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.05.0819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of the present study was to determine the detectability of metabolic alterations in patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) using proton MR spectroscopy (hydrogen-1 MR spectroscopy). SUBJECTS AND METHODS Twenty-seven people were included in this study: 10 patients with PAOD and a pain-free walking distance of less than 200 m served as the patient group and 17 young healthy subjects served as a control group. Hydrogen-1 MR spectroscopy was performed on a 1.5-T scanner using an extremity coil and a point-resolved spectroscopy (PRESS) sequence (TR/TE, 1,500/30; 256 repetitions). For the patient group, a voxel was localized in the gastrocnemius muscle of the diseased leg. The data were processed using standard 1H MR spectroscopy tools. The identification of resonances detected on all MR spectra was made: intramyocellular lipids at 1.2 ppm, extramyocellular lipids at 1.6 ppm, lactate at 4.1 ppm, glucose with two main peaks at 3.4 and 3.8 ppm, choline at 3.2 ppm, and creatine at 3.0 and 3.9 ppm. To avoid operator bias, three spectral intensities were measured after correcting baseline and phase of MR spectra each time. The creatine signal was used as an internal reference; thus, all spectra were scaled relative to creatine. We compared the resultant intensity ratios between the two groups using the Mann-Whitney U test. RESULTS The lactate-creatine quotient was higher in the patient group, with a ratio of 1.6, than in the control group, with a ratio of 0.6. The glutamate-creatine ratio was higher in the patient group than in the control group (1.3 vs 0.8, respectively). All other ratios were higher in the control group. The best ratio for differentiating between healthy subjects and patients with PAOD was the glucose-lactate ratio. The patient group had a glucose-lactate quotient of 5.4, whereas the control group had a glucose-lactate quotient of 21.5 (p = 0.001). CONCLUSION Proton MR spectroscopy has the potential to allow identification of patients who have PAOD on the basis of altered muscle metabolism.
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- Christoph A Stueckle
- Department of Radiology, Universitaetsklinik Marienhospital, Hoelkeskampring 40, Herne, NRW 44625, Germany.
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Boesch C, Machann J, Vermathen P, Schick F. Role of proton MR for the study of muscle lipid metabolism. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2006; 19:968-88. [PMID: 17075965 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.1096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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1H-MR spectroscopy (MRS) of intramyocellular lipids (IMCL) became particularly important when it was recognized that IMCL levels are related to insulin sensitivity. While this relation is rather complex and depends on the training status of the subjects, various other influences such as exercise and diet also influence IMCL concentrations. This may open insight into many metabolic interactions; however, it also requires careful planning of studies in order to control all these confounding influences. This review summarizes various historical, methodological, and practical aspects of 1H-MR spectroscopy (MRS) of muscular lipids. That includes a differentiation of bulk magnetic susceptibility effects and residual dipolar coupling that can both be observed in MRS of skeletal muscle, yet affecting different metabolites in a specific way. Fitting of the intra- (IMCL) and extramyocellular (EMCL) signals with complex line shapes and the transformation into absolute concentrations is discussed. Since the determination of IMCL in muscle groups with oblique fiber orientation or in obese subjects is still difficult, potential improvement with high-resolution spectroscopic imaging or at higher field strength is considered. Fat selective imaging is presented as a possible alternative to MRS and the potential of multinuclear MRS is discussed. 1H-MRS of muscle lipids allows non-invasive and repeated studies of muscle metabolism that lead to highly relevant findings in clinics and patho-physiology.
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- Chris Boesch
- Department of Clinical Research (AMSM), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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BOESCH CHRIS, KREIS ROLAND. Observation of Intramyocellular Lipids by1H-Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2000.tb06417.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Williamson DC, Thacker NA, Williams SR. Effects of intramolecular dipolar coupling on the isotropic-nematic phase transition of a hard spherocylinder fluid. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2005; 71:021702. [PMID: 15783335 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.71.021702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2004] [Revised: 08/23/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The thermodynamics of a simple model, containing the minimum set of features required to provide liquid crystal-like phase behavior and the dipolar coupling observable in the NMR spectrum of orientationally ordered fluids, are presented within the framework of Onsager theory. The model comprises a fluid of hard spherocylinders with a pair of embedded freely rotating magnetic dipoles. The behavior of the isotropic-nematic phase transition is explored as a function magnetic field strength and of the relative orientation between the nematic director and the external magnetic field. When the field and director are aligned the phase diagram is similar to those predicted for a hard rod fluid in flow fields, electric fields, and magnetic fields, with the field promoting orientational order in the fluid and the isotropic-nematic phase transition being replaced by a paranematic-nematic phase transition. In contrast, when the field and director are perpendicular, the field destabilizes the nematic phase and the phase transition is shifted to higher densities. The variation of the mean magnetic moment and the dipolar coupling are examined as a function of the orientational structure of the fluid. The model is used to support the hypothesis that dipolar couplings observed in the spectra of human leg muscle originate from nematic-like liquid crystal phases in relatively small metabolite molecules. The fitted theoretical predictions of the dependence of the dipolar coupling on the orientation of the field with respect to the nematic director are shown to provide a good description of the experimental data.
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- David C Williamson
- Imaging Science and Biomedical Engineering, Stopford Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom.
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Hu J, Xia Y, Feng W, Xuan Y, Shen Y, Haacke EM, Jiang Q. Orientational dependence of trimethyl ammonium signal in human muscles by 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging. Magn Reson Imaging 2005; 23:97-104. [PMID: 15733794 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2004.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2004] [Accepted: 09/22/2004] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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(1)H magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) was used to investigate the effect of orientation on spectral characteristics of trimethyl ammonium (TMA) in human muscle at rest. Four different muscles in the healthy calf were studied: soleus, gastrocnemius, tibial posterior and anterior. The data demonstrate that muscle orientation can profoundly change apparent spectral characteristics of proton metabolites. In particular, muscle orientation can cause concerted changes in the spectral pattern of TMA/methyl (tCr) and methylene (Cr2) protons of creatine for a given muscle, a switch of TMA/tCr spectral patterns among different muscles and changes in the T(2) of TMA. A significant correlation was detected between TMA/tCr peaks and the Cr2 peak splitting (r=.62, P<.001). In vivo (1)H MRSI has the potential to simultaneously evaluate the orientation of muscle fibers and biochemical changes induced by a disease process or physiological activity.
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- Jiani Hu
- Department of Radiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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Méric P, Autret G, Doan BT, Gillet B, Sébrié C, Beloeil JC. In vivo 2D magnetic resonance spectroscopy of small animals. MAGNETIC RESONANCE MATERIALS IN PHYSICS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2004; 17:317-38. [PMID: 15625585 DOI: 10.1007/s10334-004-0084-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2004] [Revised: 11/02/2004] [Accepted: 11/02/2004] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Localized in vivo NMR spectroscopy, chemical shift imaging or multi-voxel spectroscopy are potentially useful tools in small animals that are complementary to MRI, adding biochemical information to the mainly anatomical data provided by imaging of water protons. However the contribution of such methods remains hampered by the low spectral resolution of the in vivo 1D spectra. Two-dimensional methods widely developed for in vitro studies have been proposed as suitable approaches to overcome these limitations in resolution. The different homonuclear and heteronuclear sequences adapted to in vivo studies are reviewed. Their specific contributions to the spectral resolution of spectroscopic data and their limitations for in vivo investigations are discussed. The applications to experimental models of pathological processes or pharmacological treatment in mainly brain and muscle are presented. According to their combined sensitivity, acquisition duration and spatial resolution, the heteronuclear 2D experiments, which are mainly used for 1H detected-13C spectroscopy after administration of 13C-labeled compounds, appear to be less efficient than 1H detected-13C 1D methods at high field. However, the applications of 2D proton homonuclear methods show that they remain the best tools for in vivo studies when an improved resolution is required.
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- P Méric
- Laboratoire de RMN Biologique, ICSN-CNRS, Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198, Gif sur Yvette, France.
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Schröder L, Schmitz C, Bachert P. Molecular dynamics and information on possible sites of interaction of intramyocellular metabolites in vivo from resolved dipolar couplings in localized 1H NMR spectra. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2004; 171:213-224. [PMID: 15546747 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2004.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2004] [Revised: 08/18/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Proton NMR resonances of the endogenous metabolites creatine and phosphocreatine ((P)Cr), taurine (Tau), and carnosine (Cs, beta-alanyl-L-histidine) were studied with regard to residual dipolar couplings and molecular mobility. We present an analysis of the direct 1H-1H interaction that provides information on motional reorientation of subgroups in these molecules in vivo. For this purpose, localized 1H NMR experiments were performed on m. gastrocnemius of healthy volunteers using a 1.5-T clinical whole-body MR scanner. We evaluated the observable dipolar coupling strength SD0 (S=order parameter) of the (P)Cr-methyl triplet and the Tau-methylene doublet by means of the apparent line splitting. These were compared to the dipolar coupling strength of the (P)Cr-methylene doublet. In contrast to the aliphatic protons of (P)Cr and Tau, the aromatic H2 (delta=8 ppm) and H4 (delta=7 ppm) protons of the imidazole ring of Cs exhibit second-order spectra at 1.5 T. This effect is the consequence of incomplete transition from Zeeman to Paschen-Back regime and allows a determination of SD0 from H2 and H4 of Cs as an alternative to evaluating the multiplet splitting which can be measured directly in high-resolution 1H NMR spectra. Experimental data showed striking differences in the mobility of the metabolites when the dipolar coupling constant D0 (calculated with the internuclear distance known from molecular geometry in the case of complete absence of molecular dynamics and motion) is used for comparison. The aliphatic signals involve very small order parameters S approximately (1.4-3) x 10(-4) indicating rapid reorientation of the corresponding subgroups in these metabolites. In contrast, analysis of the Cs resonances yielded S approximately (113-137) x 10(-4). Thus, the immobilization of the Cs imidazole ring owing to an anisotropic cellular substructure in human m. gastrocnemius is much more effective than for (P)Cr and Tau subgroups. Furthermore, 1H NMR experiments on aqueous model solutions of histidine and N-acetyl-L-aspartate (NAA) enabled the assignment of an additional signal component at delta=8 ppm of Cs in vivo to the amide group at the peptide bond. The visibility of this proton could result from hydrogen bonding which would agree with the anticipated stronger motional restriction of Cs. Referring to the observation that all dipolar-coupled multiplets resolved in localized in vivo 1H NMR spectra of human m. gastrocnemius collapse simultaneously when the fibre structure is tilted towards the magic angle (theta; approximately 55 degrees), a common model for molecular confinement in muscle tissue is proposed on the basis of an interaction of the studied metabolites with myocellular membrane phospholipids.
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- Leif Schröder
- Abteilung Medizinische Physik in der Radiologie, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (dkfz), D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Hu J, Xia Y, Shen Y, Li J, Zuo CS, Xuan Y, Jiang Q. Significant differences in proton trimethyl ammonium signals between human gastrocnemius and soleus muscle. J Magn Reson Imaging 2004; 19:617-22. [PMID: 15112312 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To study the apparent heterogeneous characteristics of trimethyl ammonium (TMA) in healthy human muscles at rest, and to illustrate the importance of establishing the baseline characteristics of proton metabolites in muscles with a West Nile patient. MATERIALS AND METHODS Point-resolved spectroscopy (PRESS) magnetic resonance spectroscopy imaging (MRSI) with lipid suppression and optional outer-volume presaturation were used to acquire 1H spectra of human muscles at rest at 1.5 Tesla. A total of 28 subjects (27 normal volunteers and 1 patient with West Nile disease) between the ages of 22 and 76 participated in the study. RESULTS The apparent T2 values of TMA for soleus and gastrocnemius muscles in normal volunteers are 180 +/- 50 and 80 +/- 20 msec, respectively. This difference has profound effects on the apparent spectral pattern of 1H metabolites. The TMA/total creatine (tCr) spectral pattern of the soleus muscle of a West Nile patient resembles that of gastrocnemius muscle of healthy volunteers. CONCLUSION There are significant differences in the apparent T2 values of TMA between healthy soleus and gastrocnemius muscles at rest. It is important to establish the baseline characteristics of proton metabolites before clinical or physiological studies can be performed.
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- Jiani Hu
- Department of Radiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
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Schröder L, Bachert P. Evidence for a dipolar-coupled AM system in carnosine in human calf muscle from in vivo 1H NMR spectroscopy. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2003; 164:256-269. [PMID: 14511594 DOI: 10.1016/s1090-7807(03)00205-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Spin systems with residual dipolar couplings such as creatine, taurine, and lactate in skeletal muscle tissue exhibit first-order spectra in in vivo 1H NMR spectroscopy at 1.5 T because the coupled protons are represented by (nearly) symmetrized eigenfunctions. The imidazole ring protons (H2, H4) of carnosine are suspected to form also a coupled system. The ring's stiffness could enable a connectivity between these anisochronous protons with the consequence of second-order spectra at low field strength. Our purpose was to study whether this deviation from the Paschen-Back condition can be used to detect the H2-H4 coupling in localized 1D 1H NMR spectra obtained at 1.5 T (64 MHz) from the human calf in a conventional whole-body scanner. As for the hydrogen hyperfine interaction, a Breit-Rabi equation was derived to describe the transition from Zeeman to Paschen-Back regime for two dipolar-coupled protons. The ratio of the measurable coupling strength (Sk) and the difference in resonance frequencies of the coupled spins (Deltaomega) induces quantum-state mixing of various degree upon definition of an appropriate eigenbase of the coupled spin system. The corresponding Clebsch-Gordan coefficients manifest in characteristic energy corrections in the Breit-Rabi formula. These additional terms were used to define an asymmetry parameter of the line positions as a function of Sk and Deltaomega. The observed frequency shifts of the resonances were found to be consistent with this parameter within the accuracy achievable in in vivo NMR spectroscopy. Thus it was possible to identify the origin of satellite peaks of H2, H4 and to describe this so far not investigated type of residual dipolar coupling in vivo.
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- Leif Schröder
- Biophysik und Medizinische Strahlenphysik, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Lambeth MJ, Kushmerick MJ, Marcinek DJ, Conley KE. Basal glycogenolysis in mouse skeletal muscle: in vitro model predicts in vivo fluxes. Mol Biol Rep 2003; 29:135-9. [PMID: 12241044 DOI: 10.1023/a:1020305208137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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A previously published mammalian kinetic model of skeletal muscle glycogenolysis, consisting of literature in vitro parameters, was modified by substituting mouse specific Vmax values. The model demonstrates that glycogen breakdown to lactate is under ATPase control. Our criteria to test whether in vitro parameters could reproduce in vivo dynamics was the ability of the model to fit phosphocreatine (PCr) and inorganic phosphate (Pi) dynamic NMR data from ischemic basal mouse hindlimbs and predict biochemically-assayed lactate concentrations. Fitting was accomplished by optimizing four parameters--the ATPase rate coefficient, fraction of activated glycogen phosphorylase, and the equilibrium constants of creatine kinase and adenylate kinase (due to the absence of pH in the model). The optimized parameter values were physiologically reasonable, the resultant model fit the [PCr] and [Pi] timecourses well, and the model predicted the final measured lactate concentration. This result demonstrates that additional features of in vivo enzyme binding are not necessary for quantitative description of glycogenolytic dynamics.
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- Melissa J Lambeth
- University of Washington, Department of Bioengineering, Seattle 98195-7115, USA.
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Asllani I, Shankland E, Pratum T, Kushmerick M. Effects of pH and molecular charge on dipolar coupling interactions of solutes in skeletal muscle observed by DQF, 1H NMR spectroscopy. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2003; 163:124-132. [PMID: 12852916 DOI: 10.1016/s1090-7807(03)00060-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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In this study we tested the effect of molecular charge and chirality as well as tissue pH on dipolar coupling interaction in skeletal muscle. These results were demonstrated by double quantum filtered, DQF, 1H NMR spectra acquired on permeable skeletal muscle samples dialyzed against buffered solutions containing three classes of solutes-electrolytes (lactate and Tris), zwitterions (alanine and glycine), and non-electrolytes (dioxane and ethanol)-as a function of pH ranging from 5.0 to 8.5. The results show that charge density on the protein filaments strongly influences dipolar coupling of solutes in muscle whereas charge on the solutes themselves has only a small effect. The frequency splitting of the dipolar coupled peaks for all the molecules tested was strongly affected by muscle pH. Higher pH increased negative charge density on the filaments and resulted in weaker dipolar coupling for anions and zwitterions but stronger coupling for the cation TRIS. Molecular charge per se or chirality did not affect the frequency splitting of the dipolar coupled peaks. The molecules, lactate, ethanol, and alanine, have scalar coupled spins and consequently a double quantum signal in solution. However, spectra acquired from these molecules in muscle showed an additional frequency splitting due to additional dipolar coupling interactions. Due to lack of scalar coupling, spectra from Tris, glycine, and dioxane showed no double quantum signal in solution but did when in muscle. All these observations can be explained by the fact that the net charge on protein filaments dominates the mechanism of dipolar coupling interactions in the highly anisotropic structures in muscle.
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- I Asllani
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Fechete R, Demco DE, Blümich B, Eliav U, Navon G. Anisotropy of collagen fiber orientation in sheep tendon by 1H double-quantum-filtered NMR signals. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2003; 162:166-175. [PMID: 12762993 DOI: 10.1016/s1090-7807(02)00200-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The anisotropy of the angular distribution of collagen fibrils in a sheep tendon was investigated by 1H double-quantum (DQ) filtered NMR signals. Double-quantum build-up curves generated by the five-pulse sequence were measured for different angles between the direction of the static magnetic field and the axis of the tendon plug. Proton residual dipolar couplings determined from the DQ build-up curves in the initial excitation/reconversion time regime which mainly represent the bound water are interpreted in terms of a model of spin-1/2 pairs with their internuclear axes oriented on average along the fibril direction in the presence of proton exchange. The angular distribution of collagen fibrils around the symmetry axis of the tendon measured by the anisotropy of the residual dipolar couplings was described by a Gaussian function with a standard deviation of 12 degrees +/-1 degrees and with the center of the distribution at 4 degrees +/-1 degrees. The existence of this distribution is directly reflected in the finite value of the residual dipolar couplings at the magic angle, the value of the angular contrast, and the oscillatory behavior of the DQ build-up curves. The 1H residual dipolar couplings were also measured from the doublets recorded by the DQ-filtered signals. From the angular dependence of the normalized splitting the angular distribution of the collagen fibrils was evaluated using a Gaussian function with a standard deviation of 19 degrees +/-1 degrees and with the center of distribution at 2 degrees +/-1 degrees. The advantages and disadvantages of these approaches are discussed.
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- R Fechete
- Institut für Technische Chemie und Makromolekulare Chemie, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule, Worringerweg 1, D-52056, Aachen, Germany
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Hu J, Jiang Q, Xia Y, Zuo C. High spatial resolution in vivo 2D (1)H magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging of human muscles with a band-selective technique. Magn Reson Imaging 2001; 19:1091-6. [PMID: 11711233 DOI: 10.1016/s0730-725x(01)00438-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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This report demonstrates a 2D (1)H magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) technique that can address some technical difficulties often encountered in MRS studies of human muscles. A preliminary application of this whole-slice technique in human skeletal muscles demonstrates clearly noticeable differences in (1)H metabolite spectra between different human muscles. This observation illustrates the importance of multi-voxel and high spatial resolution in a heterogeneous environment. This technique is robust, can be easily implemented on a commercial MR scanner, and should prove useful for investigators in both basic and clinical (1)H MRS studies.
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- J Hu
- Department of Radiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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Asllani I, Shankland E, Pratum T, Kushmerick M. Double quantum filtered (1)H NMR spectroscopy enables quantification of lactate in muscle. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2001; 152:195-202. [PMID: 11567572 DOI: 10.1006/jmre.2001.2407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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In this study we address the question of quantification of muscle lactate using double quantum filtered (DQF) (1)H NMR spectroscopy where dipolar and scalar coupled spectra are acquired. For this, lactate content in muscle samples was independently determined using a conventional enzymatic assay and DQF, (1)H NMR spectroscopy. NMR quantification of lactate relied on comparison of muscle spectra with similarly acquired spectra of standard lactate solutions. Transverse relaxation, T(2), and dipolar coupling effects were investigated at two different orientations of muscle fibers relative to B(o) and at various lactate concentrations. In all cases, we found a biexponential T(2) decay of the lactate methyl signal with a long T(2) of 142 ms (+/-8 ms, n=24) and a short T(2) of 37 ms (+/-6 ms, n=24). Lactate content of muscle determined by NMR spectroscopy agreed with the results obtained from enzymatic assays of the same samples provided that T(2) effects as well as the presence of both scalar and dipolar coupling interactions of lactate in muscle were taken into account.
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- I Asllani
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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in 't Zandt H, van Der Graaf M, Heerschap A. Common processing of in vivo MR spectra. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2001; 14:224-232. [PMID: 11410940 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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This introductory article addresses approaches currently in use to process in vivo spectra. First, a brief overview is given of the information content represented by the parameters of MR signals. Subsequently, common steps in the processing of MR spectra such as pre-processing, normalisation and quantification and the use of prior knowledge are described. Finally, some prospects for more advanced processing are given.
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- H in 't Zandt
- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University Medical Center Nijmegen, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Boesch C, Kreis R. Dipolar coupling and ordering effects observed in magnetic resonance spectra of skeletal muscle. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2001; 14:140-148. [PMID: 11320539 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Skeletal muscle is a biological structure with a high degree of organization at different spatial levels. This order influences magnetic resonance (MR) in vivo-in particular 1H-spectra-by a series of effects that have very distinct physical sources and biomedical applications: (a) bulk fat (extramyocellular lipids, EMCL) along fasciae forms macroscopic plates, changing the susceptibility within these structures compared to the spherical droplets that contain intra-myocellular lipids (IMCL); this effect leads to a separation of the signals from EMCL and IMCL; (b) dipolar coupling effects due to anisotropic motional averaging have been shown for 1H-resonances of creatine, taurine, and lactate; (c) aromatic protons of carnosine show orientation-dependent effects that can be explained by dipolar coupling, chemical shift anisotropy or by relaxation anisotropy; (d) limited rotational freedom and/or compartmentation may explain differences of 1H-MR-visibility of the creatine/phosphocreatine resonances; (e) lactate 1H-MR resonances are reported to reveal information on tissue compartmentation; (f) transverse relaxation of water and metabolites show multiple components, indicative of intra-, extracellular and/or macromolecular-bound pools, and in addition dipolar or J-coupling lead to a modulation of the signal decay, hindering straightforward interpretation; (g) diffusion weighted 31P-MRS has shown restricted diffusion of phosphocreatine; (h) magnetization transfer (MT) indicates that there is a motionally restricted proton pool in spin-exchange with free creatine; reduced availability or restricted motion of creatine is particularly important for an estimation of ADP from 31P-MR spectra, and in addition MT effects may alter the signal intensity of creatine 1H-resonances following water-suppression pulses; (i) transcytolemmal water-exchange can be studied in 1H-MRS by contrast-agents applied to the extracellular space; (k) transport of glucose across the cell membrane has been studied in diabetes patients using a combination of 13C- and 31P-MRS; and l residual quadrupolar interaction in 23Na MR spectra from human skeletal muscle suggest that sodium ions are bound to ordered muscular structures.
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- C Boesch
- Department of Clinical Research, MR Spectroscopy and Methodology, University of Bern, Switzerland.
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As the end product of anaerobic metabolism and a source of H(+), lactic acid is important in metabolism and pH regulation. Several methods have been introduced to calculate changes in the lactate anion (Lac(-)) concentration in exercising skeletal muscle from information derived from the (31)P spectrum. Alternatively, Lac-may be observed directly with (1)H MRS. Both (1)H and (31)P spectroscopy have potential problems, which could prevent accurate determination of [Lac(-)]. It is demonstrated that quantitatively accurate (1)H MRS measurements of changes in [Lac(-)] due to exercise are possible in isolated muscle. In general, calculation by (31)P MRS overestimates Lac-production. An analysis is presented of possible sources of errors in the (1)H and (31)P MRS methods.
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- A C Hsu
- Biomedical Magnetic Resonance Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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Hecke PV. Current awareness. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2000; 13:314-319. [PMID: 10960923 DOI: 10.1002/1099-1492(200008)13:5<314::aid-nbm627>3.0.co;2-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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In order to keep subscribers up-to-date with the latest developments in their field, John Wiley & Sons are providing a current awareness service in each issue of the journal. The bibliography contains newly published material in the field of NMR in biomedicine. Each bibliography is divided into 9 sections: 1 Books, Reviews ' Symposia; 2 General; 3 Technology; 4 Brain and Nerves; 5 Neuropathology; 6 Cancer; 7 Cardiac, Vascular and Respiratory Systems; 8 Liver, Kidney and Other Organs; 9 Muscle and Orthopaedic. Within each section, articles are listed in alphabetical order with respect to author. If, in the preceding period, no publications are located relevant to any one of these headings, that section will be omitted.
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- PV Hecke
- Katholicke Universiteit Leuven, Facultiet der Geneeskunde, Biomedische NMR Eenheid, Onderwijs en Navorsing, Gasthuisberg, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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in 't Zandt HJ, Klomp DW, Oerlemans F, Wieringa B, Hilbers CW, Heerschap A. Proton MR spectroscopy of wild-type and creatine kinase deficient mouse skeletal muscle: dipole-dipole coupling effects and post-mortem changes. Magn Reson Med 2000; 43:517-24. [PMID: 10748426 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1522-2594(200004)43:4<517::aid-mrm5>3.0.co;2-i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Localized proton MR spectra of mouse skeletal muscle obtained at 7 T show dipole-dipole coupling effects for creatine and putative taurine resonances and for the lactate methine signal. These effects are independent of the presence of creatine kinase. The intensity of the methylene (1)H resonance of creatine is not different between wild-type and creatine kinase deficient mice, which have a lower phosphocreatine content. (1)H-MR spectra acquired post-mortem from wild-type mouse skeletal muscle parallel to B(0) show a linewidth decrease for the methyl resonance of creatine and a 20% signal intensity loss for its methylene peak concurrent with the total breakdown of phosphocreatine as observed by (31)P-MR spectroscopy. However, with the muscle at the magic angle no changes in the appearance and intensity of creatine (and taurine) resonances are observed. These results indicate that the changes observed for creatine resonances are related to altered dipolar couplings and that the intensity of the methylene peak does not necessarily reflect muscular phosphocreatine content.
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- H J in 't Zandt
- Department of Radiology, University Hospital Nijmegen, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Friedman SD, Dager SR, Richards TL, Petropoulos H, Posse S. Modeling brain compartmental lactate response to metabolic challenge: a feasibility study. Psychiatry Res 2000; 98:55-66. [PMID: 10708926 DOI: 10.1016/s0925-4927(99)00053-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Magnetic resonance spectroscopy has been used to characterize abnormal brain lactate response in panic disorder (PD) subjects following lactate infusion. The present study integrated water quantification and tissue segmentation to evaluate compartmental lactate response within brain and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). As there is evidence of brain parenchymal pH changes during lactate infusion, water scans were collected at baseline and post-infusion to address brain water stability. Water levels remained essentially stable across the protocol suggesting internal water provides an improved reference signal for measuring dynamic changes in response to metabolic challenge paradigms such as lactate infusion. To model brain lactate changes by compartments, we took the null hypothesis that lactate rises occur only in tissue. The approach referenced lactate amplitude (potentially from both compartments) to 'voxel' water (water scan corrected for differential T(2) between CSF brain at long-echo times - synonymous to a short-echo water scan). If the magnitude of lactate rise in CSF was equal to or greater than brain, voxels with substantial CSF fractions should demonstrate an equivalent or elevated response to voxels comprised only of tissue. The magnitude of lactate increases paralleled voxel tissue fraction suggesting the abnormal lactate rise observed in PD is tissue-based. The feasibility of lactate quantification and compartmental modeling are discussed.
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- S D Friedman
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 4225 Roosevelt Way NE-Suite 306-C, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105-6099, USA
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