PMID: 11337580May 5, 2001Paper

Metabolism of 99mTc-ethylcysteinate dimer in infarcted brain tissue of rats

Journal of Nuclear Medicine : Official Publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine
Y InoueK Ohtomo

Abstract

Brain SPECT with 99mTc-ethylcysteinate dimer (99mTc-ECD) reveals a subacute cerebral infarct as a hypoactive area, even in the presence of postischemic hyperperfusion. The brain retention of 99mTc-ECD depends on hydrophilic conversion mediated by enzymes, and impaired enzymatic trapping is hypothesized to depress the retention efficiency in the infarcted region. The aim of this study was to determine whether the metabolic rate of 99mTc-ECD is actually reduced in infarcted brain tissue. In 50 mmol/L phosphate buffer (pH 7.4), 99mTc-ECD was incubated for 30 min with homogenates of rat brain tissue with and without triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining. The ratio of polar products was determined by thin-layer chromatography as a function of incubation time, and metabolic rates were obtained. Permanent focal ischemia was induced by occlusion of the right middle cerebral artery (MCA) in rats. The brain was removed 24 h after MCA occlusion, and the infarcted area was defined by TTC staining. The metabolic rate of 99mTc-ECD was determined in homogenates of infarcted tissue, contralateral noninfarcted tissue, and tissue sampled from sham-operated rats. The infarct volume was measured by direct and indirect methods to assess volu...Continue Reading

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