Early detection of elevated lactate levels in a mitochondrial disease model using chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) at 7T-MRI.
Radiol Phys Technol
; 12(1): 46-54, 2019 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
This study aimed to use chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) at 7T-MRI for early detection of intracerebral lactate in a mitochondrial disease model without brain lesions. We considered Ndufs4-knockout (KO) mice as Leigh syndrome models and wild-type (WT) mice as control mice. Brain MRI and 1H-MRS were performed. T2WI data acquired with the Rapid Acquisition with Refocused Echoes (RARE) sequence were used for evaluation of brain lesions. CEST imaging of mice brains was performed using RARE with a magnetization transfer (MT) pulse. The MT ratio (MTR) asymmetry curves and five MTR asymmetry maps at 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, and 3.5 ppm were calculated using these CEST images. Metabolite concentrations were measured by MRS. T2WI MRI revealed no obvious abnormal findings in KO and WT mice brains at 6 weeks of age. The MTR asymmetry maps at 0.5 ppm, 1.0 ppm, and 2.0 ppm of the KO mice were higher than those of the control mice. Brain 1H MRS revealed a significant increase in lactate levels in all KO mice in comparison with those in the control mice. Additionally, creatine levels in the KO mice were slightly higher than those in the control mice. The levels of the other four metabolites-mIns, NAA + NAAG, GPC + PCh, and Glu + Gln-did not change significantly. We propose that CEST imaging can be used as a biomarker of intracerebral elevated lactate levels in mitochondrial disease.
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Doenças Mitocondriais
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Lactatos
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Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
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Radiol Phys Technol
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2019
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