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Giubbini R, Paghera B, Dondi M, Estrada Lobato E, Peix A, Paez D. Critical Appraisal of the Current Role of Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in the Management of Acute Chest Pain. Semin Nucl Med 2023; 53:733-742. [PMID: 37722928 DOI: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2023.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/20/2023]
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This paper describes the evolution of nuclear cardiology techniques in the setting of acute coronary syndromes. Since the 1970s, the contribution of nuclear cardiology has been fundamental in delineating the physiopathology and diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction, when electrocardiogram (ECG) did not provide the diagnosis and when cardiac enzyme assessments were at a very early stage. In this clinical situation, at that time the role of pyrophosphate scintigraphy and antimyosin antibodies was important in ensuring diagnostic precision. However, these methods showed limitations and were abandoned in the late 80s and early 90s when therapeutic applications such as thrombolytic therapy, and primary-and rescue-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were introduced. Beginning in the mid-80s, the introduction and widespread use of perfusion tracers such as 99mTc labelled compounds and technological advances such as SPECT, allowed to assess the efficacy of thrombolysis and early revascularization, as well as to assess in depth myocardial salvage. Currently, perfusion SPECT, especially using fast imaging techniques and dedicated cardiac SPECT with solid-state detectors, allows a quick confirmation or exclusion of acute coronary syndromes, particularly in low-to-intermediate likelihood of coronary artery disease (CAD), especially when there are absolute or relative contraindications to the use of coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA).
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- Raffaele Giubbini
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Nuclear Medicine Unit, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging Section, Division of Human Health, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging Section, Division of Human Health, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Institute of Cardiology, Havana, Cuba
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging Section, Division of Human Health, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria.
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Strauss HW, Mariani G. Detection of chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity with antimyosin pretargeted imaging. J Nucl Cardiol 2019; 26:1345-1347. [PMID: 29392625 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-018-1192-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/05/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- H William Strauss
- Molecular Imaging and Therapy Section, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
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- Regional Center of Nuclear Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Lavin Plaza B, Theodoulou I, Rashid I, Hajhosseiny R, Phinikaridou A, Botnar RM. Molecular Imaging in Ischemic Heart Disease. CURRENT CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING REPORTS 2019; 12:31. [PMID: 31281564 PMCID: PMC6557873 DOI: 10.1007/s12410-019-9500-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Purpose of Review The purpose of this paper is to review current and new modalities to image key biological processes in ischemic heart disease and after myocardial infarction non-invasively. Recent Findings New imaging targets have been developed to detect and quantify myocardial damage after ischemia. Although positron emission tomography (PET) has been leading the development of new probes in the past, continuous improvements of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) together with the development of new novel MRI contrast agents opens new research avenues including the combination of both PET and MRI to obtain anatomic, functional, and molecular information simultaneously, which is not possible from a single imaging session. Summary This review summarizes the state of art of non-invasive molecular imaging of the myocardium during ischemia and after myocardial infarction using PET and MRI. We also describe the different contrast agents that have been developed to image the different phases of cardiac healing and the biological processes associated with each of those phases. Importantly, here we focus on imaging of inflammation as it is the key biological process that orchestrates clearance of dead cells, tissue remodeling, cardiac repair, and future outcome. We also focus on clinical translation of some of the novel contrast agents that have been tested in patients and discuss the need for larger, multi-center patient studies to fully validate the applicability of new imaging probes.
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- Begoña Lavin Plaza
- 1School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, 3rd Floor, Lambeth wing, St Thomas Hospital, London, SE1 7EH UK
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- 2Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
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- 1School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, 3rd Floor, Lambeth wing, St Thomas Hospital, London, SE1 7EH UK
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- 1School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, 3rd Floor, Lambeth wing, St Thomas Hospital, London, SE1 7EH UK
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- 1School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, 3rd Floor, Lambeth wing, St Thomas Hospital, London, SE1 7EH UK
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- 1School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, 3rd Floor, Lambeth wing, St Thomas Hospital, London, SE1 7EH UK.,3Escuela de Ingeniería, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Voynov V, Chennamsetty N, Kayser V, Wallny HJ, Helk B, Trout BL. Design and application of antibody cysteine variants. Bioconjug Chem 2010; 21:385-92. [PMID: 20092294 DOI: 10.1021/bc900509s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Antibodies are multidomain proteins that are extensively used as a research tool in molecular biology and as therapeutics in medicine. In many cases, antibodies are engineered to contain surface cysteines for the site-specific conjugation of payloads. These antibodies can serve as payload vehicles in targeting a diseased cell to which the conjugated molecules exercise their activity. Here, we design and analyze a set of fourteen new IgG1 cysteine variants, with at least one variant per immunoglobulin fold domain. The cross-linking propensity of these mutants correlates very well with a tool we have developed for measuring aggregation propensity in silico, called spatial aggregation propensity (SAP). Our results indicate the utility of the SAP technology in selecting antibody cysteine variants with desired properties. Moreover, the different oligomerization propensity of the variants suggests a variety of applications in molecular biology and medicine, such as payload delivery, structural analysis, electrophoresis, and chromatography.
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- Vladimir Voynov
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chemical Engineering, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Sosnovik DE. Molecular Imaging of Myocardial Injury: A Magnetofluorescent Approach. CURRENT CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING REPORTS 2009; 2:33-39. [PMID: 20090858 DOI: 10.1007/s12410-009-0005-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The role of molecular imaging in enhancing the understanding of myocardial injury and repair is rapidly expanding. Moreover, in recent years magnetic resonance and fluorescence-based approaches have been added to the molecular imaging armamentarium and have been used to image selected molecular and cellular targets in the myocardium. Apoptosis, necrosis, macrophage infiltration, myeloperoxidase activity, cathepsin activity, and type 1 collagen have all been imaged in vivo with a magnetofluorescent (MRI and/or fluorescence) approach. This review highlights the potential of these and other magnetofluorescent agents, with particular focus on their role in ischemic heart disease.
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- David E Sosnovik
- Center for Molecular Imaging Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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Targeted imaging of myocardial damage. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 5 Suppl 2:S63-70. [PMID: 18641609 DOI: 10.1038/ncpcardio1115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2007] [Accepted: 11/16/2007] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Molecular imaging agents can be targeted to a specific receptor or protein on the cardiomyocyte surface, or to enzymes released into the interstitial space, such as cathepsins, matrix metalloproteinases and myeloperoxidase. Molecular imaging of the myocardium, however, requires the imaging agent to be small, sensitive (nanomolar levels or better), and able to gain access to the interstitial space. Several novel agents that fulfill these criteria have been used for targeted molecular imaging applications in the myocardium. Magnetic resonance, fluorescence, and single-photon emission CT have been used to image the molecular signals generated by these agents. The use of targeted imaging agents in the myocardium has the potential to provide valuable insights into the pathophysiology of myocardial injury and to facilitate the development of novel therapeutic strategies.
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- Ban-An Khaw
- School of Pharmacy, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Mugar Building, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Pons-Lladó G, Ballester M, Borrás X, Carreras F, Carrió I, López-Contreras J, Roca-Cusachs A, Marrugat J, Narula J. Myocardial cell damage in human hypertension. J Am Coll Cardiol 2000; 36:2198-203. [PMID: 11127461 DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(00)00983-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to investigate the presence of myocardial cell damage in patients with systemic hypertension and its relationship with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). BACKGROUND Although initially compensatory, LVH adversely affects myocellular integrity and contributes to congestive heart failure in hypertensive patients. Noninvasive detection of myocardial damage can be of value. METHODS We performed imaging studies with 111In-labeled monoclonal antimyosin antibodies to identify myocardial damage in 39 patients with systemic hypertension and variable degrees of LVH. Three groups were considered: 16 asymptomatic patients with normal echocardiographic left ventricular mass (LVM) (group I); 14 asymptomatic patients with LVH (group II) and 9 patients with symptomatic hypertensive heart disease and advanced LVH (group III). The severity of myocardial damage was represented as heart-to-lung (target-to-background) antibody uptake ratio (normal: <1.55). RESULTS Mean LVM index was 105+/-14 g/m2 in group I, 124+/-24 in group II and 174+/-29 in group III. Heart-to-lung ratios of antimyosin uptake were: 1.45+/-0.14 in group I, 4 of the 16 (25%) patients showing an abnormal scan; 1.50+/-0.07 in group II with abnormal scans in 2 of the 14 (16%) patients and 1.77+/-0.16 (p < 0.001) in group III, all 9 patients presenting with abnormal antimyosin scans. On multivariate regression analysis LVM index was the main variable that independently correlated with the degree of myocardial uptake of antimyosin (r = 0.815; p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS This study provides the first in vivo evidence of myocyte damage in patients with hypertension. The severity of myocardial damage can be related to the magnitude of LVH.
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- G Pons-Lladó
- Servei de Cardiologia, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
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Serra-Grima R, Estorch M, Carrió I, Subirana M, Bernà L, Prat T. Marked ventricular repolarization abnormalities in highly trained athletes' electrocardiograms: clinical and prognostic implications. J Am Coll Cardiol 2000; 36:1310-6. [PMID: 11028488 DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(00)00853-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We sought to study the functional, clinical and prognostic implications of marked repolarization abnormalities (MRA) sometimes seen in athletes' electrocardiograms (ECGs). BACKGROUND The clinical meaning of ECG MRA in athletes is unknown. No relationship has been drawn between either training intensity or any particular type of sport and MRA. Athletes are usually symptom free and do not show any decrease in their physical performance. It is as yet unclear whether MRA may have a negative effect on the performance of such athletes in competitive sports. METHODS We studied 26 athletes with MRA (negative T waves > or =2 mm in three or more ECG leads at rest). No athletes presented clinical symptoms of cardiac disease or decrease in their physical performance. Clinical and physical examinations, ECG at rest, exercise test and echocardiographic and antimyosin studies were performed in all athletes. Rest/exercise myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography studies were performed in 17 athletes. The follow-up ranged from 4 to 20 years (mean 6.7 years). RESULTS Four athletes were excluded due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Echocardiographic studies showed right and left normal ventricular dimensions for highly conditioned athletes. In the exercise test, heart rate was 166 +/- 12.4 beats/min, and exercise tolerance was 15.2 +/- 2.7 metabolic equivalents of the task. All athletes had ECG at rest simulating myocardial ischemia or "pseudoischemia" with a tendency to normalize during exercise. Myocardial perfusion studies were normal in the studied athletes. Antimyosin studies showed mild and diffuse myocardial radiotracer uptake in 15 athletes (68%). No adverse clinical events were observed in the follow-up. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that MRA have no clinical or pathological implications in athletes and should, therefore, not preclude physical training or participation in sporting events.
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- R Serra-Grima
- Department of Cardiology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Centre d'Estudis d'Alt Rendiment Esportiu, Barcelona, Spain.
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Stimmel JB, Merrill BM, Kuyper LF, Moxham CP, Hutchins JT, Fling ME, Kull FC. Site-specific conjugation on serine right-arrow cysteine variant monoclonal antibodies. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:30445-50. [PMID: 10880507 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m001672200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We have engineered a cysteine residue at position 442 (EU/OU numbering) in the third constant domain (C(H)3) of the heavy chain of several IgGs with different specificities, isoforms, and variants with the intent to introduce a site for chemical conjugation. The variants were expressed in NS0 mouse myeloma cells, where monomeric IgG is the major form and formation of aggregate was minimal. Monomeric IgG contained no free thiol; however, it was discovered that the engineered thiols were reversibly blocked and could be reduced under controlled conditions. Following reduction, reactive thiol was conjugated with a cysteine-specific bifunctional chelator, bromoacetyl-TMT to a humanized 323/A3 IgG4 variant. Conjugation had no significant effect on antibody affinity. To prove that the conjugation was site-specific, an antibody-TMT conjugate was labeled with lutetium-177 and subjected to peptide mapping followed by sequence analysis. Glu-C digestion demonstrated that 91% of the label was recovered in the COOH-terminal peptide fragment containing the engineered cysteine.
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- J B Stimmel
- Department of Molecular Sciences, the Department of Structural Chemistry, Glaxo Wellcome, Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA.
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Albérini JL, Lefaix JL, Bansard JY, Bourguet P. Imaging radiation induced muscular necrosis with antimyosin-scintigraphy and computed tomography. HEALTH PHYSICS 2000; 78:53-59. [PMID: 10608310 DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200001000-00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Radiations accidents involving high exposures require accurate assessment of radiation dose for correct surgical or medical management. Techniques involving computed tomography and antimyosin-antibody scintigraphy were evaluated in an experimental model of acute localized irradiation overexposure to 192Ir. Ten rabbits were exposed to a single dose of 192Ir gamma irradiation (120 Gy) on the back (right iliospinal muscle). Computed tomography and antimyosin-antibody scintigraphy results were compared with those in four control animals. Planar scintiscans (posterior views) were performed 48 h post-injection of antimyosin-antibody each week for 2 mo after exposure. An antimyosin uptake was observed in irradiated muscle five weeks after exposure and correlated with computed tomography and histopathology results, showing muscle necrosis. Biodistribution assessed at 7 and 9 wk post exposure confirmed antimyosin-antibody accumulation in damaged muscle. A semi-quantitative analysis of a region of interest over the uptake area in the irradiated muscle (on the right side) and a contralateral non-irradiated region of interest used as control showed that uptake was significantly higher in irradiated animals than in control animals (p < 0.02). Antimyosin-antibody scintiscans used in nuclear cardiology to explore ischemic heart disease, myocarditis or heart transplant rejection could be realized to assess the extent of muscle necrosis after trauma or radiation induced injury.
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- J L Albérini
- Laboratoire de Médecine Nucléaire, Centre de Recherche et de Lutte Contre le Cancer, Rennes, France
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Narula J, Malhotra A, Yasuda T, Talwar KK, Reddy KS, Chopra P, Southern JF, Vasan RS, Tandon R, Bhatia ML, Khaw BA, Strauss HW. Usefulness of antimyosin antibody imaging for the detection of active rheumatic myocarditis. Am J Cardiol 1999; 84:946-50, A7. [PMID: 10532521 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00476-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Myocarditis constitutes an important component of rheumatic carditis. Antimyosin scintigraphy, which allows noninvasive assessment of myocyte damage, can be used for documentation of cardiac involvement in patients with rheumatic fever where clinical diagnosis is not unequivocal.
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- J Narula
- Hahnemann University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102, USA.
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Tc-99m pyrophosphate is the grandfather of infarct avid agents. Its value is its clinical availability and ease of use. However, its shortcomings are the delay of 2 to 3 days for reliable interpretation in nonreperfused myocardial infarction (MI) and the overarching bone activity. Antimyosin provides exquisite specificity for the detection of myocardial necrosis irrespective of the cause of the injury. Therefore, diagnosis of equivocal MI or confirmation of diffuse myocardial necrosis would benefit from the availability of In-111 labeled antimyosin Fab. The drawback of antimyosin, like that of Tc-99m pyrophosphate, is the delay, in this case because of the protracted blood clearance of the antibody protein macromolecules. Tc-99m glucaric acid, on the other hand, may fulfill the original role envisioned for antimyosin, which was to enable early, rapid diagnosis of acute MI. However, the window for the use of Tc-99m glucaric acid appears to be limited to within the first day of the acute event. Therefore, there is a potential use of both Tc-99m glucaric acid and In-111 antimyosin in tandem with Tc-99m glucaric acid, which would not only facilitate early detection and diagnosis of acute MI and diagnosis of equivocal MI, but also may permit stratification of the infarct age.
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- B A Khaw
- Center for Cardiovascular Targeting, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Ballester M, Bordes R, Tazelaar HD, Carrió I, Marrugat J, Narula J, Billingham ME. Evaluation of biopsy classification for rejection: relation to detection of myocardial damage by monoclonal antimyosin antibody imaging. J Am Coll Cardiol 1998; 31:1357-61. [PMID: 9581733 DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(98)00084-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study sought to compare the histologic grades of rejection in endomyocardial biopsy specimens with the global estimate of myocardial transplant-related cardiac damage detected by myocardial uptake of monoclonal antimyosin antibodies. BACKGROUND The diagnosis and treatment of acute cardiac allograft rejection is based on the interpretation of endomyocardial biopsies. Because allograft rejection is a multifocal process and biopsy is obtained from a small area of the right ventricle, sampling error may occur. Global assessment of myocardial damage associated with graft rejection is now possible with the use of antimyosin scintigraphy. The present study was undertaken to compare the histologic grades of rejection in endomyocardial biopsy specimens with the global assessment of transplant-related myocardial damage detected by antimyosin scintigraphy. METHODS Biopsies (n=395) from 112 patients were independently interpreted by three pathologists in a blinded manner according to the original Stanford four-grade (normal, mild, moderate and severe) and the current International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) seven-grade (0, 1A, 1B, 2, 3A, 3B and 4) classifications. The results were correlated with 395 antimyosin studies performed at the time of the biopsies. The heart/lung ratio of antimyosin antibody uptake was used to assess the severity of myocardial damage. RESULTS In the Stanford biopsy grade classification, significantly higher antimyosin uptake, indicating increasing degrees of myocardial damage, were associated with normal (1.78+/-0.26), mild (1.88+/-0.31) and moderate (1.95+/-0.38) biopsy classifications for rejection (p < 0.01). In the ISHLT classification, significant differences were detected only for antimyosin uptake associated with grades 0 (1.77+/-0.26) and 3A (1.98+/-0.39) but not for intermediate scores (1A, 1B and 2). In view of the similar intensity of antibody uptake among the various grades, ISHLT biopsy scores were regrouped: normal biopsies in grade A; 1A and 1B as grade B; and 2 and 3A as grade C. Antimyosin uptake in grades A, B and C was 1.78+/-0.26, 1.88+/-0.31, 1.95+/-0.38, respectively (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS The current ISHLT seven-grade scoring system does not reflect the progressive severity of myocardial damage associated with heart transplant rejection. Because myocardial damage constitutes the basis of treatment for allograft rejection, there is a need to reevaluate the ISHLT grading system, given its importance for multicenter trials.
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- M Ballester
- Department of Pathology, Hospital Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
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Martí V, Ballester M, Rigla M, Narula J, Bernà L, Pons-Lladó G, Carrió I, Carreras F, Webb SM. Myocardial damage does not occur in untreated hyperthyroidism unless associated with congestive heart failure. Am Heart J 1997; 134:1133-7. [PMID: 9424076 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-8703(97)70036-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Even in the absence of underlying cardiac disease, hyperthyroidism has seldom been reported to be associated with left ventricular dysfunction and congestive heart failure. The left ventricular function invariably improves with achievement of euthyroid status. Anecdotal autopsy reports have suggested that myocardial necrosis associated with hyperthyroidism may be responsible for congestive heart failure. This study prospectively evaluates the role of myocardial necrosis in untreated hyperthyroidism by imaging with Indium-111 antimyosin antibody. Thirteen consecutive patients (7 men and 6 women, mean age 36 +/- 11 years) with hyperthyroidism and Graves' disease (10 patients), subacute thyroiditis (2 patients), or multinodular goiter (1 patient) formed the basis of the study. The T4 levels ranged from 33 to 183 pmol/L (mean 103 +/- 47 pmol/L) and cardiac output from 5.47 to 11.0 L/min (mean 7.17 +/- 1.75 L/min). Two patients had clinical congestive heart failure and mildly depressed left ventricular ejection fraction. Both patients had scintigraphic evidence of myocardial damage with abnormal antimyosin scans. In the remaining 11 patients with normal left ventricular ejection fraction, no antimyosin uptake was observed. The reevaluation of two patients with abnormal initial scans 6 to 8 months after treatment revealed euthyroid status, resolution of antimyosin uptake, and normalization of left ventricular function. This study indicates that myocardial necrosis may be detected in a small proportion of patients with hyperthyroidism, which could contribute to left ventricular systolic dysfunction.
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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Slater JB, Slater JM, Gridley DS, Kirk GA. Relationship between ZCE 025 blood clearance and liver accumulation in patients with colorectal cancer. IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY 1996; 35:111-8. [PMID: 8956974 DOI: 10.1016/s0162-3109(96)00134-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Clinical interest in radiolabelled monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) derives from their ability to target tissues and deliver radioisotopes thereto. Diagnostic and therapeutic trials suggest that the potential of mAbs would be optimized with better understanding of factors which influence blood clearance. This study sought to advance that understanding. Nine colon cancer patients were injected with 20 mg 111In radiolabelled ZCE 025 mAb, then laser-positioned and imaged daily for one week via nuclear medicine views. Laser-positioned CT images were also obtained, enabling image registration. Blood samples were taken at 30, 60, and 90 min and at every imaging time point. Sample activity was plotted to estimate the elimination half-life (t1/2 beta). Liver radiation dose was calculated from the images and evaluated for total organ (mCi-h) and region of interest (microCi-h/g). Laboratory values and patients' physical parameters were also studied to determine their impact on liver uptake and mAb blood clearance. Liver radiation dose, as measured in this study, correlated with terminal half-life of the mAb in blood; patients' liver enzymes and physical parameters did not. Radioactivity in a 48-h or 72-h blood sample correlates with t1/2 beta and liver radiation dose, suggesting that a single 72-h sample can predict both.
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- J B Slater
- Department of Radiology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, CA 92354, USA
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Bollinger JE, Banks WA, Kastin AJ, Welch MJ, Roundhill DM. Biodistribution of the lipophilic complexes 59Fe(RsalH2)3tach (R = H, NO2 and OMe) and 68Ga(NO2salH2)3tach. Nucl Med Biol 1996; 23:645-52. [PMID: 8905831 DOI: 10.1016/0969-8051(96)00035-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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A series of highly lipophilic comploffs 59Fe(RsalH2)3tach (R = H, NO2, OMe) and 68Ga(NO2salH2)3tach have been evaluated in vivo as potentially clinically useful agents.
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- J E Bollinger
- Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA
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Taillefer R, Boucher L, Lambert R, Grégoire J, Phaneuf DC, Sikorsa H. Technetium-99m antimyosin antibody (3-48) myocardial imaging: human biodistribution, safety and clinical results in detection of acute myocardial infarction. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE 1995; 22:453-64. [PMID: 7641754 DOI: 10.1007/bf00839060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Technetium-99m antimyosin (99mTc-AM) antibody imaging may have significant advantages over indium-111 antimyosin in clinical practice. The purpose of this study was to determine the human biodistribution, the safety profile and the sensitivity of 99mTc-AM (3-48) imaging in the detection of both Q-wave and non-Q-wave myocardial infarction (MI). Biodistribution and safety parameters were mainly determined in 12 normal healthy volunteers while 40 patients with proven MI (22 Q-wave, 18 non-Q-wave) were injected with 99mTc-AM (20-25 mCi) between 5 h and 7 days after the onset of acute chest pain. Three standard planar views were performed at 6 h and at 24 h post injection. Both sets of images were completed in 33 patients while two patients were imaged only at 6 h, three patients only at 18 h and one at 18 and 24 h. One patient was not imaged. Vital signs and ECG were recorded and blood samples for haematology, biochemistry and human antimurine antibodies (HAMA) and urinalysis were obtained in all volunteers and patients. No serious adverse reactions or side-effects attributable to 99mTc-AM have been reported. No volunteers or patients developed allergic reactions or significant increases in HAMA titres. Reading of 99mTc-AM imaging was performed by two blinded experienced observers. The sensitivity of 99mTc-AM in the detection of MI was 100% (21/21) for Q-wave and 83.3% (15/18) for non-Q-wave infarctions. The overall sensitivity was 92.3% (36/39). The three false-negative cases were inferoposterior MI. A certain degree of uptake focalization was seen in 26 out of 35 (74.2%) at 6 h. At 24 h, two patients (5.8%) did not show 99mTc-AM uptake while 22 (64.7%) showed intense focal uptake, seven (20.6%) moderate uptake and 3 (8.9%) slight uptake. It is concluded that 99mTc-AM (3-48) imaging is safe and shows high sensitivity in the detection of both Q-wave and non-Q-wave MI even with early imaging (6 h post injection). These promising results warrant further clinical investigation.
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- R Taillefer
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Canada
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Martí V, Ballester M, Udina C, Carrió I, Alvarez E, Obrador D, Pons-Lladó G. Evaluation of myocardial cell damage by In-111-monoclonal antimyosin antibodies in patients under chronic tricyclic antidepressant drug treatment. Circulation 1995; 91:1619-23. [PMID: 7882465 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.91.6.1619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND The capability of chronic tricyclic antidepressant drug (TAD) treatment to elicit myocardial damage has been a subject of debate. Lack of an adequate noninvasive method to detect such damage has prevented an in-depth study. METHODS AND RESULTS A prospective study with In-111-monoclonal antimyosin antibodies was undertaken in a series of 21 young patients with major depression on TADs and a control group of 19 healthy subjects. A heart-to-lung ratio (HLR) of antimyosin uptake was used to discriminate normal from abnormal scans. HLR in healthy subjects was 1.39 +/- 0.08. Patients on imipramine (HLR, 1.41 +/- 0.09) or clomipramine (HLR, 1.44 +/- 0.06) showed normal studies. Those under amitriptyline had a higher HLR (1.58 +/- 0.12) compared with nonamitriptyline or normal groups (P < .05). None of the 15 patients on imipramine or clomipramine showed abnormal HLR, while 3 of 6 on amitriptyline did (P < .01). In these 3 patients, uptake decreased or disappeared after drug withdrawal. Ejection fraction was normal in every patient. CONCLUSIONS Monoclonal antimyosin antibody studies are normal in imipramine- and clomipramine-treated patients. Antibody uptake in those under amitriptyline treatment, which disappears after drug withdrawal, would suggest early evidence of myocardial toxicity.
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- V Martí
- Department of Cardiology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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Ishibashi M, Wada T, Morita S, Koga Y, Tanaka S, Umezaki N, Toshima H, Hayabuchi N. Indium-111 antimyosin monoclonal antibody Fab imaging in patients with cardiomyopathy. Ann Nucl Med 1995; 9:33-7. [PMID: 7779528 DOI: 10.1007/bf03165006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Six patients with cardiomyopathy were imaged following intravenous injection of an indium-111 labeled monoclonal antibody directed against the heavy chain of cardiac myosin. Two patients had hypertrophic non-obstructive cardiomyopathy (HNCM), two patients had dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), and two patients had specific heart muscle disease. One of 2 patients with HNCM and one of 2 patients with DCM had a positive antimyosin scan. The 2 patients with specific heart muscle disease manifested persistent blood pool activity of the antibody, thereby precluding interpretation of the images. The present report demonstrates that antimyosin antibody imaging may provide evidence of myocardial injury, or necrosis in some patients with cardiomyopathy.
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- M Ishibashi
- Department of Radiology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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Berthiaume F, Reiken SR, Toner M, Tompkins RG, Yarmush ML. Antibody-targeted photolysis of bacteria in vivo. BIO/TECHNOLOGY (NATURE PUBLISHING COMPANY) 1994; 12:703-6. [PMID: 7764916 DOI: 10.1038/nbt0794-703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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We have evaluated the efficacy of antibody-targeted photolysis to kill bacteria in vivo using specific antibacterial photosensitizer (PS) immunconjugates. After infecting the dorsal skin in mice with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, both specific and nonspecific tin (IV) chlorin e6-monoclonal antibody conjugates were injected at the infection site. After a 15 min incubation period, the site was exposed to 630 nm light with a power density of 100 mW/cm2 for 1600 seconds. Irradiation resulted in a greater then 75% decrease in the number of viable bacteria at sites treated with a specific conjugate, whereas normal bacterial growth was observed in animals that were untreated or treated with a nonspecific conjugate. Antibody-targeted photolysis may be a selective and versatile tool for treating a variety of infections.
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- F Berthiaume
- Surgical Services, Massachusetts Hospital, Boston
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Accumulation of [111In]antimyosin in various types of tumors has been reported. In order to test the possibility that the destruction of muscle tissue by tumor invasion could induce high uptake of [111In]antimyosin, we investigated the distribution of [111In]antimyosin in tumor and muscle using autoradiography (ARG). High uptake of [111In]antimyosin was observed both in rabbit papilloma VX2 and rat hepatoma AH109A by scintigraphy and tissue distribution studies, and its concentration was found to be highest at the periphery and outer surface of the tumors using whole-body ARG. However, in micro- and macro-ARG, high grain density was observed in granulation tissue with macrophage infiltration between the tumor and muscle, not in the muscle tissue invaded by tumor cell. Significant non-specific accumulation of [111In]antimyosin in inflammatory tissue surrounding the tumor was suggested.
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- K Kubota
- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Radiology, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Tibben JG, Massuger LF, Boerman OC, Claessens RA, Borm GF, Pak KY, Koenders EB, Corstens FH. Decreased kidney uptake of technetium-99m-labelled Fab' fragments in ovarian carcinoma bearing nude mice using a cleavable chelator. Nucl Med Biol 1994; 21:17-24. [PMID: 9234260 DOI: 10.1016/0969-8051(94)90125-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A new 99mTc labelling method using a cleavable chelator, RP-1, was developed. In this study Balb/c mice with ovarian carcinoma xenografts received various Fab' fragments labelled with 99mTc either directly or via RP-1. Kidney uptake was significantly lower for the RP-1 linked conjugates. Tumour uptake showed no significant differences between RP-1 conjugates and directly labelled preparations. In conclusion, with the use of the cleavable linker RP-1, kidney uptake can be reduced significantly resulting in a lower radiation dose to the kidneys.
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- J G Tibben
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Senior R, Bhattacharya S, Manspeaker P, Liu XJ, Leppo JA, Lahiri A. 99mTc-antimyosin antibody imaging for the detection of acute myocardial infarction in human beings. Am Heart J 1993; 126:536-42. [PMID: 8362706 DOI: 10.1016/0002-8703(93)90401-t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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111In-antimyosin imaging is a highly sensitive and specific technique for the detection of myocardial necrosis. Two new methods of labeling antimyosin with 99mTc have been developed, and were compared with the standard 111In-antimyosin imaging technique in 29 patients with acute myocardial infarction. Fourteen patients (group I) received directly labeled 99mTc-antimyosin, and 15 (group II) were given RP-1 conjugated 99mTc-antimyosin. 99mTc-antimyosin imaging was performed at 6, 12, and 24 hours, and 111In-antimyosin imaging was done at 24 and 48 hours following injection. The images were interpreted by three blinded observers. In group I, 99mTc-antimyosin uptake could be detected in 3, 6, and 12 cases at 6, 12, and 24 hours, respectively, compared with only 8 cases at 24 hours with 111In-antimyosin. At 48 hours all patients showed 111In-antimyosin uptake. In group II, 99mTc-antimyosin uptake could be detected in 2, 3, and 6 cases at 6, 12, and 24 hours, respectively, compared with 8 and 12 cases at 24 and 48 hours, respectively, with 111In-antimyosin. Gated blood pool studies could be obtained in all patients following 99mTc-antimyosin injection and could be used to identify regional wall motion abnormalities. The plasma half-lives of 99mTc-antimyosin in group I and group II were 2.67 +/- 0.3 hours and 4.23 +/- 0.3 hours, respectively, and the plasma half-life of 111In-antimyosin was 6.3 +/- 0.4 hours.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- R Senior
- Department of Cardiology, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, United Kingdom
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Li CJ, Miyamoto Y, Kojima Y, Maeda H. Augmentation of tumour delivery of macromolecular drugs with reduced bone marrow delivery by elevating blood pressure. Br J Cancer 1993; 67:975-80. [PMID: 8494731 PMCID: PMC1968457 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1993.179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Effects of angiotensin II (AT-II)-induced hypertension on the distribution of macromolecules to Walker carcinoma and to bone marrow of SMANCS [poly(styrene-co-maleic-acid)-neocarzinostatin conjugate] were investigated in rats. AT-II-induced hypertension from about 100 to 150 mmHg significantly increased the accumulation of the macromolecular drug SMANCS and 51Cr-labelled bovine serum albumin ([51Cr]BSA), representatives of macromolecular drugs, in tumour tissue. At 1 h after i.v. administration, intratumour concentrations of [51Cr]BSA and SMANCS were elevated by 1.2-1.8-fold. The higher drug accumulation in the tumour that was produced by the artificial hypertension was retained even 6 h after administration. This observation indicates an additive effect to that under normotensive conditions where intratumour macromolecular drug concentrations increase steadily during this period. Furthermore, distributions of these drugs in the bone marrow and the small intestine decreased during artificial hypertension to 60-80% of those in the normotensive state. Therefore, the drug concentration ratios of tumour/bone marrow and tumour/small intestine were increased by 1.8-2.4-fold. A decreased distribution of SMANCS to normal tissues under hypertensive conditions was also confirmed by the significant reduction of its toxicity e.g. leukopenia, diarrhoea, and body weight loss, even at a lethal dose. On the contrary, [3H]methylglucose showed no remarkable difference in tumour or bone marrow accumulation under this hypertensive condition. These results show the advantages of macromolecules over small molecules for AT-II-induced hypertension chemotherapy.
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- C J Li
- Department of Microbiology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Japan
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Huston JS, Tai MS, McCartney J, Keck P, Oppermann H. Antigen recognition and targeted delivery by the single-chain Fv. CELL BIOPHYSICS 1993; 22:189-224. [PMID: 7889539 DOI: 10.1007/bf03033874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The single-chain Fv (sFv) has proven attractive for immuno-targeting, both alone and as a targeting element within sFv fusion proteins. This chapter summarizes the features of sFv proteins that have sparked this interest, starting with the conservation of Fv architecture that makes general sFv design practical. The length and composition of linkers used to bridge V domains are discussed based on the sFv literature; special emphasis is given to the (Gly4Ser)3 15-residue linker that has proven of broad utility for constructing Fv regions of antibodies and other members of the immunoglobulin superfamily. The refolding properties of sFv proteins are summarized and examples given from our laboratory. Spontaneous refolding from the fully reduced and denatured state, typified by 26-10 sFv, is contrasted with disulfide-restricted refolding, exemplified by MOPC 315 and R11D10 sFv proteins, which recover antigen binding only if their disulfides have been oxidized prior to removal of denaturant. The medical value of sFv proteins hinges on their reliability in antigen recognition and rapidity in targeted delivery. Detailed analysis of specificity and affinity of antigen binding by the 26-10 antidigoxin sFv has demonstrated very high fidelity to the binding properties of the parent 26-10 sFv. These results gave confidence to the pursuit of more complex biomedical applications of these proteins, which is indicated by our work with the R11D10 sFv for the imaging of myocardial infarctions. Diagnostic imaging and therapeutic immunotargeting by sFv present significant opportunities, particularly as a result of their pharmacokinetic properties. Intravenously administered sFv offers much faster clearance than conventional Fab fragments or intact immunoglobulin with minimal background binding.
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- J S Huston
- Creative BioMolecules, Inc., Hopkinton, MA 01748
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Lu XM, Fischman AJ, Stevens E, Lee TT, Strong L, Tompkins RG, Yarmush ML. Sn-chlorin e6 antibacterial immunoconjugates. An in vitro and in vivo analysis. J Immunol Methods 1992; 156:85-99. [PMID: 1431166 DOI: 10.1016/0022-1759(92)90014-k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Monoclonal antibody-Sn-chlorin e6 immunoconjugates were prepared by the site-selective covalent modification of the monoclonal oligosaccharide moiety. By carefully controlling the reaction conditions and introducing triethanolamine groups as axial ligands of the Sn moiety, conjugates with in vivo biodistribution properties similar to underivatized IgG were prepared. By varying the reaction conditions, conjugates were reproducibly prepared with a range of photosensitizer to mAb molar ratios from 1.6 to 10. Based on a competitive inhibition radioimmunoassay, conjugates prepared by this method showed selectivity and binding affinity comparable to the unmodified antibody. The immunoconjugates had only slightly lower singlet oxygen yields than that observed with the Sn-chlorin e6 precursor indicating that negligible aggregation or structural modification of the chromophores occurred during the synthesis process. In vitro cell killing experiments demonstrated that all conjugates possessed significant cytotoxic activity. Biodistribution studies in mice showed that conjugates prepared with axial ligands had significant serum retention 24 h after injection while conjugates prepared without the triethanolamine ligand were much more rapidly cleared. In vivo specificity was demonstrated using rats infected with Fisher immunotype I P. aeruginosa at a site in the left posterior thigh muscle. Target to background ratios exceeded 60 at 120 h after conjugate injection of the specific immunoconjugate, compared to a ratio of only 6 for a non-specific mouse IgG conjugate. Biodistribution patterns at 120 h post injection indicate that the conjugates were both biologically active and structurally intact.
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- X M Lu
- Surgical Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114
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Suehiro M, Fukuchi M, Naruse H, Iwasaki T. Myocardial uptake of antimyosin antibody compared with serum myosin light chain I levels in patients with myocardial infarction. Ann Nucl Med 1992; 6:37-41. [PMID: 1520572 DOI: 10.1007/bf03164640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Myocardial accumulation of In-111-antimyosin (InAM) was evaluated in comparison with circulating serum myosin light chain I (LCI) level at the time of InAM injection. Seventeen consecutive patients were studied at various stages ranging from 6 days to 34 days after myocardial infarction (MI). The infarct area was positive for InAM uptake in all patients (100%), and significant myocardial uptake was observed in 14 patients (82.4%). The intensity of InAM uptake correlated with the infarct location shown by ECG and CAG. In contrast, 12 patients (70.6%) had normal or undetectable serum myosin LCI levels, with 5 being normal (0.42-2.5 ng/ml) and 7 undetectable (0.42 ng/ml or less). Only 5 patients (29.4%) had elevated serum myosin LCI levels at the time of InAM injection, and this elevation was slight, ranging from 3.4 to 4.5 ng/ml (mean: 3.75 ng/ml). Among patients with undetectable, normal, and elevated serum myosin LCI levels, there was no significant correlation between InAM uptake and the serum myosin LCI level. Thus, even after the serum myosin LCI level has decreased to normal, InAM can still bind to cardiac myosin in patients with MI, presumably until there is complete recovery from the hibernating myocardium due to ischemic damage.
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- M Suehiro
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Japan
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Ballester M, Obrador D, Carrió I, Moya C, Augè JM, Bordes R, Martí V, Bosch I, Bernà-Roqueta L, Estorch M. Early postoperative reduction of monoclonal antimyosin antibody uptake is associated with absent rejection-related complications after heart transplantation. Circulation 1992; 85:61-8. [PMID: 1728485 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.85.1.61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Detection and treatment for rejection after transplantation are based on the identification of myocyte damage upon endomyocardial biopsy. Noninvasive detection of such damage is possible with 111In-labeled monoclonal antimyosin antibodies (MAA). Although the presence and degree of MAA uptake parallels the rejection activity detected by biopsy, the relation between the degree of uptake and the occurrence of severe rejection-related complications has not been previously assessed. METHODS AND RESULTS Two hundred forty-seven MAA studies were performed coinciding with biopsies in 52 patients 1-71 months after transplantation. A heart-to-lung ratio (HLR) was used as a measure of relative MAA uptake, with an HLR of 1.55 discriminating normal from abnormal studies. Of the 247 antimyosin studies, 149 coincided with absent, 38 with mild, and 60 with moderate rejection at biopsy. HLR was 1.68 +/- 0.27, 1.79 +/- 0.22, and 1.91 +/- 0.33 in the three biopsy groups, respectively (p less than 0.0001). Two hundred thirty-eight of 247 antimyosin studies coexisted with absent rejection-related complications; in nine of 247 patients, such complications were detected (five congestive heart failure episodes due to rejection and four episodes of vascular occlusion, which resulted in five deaths), and mean HLR was 1.74 +/- 0.3 and 2.1 +/- 0.16 in the two groups, respectively (p less than 0.0001). No complications were noted in 193 studies of patients with HLR of less than 2.00, whereas in nine of 45 with HRL of 2.00 or greater, complications occurred (p less than 0.0001). None of the 23 patients prospectively followed since surgery who had a gradual decrease in MAA uptake during the first 3 months showed rejection-related complications, whereas persistent uptake was associated with complications in five of nine patients (p less than 0.001). CONCLUSIONS No rejection-related complications are seen coinciding with HLR of less than 2.00, whereas patients who have complications have an HLR of more than 2.00. The early 3-month pattern of decreasing MAA uptake is associated with a clinical course free of rejection-related complications, whereas a persistent pattern is a signal of the possibility of such complications.
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- M Ballester
- Department of Cardiology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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Stromer MH. Immunocytochemical localization of proteins in striated muscle. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CYTOLOGY 1992; 142:61-144. [PMID: 1487396 DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(08)62075-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- M H Stromer
- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames 50011
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Bhattacharya S, Lahiri A. Clinical role of indium-111 antimyosin imaging. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE 1991; 18:889-95. [PMID: 1752262 DOI: 10.1007/bf02258455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Myocyte necrosis occurs in ischaemic, inflammatory and toxic heart diseases and can be detected by indium-111 antimyosin imaging. This allows a non-invasive evaluation of the site, extent and quantitation of the severity of myocardial necrosis. Simultaneous imaging of perfusion in patients with myocardial infarction allows the differentiation of necrosed and perfused areas and the varying degrees of mismatch and overlap, which has prognostic significance. 111In-antimyosin imaging is useful in the assessment of patients with unstable angina and in those for whom the diagnosis of infarction or unstable angina is not clear. In suspected myocarditis, a positive scan indicates the necessity for endomyocardial biopsy to confirm inflammation, whereas a negative scan makes the diagnosis of myocarditis unlikely. Antimyosin imaging is not useful as a marker of rejection in the 1 year post-transplant, but uptake after this period is associated with an increased rejection rate and is therefore an important tool in planning management strategies. Most patients on anthracycline treatment have demonstrable uptake, which is related to the cumulative dose and to the ejection fraction. Its role in this situation is as yet unclear. The use of new ligands and radioisotopes (99mTc) is likely to allow earlier imaging and produce improved quality.
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- S Bhattacharya
- Department of Cardiology, Northwick Park Hospital and Clinical Research Centre, Harrow, Middlesex, UK
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Senior R, Weston J, Bhattacharya S, Crawley JC, Liu XZ, Lahiri A. Specific binding of 99MTc-antimyosin to necrotic human myocardium: clinicopathologic correlations. Am Heart J 1991; 122:857-9. [PMID: 1652195 DOI: 10.1016/0002-8703(91)90538-s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- R Senior
- Department of Cardiology, Northwick Park Hospital and Clinical Research Center, Middlesex, England
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Léger J, Chevalier J, Larue C, Gautier P, Planchenault J, Aumaître E, Messner P, Puech P, Saccavini JC, Pau B. Imaging of myocardial infarction in dogs and humans using monoclonal antibodies specific for human myosin heavy chains. J Am Coll Cardiol 1991; 18:473-84. [PMID: 1856415 DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(91)90603-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The use of three different monoclonal antibodies specific for human ventricular myosin heavy chains in the visualization of the location and extent of necrosis in dogs with experimental acute myocardial infarction and in humans is described. Using a classic immunohistochemical method or ex vivo analysis of heart slices in dogs with acute myocardial infarction subjected to intravenous injection of unlabeled antimyosin antibodies or antimyosin antibodies labeled with indium-111, it was observed that all antibody fragments specifically reached the targeted necrotic zone less than 2 h after antibody injection and remained bound for up to 24 h. In a limited but significant number of cases (5 of the 12 humans and 11 of 43 dogs), it was possible to image the necrotic zone in vivo as early as 2 to 4 h after antibody injection. In other cases, individual blood clearance variations retarded or even prevented in vivo necrosis detection. Higher antimyosin fixation values were obtained in the necrotic zones in dogs with a rapid blood clearance relative to that of the other dogs. It is concluded that antimyosin antibodies always reached necrotic areas within 2 h. If blood clearance was rapid, in vivo imaging of the necrotic area was possible 2 to 6 h after necrosis, even in humans. In some cases, however, uncontrolled individual variations in the timing required for sufficient blood clearance hampered this rapid in vivo detection of myocardial necrosis.
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- J Léger
- INSERM, Faculté de Pharmacie, Montpellier, France
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Takeda K, Ueda K, Scheffel U, Ravert H, LaFrance ND, Baumgartner WA, Reitz BA, Herskowitz A, Wagner HN. Indium-111 myosin-specific antibodies and technetium-99m pyrophosphate in the detection of acute cardiac rejection of transplanted hearts: studies in a heterotopic rat heart model. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE 1991; 18:461-6. [PMID: 1833199 DOI: 10.1007/bf00181284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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111In-labelled myosin-specific antibodies were evaluated as an indicator of early changes in acute rejection in a rat heart heterotopic transplant model. Uptake of antibodies was measured in allograft and isograft hearts of animals undergoing different regimens of cyclosporine treatment and compared with the uptake of technetium-99m pyrophosphate. The data were correlated with histological estimation of the severity of myocyte necrosis and signs of early rejection (venous cuffing and endocardial inflammation, indicators of perivascular infiltrate and intermyocyte extension, respectively). Myocyte necrosis in transplanted hearts was reflected by increases in technetium-99m pyrophosphate accumulation (r = 0.88) but was poorly correlated with labelled antibody uptake (r = 0.58). There was no positive correlation between the degree of early cardiac rejection and uptake of either of the radiopharmaceuticals: accumulation of the labelled antibodies paradoxically declined with increased histological severity scores, whereas that of technetium-99m pyrophosphate remained unchanged. Cyclosporine treatment augmented the uptake of labelled antibodies in transplanted hearts. This may be due to alterations in plasma membrane permeability brought about by the drug, resulting in a rise in antibody binding to intracellular myosin.
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- K Takeda
- Department of Radiology, Mie University School of Medicine, Japan
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Kishimoto C, Hung GL, Ishibashi M, Khaw BA, Kolodny GM, Abelmann WH, Yasuda T. Natural evolution of cardiac function, cardiac pathology and antimyosin scan in a murine myocarditis model. J Am Coll Cardiol 1991; 17:821-7. [PMID: 1847155 DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(10)80203-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Serial technetium-99m radionuclide ventriculograms, indium-111 antimyosin antibody scans and tissue biodistribution studies were performed in C3H/He mice with experimentally induced viral encephalomyocarditis and the results were compared with pathologic assessments of myocardial necrosis. Postinfection ejection fraction decreased on days 10 (20.7 +/- 5.5%, n = 6), 20 (18.6 +/- 15.2%, n = 5), 30 (18.5 +/- 7.7%, n = 5) and 150 (30.0 +/- 18.7, n = 6) (p less than 0.001) in comparison with that in uninfected control mice (63.3 +/- 3.1%, n = 6). In the same group of animals, indium-111 antimyosin antibody scans showed intense positive myocardial accumulation on day 10 (in six of six mice) and only slight accumulation on day 20 (in one of five mice). In the chronic stage, two of five mice on day 30 and two of six mice on day 150 still showed positive uptake. The antimyosin scan myocardium to lung uptake ratio (expressed as mean count density [mean counts/pixel of the region] ratio) increased greatly on day 10 (p less than 0.001 versus values in uninfected control mice) but not subsequently. Biodistribution studies of the indium-111 antimyosin antibody showed that the heart to blood count ratio was significantly higher on day 10 (p less than 0.001 versus values in control mice) but not on days 20, 30 and 150. Pathologic examination showed active and ongoing severe myocardial necrosis with dilated ventricles on day 10. On day 20, there was less active necrosis and healing had appeared to begin. On days 30 and 150, myocardial fibrosis increased.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- C Kishimoto
- Charles A. Dana Research Institute, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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Lazarus C. Radiopharmaceuticals. Clin Nucl Med 1991. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-3358-4_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Yamada T, Matsumori A, Watanabe Y, Tamaki N, Yonekura Y, Endo K, Konishi J, Kawai C. Pharmacokinetics of indium-111-labeled antimyosin monoclonal antibody in murine experimental viral myocarditis. J Am Coll Cardiol 1990; 16:1280-6. [PMID: 2172346 DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(90)90566-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The pharmacokinetics of indium-111-labeled antimyosin monoclonal antibody Fab were investigated with use of murine experimental viral myocarditis as a model. The biodistribution of indium-111-labeled antimyosin antibody Fab on days 3, 5, 7, 14, 21 and 28 after encephalomyocarditis virus inoculation demonstrated that myocardial uptake increased significantly on days 5, 7 and 14 (maximum on day 7) in infected versus uninfected mice (p less than 0.001). In vivo kinetics in infected mice on day 7 demonstrated that the heart to blood ratio reached a maximum 48 h after the intravenous administration of indium-111-labeled antimyosin Fab, which was considered to be the optimal time for scintigraphy. The scintigraphic images obtained with indium-111-labeled antimyosin Fab demonstrated positive uptake in the cardiac lesion in infected mice. The pathologic study demonstrated that myocardial uptake correlated well with pathologic grades of myocardial necrosis. High performance liquid chromatography revealed the presence of an antigen-antibody complex in the circulation of infected mice after the injection of indium-111-labeled antimyosin Fab. This antigen bound to indium-111-labeled antimyosin Fab in the circulation might be whole myosin and this complex may decrease myocardial uptake and increase liver uptake. It is concluded that indium-111-labeled antimyosin monoclonal antibody Fab accumulates selectively in damaged heart tissue in mice with acute myocarditis and that indium-111-labeled antimyosin Fab scintigraphy may be a useful method for the visualization of acute myocarditis.
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- T Yamada
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan
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The results of the investigations in the search for a radionuclide technique to detect rejection have, thus far, not found any method that can be applied clinically. Functional studies are not sensitive enough, unless further work on the quantitative volume changes shows consistent correlation. "Routine" myocardial imaging agents such as 67Ga, 99TcPP, or the perfusion agent, 201Tl are clearly not specific enough to detect rejection until the grafts are nearly lost. Radiolabeled lymphocyte studies show promise, in that lymphocytes are intimately involved in the rejection process. However, there needs to be further research to determine if the specificity of the technique can isolate those patients who require treatment. The data involving labeled antimyosin antibody fragments indicate that they can specifically detect myocyte necrosis that occurs on the microscopic level. However, it may also be too sensitive a technique for transplanted hearts, which are so immunologically active at baseline to determine when treatment is necessary.
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- L J Addonizio
- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10023
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Rakestraw SL, Tompkins RG, Yarmush ML. Antibody-targeted photolysis: in vitro studies with Sn(IV) chlorin e6 covalently bound to monoclonal antibodies using a modified dextran carrier. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1990; 87:4217-21. [PMID: 1693435 PMCID: PMC54079 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.87.11.4217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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A monoclonal antibody-dextran-Sn(IV) chlorin e6 immunoconjugate was prepared by a technique involving the site-specific covalent modification of the monoclonal antibody oligosaccharide moiety. Dextran carriers were synthesized with a single chain-terminal hydrazide group, which was used as the coupling point between the carrier and the monoclonal antibody carbohydrate. Selective in vitro photolysis of SK-MEL-2 human malignant melanoma cells was accomplished using several conjugates prepared from anti-melanoma 2.1 (chromophore:antibody molar ratios, 6.8 and 11.2). Phototoxicity, as measured by clonogenic assay, was dependent on the delivered dose of 634-nm light and was observed only for conjugates that bound SK-MEL-2 cells. As judged by competitive inhibition radioimmunoassay, conjugates prepared in this fashion showed excellent retention of antigen binding activity relative to the unmodified antibody.
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- S L Rakestraw
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08855-0909
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Sikorska H, Rousseau J, Desputeau C, Gervais A, Savoie S, Ghaffari MA, Bisson L, van Lier JE. Infarcted heart uptake and biodistribution of radiolabelled anti-myosin monoclonal antibody in rat and dog myocardial infarct models. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION APPLICATIONS AND INSTRUMENTATION. PART B, NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 1990; 17:567-84. [PMID: 2254094 DOI: 10.1016/0883-2897(90)90133-l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A new mouse monoclonal antibody that recognizes alpha- and beta-heavy chains of human atrial and ventricular myosin and beta-heavy chain of human slow skeletal muscle myosin was obtained. The 125I- and 111In-labelled antibody, and its F(ab')2 and Fab fragments localize in isoproterenol induced infarcted rat heart, with the F(ab')2 fragment showing the highest uptake. Comparison with 99Tc-pyrophosphate uptake in infarcted dog heart, induced by selective obstruction of a coronary artery, suggest that the 111In-labelled F(ab')2 localizes specifically in infarcted myocardium only.
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- H Sikorska
- Rougier Bio-Tech Ltd., Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Lee DS, Lee MC, Chung JK, Koh CS, Moon DH. Localization of In-111 antimyosin Fab and 99mTc-pyrophosphate in reperfusion myocardial infarction model. Korean J Intern Med 1990; 5:15-22. [PMID: 2176819 PMCID: PMC4534996 DOI: 10.3904/kjim.1990.5.1.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The myocardial uptake of In-111 antimyosin Fab and Tc-99m pyrophosphate was studied in dogs undergoing coronary artery occlusion for 90 minutes followed by reperfusion. The regional myocardial blood flow was determined by injecting Sc-46 labeled microsphere and was related to the relative concentrations of In-111 antimyosin and Tc-99m pyrophosphate. There was an inverse linear correlation between In-111 antimyosin Fab localization and the regional blood flow in both the subendocardial (r = 0.81) and subepicardial myocardium (r = -0.80). The greatest uptake of antimyosin was observed in areas of severe blood flow reduction (0-10% of normal). On the other hand, there was no correlation between the Tc-99m pyrophosphate uptake and the degree of blood flow reduction. Maximal subendocardial localization of Tc-99m degree of blood flow reduction. Maximal subendocardial localization of Tc-99m pyrophosphate was observed in areas where the blood flow was reduced to 31-50% of the normal. In the case of the subepicardium, the greatest uptake was localized to areas of 0 to 10% of the normal flow. In addition, there was significant myocardial uptake in regions where the blood flow was minimally reduced (greater than 81%). This study suggests that In-111 antimyosin Fab is a specific and quantitative tool in the evaluation of myocardial necrosis.
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- D S Lee
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Korea
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Goethals P, Coene M, Slegers G, Vogelaers D, Everaert J, Lemahieu I, Colardyn F, Heyndrickx GR. Production of carrier-free 66Ga and labeling of antimyosin antibody for positron imaging of acute myocardial infarction. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE 1990; 16:237-40. [PMID: 2351172 DOI: 10.1007/bf00842774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A method for labeling monoclonal antimyosin antibodies with 66Ga is described. The radionuclide is a positron emitter (t1/2: 9.4h) produced by means of the 63Cu (4He, n) 66Ga reaction. Purification of the 66Ga from the copper target is described in detail. Monoclonal antimyosin antibodies are labeled with 66Ga at a high yield (99%) by transcomplexation from an acetate buffer with the diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA)-labeled antibody and preliminary evaluated in two dogs for imaging of myocardial necrosis by positron emission tomography.
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- P Goethals
- Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
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Optimization of biodistribution by introducing different chemical linkages between antibody and an indium-111 chelate. Cancer Treat Res 1990; 51:201-13. [PMID: 1977445 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-1497-4_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Khaw BA, Haber E. Imaging Necrotic Myocardium: Detection with 99m Tc-Pyrophosphate and Radiolabeled Antimyosin. Cardiol Clin 1989. [DOI: 10.1016/s0733-8651(18)30419-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Antimyosin is an Fab fragment of a monoclonal antibody that binds with human myosin exposed in myocytes irreversibly damaged by an ischemic event. Labeled with 111In, the antibody is taken up into acutely necrotic tissue and can be imaged by planar or single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) techniques. A large, multicenter clinical trial has demonstrated a high degree of both sensitivity for detecting infarction and specificity for excluding a recent ischemic event in patients admitted with chest pain syndrome. No allergic reactions to antibody injection have occurred, nor have there been documented significant increases in human antimouse antibody titers postinjection. Due to relatively slow blood clearance, the optimal imaging time is 24 to 48 hours post-injection. Between 13% and 21% of 24-hour scans are nondiagnostic due to persistent blood pool activity. In two thirds of these patients, 48-hour scans confirm negative tracer uptake. Moderate to intense cardiac uptake occurs in greater than 80% of scans. Faint tracer uptake, which occurs in a small minority of patients, is associated with inferoposterior infarct location and an occluded infarct vessel. Potential clinical uses include both diagnostic and prognostic areas. A negative scan in a patient with chest pain syndrome and no ECG changes rules out a recent significant ischemic event. The extent of antimyosin uptake (infarct size), measured semiquantitatively from planar scans or quantitatively from SPECT reconstructions, has been shown to correlate with future cardiac events. Relative patterns of distribution of indium-antimyosin and 201TI on simultaneous dual isotope SPECT reconstructions may identify patients with residual myocardium at further ischemic risk.
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- L L Johnson
- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York
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Himmelsbach M, Wahl RL. Studies on the metabolic fate of 111In-labeled antibodies. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION APPLICATIONS AND INSTRUMENTATION. PART B, NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 1989; 16:839-45. [PMID: 2621119 DOI: 10.1016/0883-2897(89)90169-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Indium-111-labeled antibodies, though providing superior photon flux to iodine-labeled antibodies, can exhibit high levels of accumulation in some non-target organs. In an effort to understand the nature of this non-target uptake we have evaluated the molecular weight of 111In species retained in several tissues by radio-FPLC (sizing chromatography) following injection of [111In]DTPA 5G6.4, a murine monoclonal antibody, into normal mice. Blood, liver and kidneys were removed, and liver and kidneys were homogenized at several time points after antibody injection. The proportion of 111In-containing species was found to vary with the tissue and with time. Analysis of blood showed only radiolabeled antibody. In the liver, several 111In species were identified with molecular weights compatible with intact antibody, [111In]transferrin, and low molecular weight complexes, with an increase in the proportion of [111In]transferrin and low molecular weight species occurring over time. While the same molecular weight species were also identified in the kidneys, the kidneys contained the largest percentage of low molecular weight species which increased over time. When 125I-labeled 5G6.4 was injected and the tissues similarly analyzed, only radioactive material with the molecular weight of intact antibody was detected. Comparison of two methods of purification of [111In]labeled antibody after labeling revealed a significant difference in the organ uptake of radiolabeled products for 111In. Although dialysis was sufficient for the removal of labile 111In, as determined by TLC, subsequent sizing chromatography on Bio-Gel P-60 dramatically dropped the hepatic and renal uptake of 111In relative to blood and diminished the proportion of the low molecular weight species present on sizing FPLC of extracts from tissues.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- M Himmelsbach
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48109-0028
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Volpini M, Giubbini R, Gei P, Cuccia C, Franzoni P, Riva S, Terzi A, Metra M, Bestagno M, Visioli O. Diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction by indium-111 antimyosin antibodies and correlation with the traditional techniques for the evaluation of extent and localization. Am J Cardiol 1989; 63:7-13. [PMID: 2535772 DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(89)91066-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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This clinical study evaluated the accuracy of planar myocardial scintigraphy with antimyosin monoclonal antibodies radiolabeled with indium-111 (AMA-Fab) in the detection and localization of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Fifty-seven patients admitted for suspected AMI were studied; 17 patients underwent thrombolytic therapy with intravenous streptokinase and 11 had clinical signs of reperfusion; 9 had had a previous myocardial infarction. Fifty of 57 patients were discharged from the coronary care unit with a confirmed diagnosis of AMI. The AMA-Fab study results were positive for AMI in 49 patients (98%) and negative in 1 (2%). Among the 7 patients without AMI, 5 had unstable angina, 1 had Prinzmetal's variant angina and 1 had acute pancreatitis. AMA-Fab results were negative in 6 of 7 patients (85%) and positive in 1 (15%). Therefore, the sensitivity and specificity of AMA-Fab scintigraphy were 0.98 and 0.85, respectively. To assess accuracy in defining the extent and location of AMI, AMA-Fab results were compared with those of the electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, technetium-99m pyrophosphate myocardial scintigraphy and coronary angiography and left ventriculography. AMA-Fab scintigraphy showed a good concordance with the traditional techniques in the topographic definition of the infarcted regions. No uptake of AMA-Fab was seen in the regions of previous old infarcts. Ten healthy volunteers also underwent AMA-Fab scintigraphy. No evidence of myocardial tracer uptake was noted in them. No adverse reactions or side effects were noted after injection of AMA-Fab in any patient. It is concluded that planar myocardial scintigraphy with AMA-Fab is a reliable method for AMI detection and location.
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- M Volpini
- Cattedra di Cardiologia, University of Brescia, Italy
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