Integrated imaging of [11C]-PBR28 PET, MR diffusion and magnetic resonance spectroscopy 1H-MRS in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Autor: Beverly Reynolds, Mohamad J. Alshikho, Raghav Seth, Jacob M. Hooker, Nicole R. Zürcher, Nazem Atassi, Paul Cernasov, Marco L. Loggia, Jennifer L. Fish, Catherine L. Cebulla, Suma Babu, Sabrina Paganoni, Eva-Maria Ratai
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
Male
0301 basic medicine
In vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy
mI
myo-inositol

Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Pyridines
Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Precuneus
Multimodal Imaging
1H-MRS
proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy

lcsh:RC346-429
TSPO
translocator protein

chemistry.chemical_compound
MEMPRAGE
multi-echo magnetization prepared rapid acquisition gradient echo

0302 clinical medicine
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Cr
creatine

PRESS
point-resolved spectroscopy

Acetamides
Medicine
Carbon Radioisotopes
Glial activation
FA
fractional anisotropy

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
UMNB
upper motor neuron burden

ALSFRS-R
revised ALS functional rating scale

Upper motor neuron
Regular Article
[11C]-PBR28
Middle Aged
ALS
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Diffusion Tensor Imaging
medicine.anatomical_structure
Neurology
DTI
SUVR
standardized uptake value normalized to whole brain mean

lcsh:R858-859.7
Female
Adult
1H-MRS
Cognitive Neuroscience
SUV
standardized uptake value

lcsh:Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics
Creatine
03 medical and health sciences
mental disorders
Fractional anisotropy
Humans
Radiology
Nuclear Medicine and imaging

VOI
volume of interest

lcsh:Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
Neuroinflammation
business.industry
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
PBR
peripheral benzodiazepine receptor

medicine.disease
PET
030104 developmental biology
nervous system
chemistry
Positron-Emission Tomography
DTI
diffusion tensor imaging

Neurology (clinical)
business
NAA
N-acetylaspartate

030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Diffusion MRI
Zdroj: NeuroImage: Clinical, Vol 20, Iss, Pp 357-364 (2018)
NeuroImage : Clinical
ISSN: 2213-1582
Popis: Objective To determine the relationship between brain tissue metabolites measured by in vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS), and glial activation assessed with [11C]-PBR28 uptake in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Methods Forty ALS participants were evaluated clinically using the revised ALS functional rating scale (ALSFRS-R) and upper motor neuron burden (UMNB). All participants underwent simultaneous brain [11C]-PBR28 PET and MR imaging including diffusion tensor imaging to acquire fractional anisotropy (FA). [11C]-PBR28 uptake was measured as standardized uptake values normalized by whole brain mean (SUVR). 1H-MRS metabolite ratios (myo-inositol/creatine, mI/Cr; N-acetylaspartate/creatine, NAA/Cr) were measured within the precentral gyri and brain stem (regions known to be involved in ALS pathophysiology), and precuneus (which served as a control region). Whole brain voxel-wise correlation analyses were employed to identify brain regions exhibiting an association between metabolites within the VOIs and [11C]-PBR28 uptake. Results In the precentral gyri, [11C]-PBR28 uptake correlated positively with mI/Cr and negatively with NAA/Cr. The same correlations were not statistically significant in the brain stem, or in the control precuneus region. Whole brain voxel-wise correlation analyses between the estimated brain metabolites within the VOIs and SUVR were highly correlated in the precentral gyri. Decreased FA values in the precentral gyri were correlated with reduced NAA/Cr and elevated mI/Cr. Higher UMNB was correlated with increased [11C]-PBR28 uptake and mI/Cr, and decreased NAA/Cr. ALSFRS-R total score correlated positively with NAA/Cr and negatively with mI/Cr. Conclusion Integrated PET-MR and 1H-MRS imaging demonstrates associations between markers for neuronal integrity and neuroinflammation and may provide valuable insights into disease mechanisms in ALS.
Highlights • This study evaluates the relationship between 1H-MRS and [11C]-PBR28 PET-MR measures in people with ALS. • Myo-inositol/Creatine correlates positively with glial activation measured by [11C]-PBR28 PET, and negatively with fractional anisotropy. • N-acetyl-aspartate/Creatine correlates negatively with [11C]-PBR28 PET, and positively with fractional anisotropy. • Myo-inositol/Creatine and N-acetyl-aspartate/Creatine correlate with ALS-functional rating scale and upper motor neuron burden. • 1H-MRS and PET-MR measures provide complementary information to better understand brain pathology in people with ALS.
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