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BACKGROUND: There is limited information on the regional inflammatory effects of mechanical ventilation and endotoxemia on the production of acute lung injury. Measurement of F-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) uptake with positron emission tomography allows for the regional, in vivo and noninvasive, assessment of neutrophilic inflammation. The authors tested whether mild endotoxemia combined with large tidal volume mechanical ventilation bounded by pressures within clinically acceptable limits could yield measurable and anatomically localized neutrophilic inflammation. METHODS: Sheep were mechanically ventilated with plateau pressures = 30-32 cm H2O and positive end-expiratory pressure = 0 for 2 h. Six sheep received intravenous endotoxin (10 ng x kg x min), whereas six did not (controls), in sequentially performed studies. The authors imaged with positron emission tomography the intrapulmonary kinetics of infused N-nitrogen and F-FDG to compute regional perfusion and F-FDG uptake. Transmission scans were used to assess aeration. RESULTS: Mean gas fraction and perfusion distribution were similar between groups. In contrast, a significant increase in F-FDG uptake was observed in all lung regions of the endotoxin group. In this group, F-FDG uptake in the middle and dorsal regions was significantly larger than that in the ventral regions. Multivariate analysis showed that the F-FDG uptake was associated with regional aeration (P < 0.01) and perfusion (P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Mild short-term endotoxemia in the presence of heterogeneous lung aeration and mechanical ventilation with pressures within clinically acceptable limits produces marked spatially heterogeneous increases in pulmonary neutrophilic inflammation. The dependence of inflammation on aeration and perfusion suggests a multifactorial basis for that finding. F-FDG uptake may be a sensitive marker of pulmonary neutrophilic inflammation in the studied conditions.
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Endotoxemia/patologia , Inflamação/patologia , Pulmão/patologia , Neutrófilos/patologia , Respiração Artificial/efeitos adversos , Animais , Gasometria , Endotoxemia/diagnóstico por imagem , Fluordesoxiglucose F18 , Inflamação/diagnóstico por imagem , Inflamação/etiologia , Contagem de Leucócitos , Pulmão/diagnóstico por imagem , Radioisótopos de Nitrogênio , Perfusão , Pneumonia/diagnóstico por imagem , Pneumonia/etiologia , Pneumonia/patologia , Respiração com Pressão Positiva , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons , Circulação Pulmonar/fisiologia , Compostos Radiofarmacêuticos , OvinosRESUMO
RATIONALE: Assessment of disease activity in fibrosing alveolitis due to systemic sclerosis (FASSc) is difficult without using invasive investigation. A repeatable noninvasive method of assessing disease at a cellular level such as with positron emission tomography (PET) could be of great value in evaluating high-resolution changes in the pathological process. OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether the level of inflammatory cell traffic and lung density in FASSc, imaged in vivo by PET, is different to controls and whether they are associated with changes in pulmonary function indices. METHODS: We used PET to measure lung density and tissue uptake of (11)C-[R]-PK11195, a ligand that binds to receptors found in abundance in macrophages. Fifteen patients with FASSc were compared to seven controls. RESULTS: A trend of reduced uptake of (11)C-[R]-PK11195 was observed in FASSc patients (P=.09) and correlated inversely with lung density (r=-.62; P<.05), which was significantly elevated in FASSc [0.35+/-0.02 vs. 0.23+/-0.02 g/cc (mean+/-S.E.M.); P<.005]. CONCLUSION: These results demonstrate that inflammatory cell traffic and lung density can be imaged in vivo in FASSc using PET, and that this approach might be of potential value in understanding, in situ, components of pathogenesis that may have value for prognosis.
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Radioisótopos de Carbono , Isoquinolinas/metabolismo , Pulmão/diagnóstico por imagem , Macrófagos/diagnóstico por imagem , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons , Fibrose Pulmonar/diagnóstico por imagem , Compostos Radiofarmacêuticos/metabolismo , Escleroderma Sistêmico/complicações , Feminino , Humanos , Imunossupressores/uso terapêutico , Pulmão/patologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Fibrose Pulmonar/tratamento farmacológico , Fibrose Pulmonar/patologiaAssuntos
Bronquite/diagnóstico por imagem , Bronquite/imunologia , Imagem Multimodal/métodos , Ativação de Neutrófilo , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons , Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica/diagnóstico por imagem , Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica/imunologia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Feminino , Humanos , MasculinoRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: PK11195 is a ligand with high affinity for peripheral benzodiazepine receptors (PBRs), which are present in large numbers in macrophages. PBRs play a role in antioxidant pathways and apoptosis, key factors in control of lung health. Intrapulmonary PBRs, assessed in vivo by positron emission tomography (PET), are decreased in interstitial lung disease (ILD) despite increased macrophage numbers. We wished to ascertain whether the observed decrease in in vivo expression of PBRs in the PET scans could be accounted for by a reduction in PBRs per cell by saturation-binding assays of R-PK11195 in cells obtained by bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). METHODS: We performed receptor saturation-binding assays with [(3)H]-R-PK11195 on a mixed population of cells recovered by BAL to quantify the number of R-PK11195 binding sites per macrophage in 10 subjects with ILD and 10 normal subjects. RESULTS: Receptor affinity [dissociation constant (Kd)] was similar in ILD patients and controls. However, R-PK11195 binding sites per cell [(maximal binding sites available (B(max))] were decreased in macrophages obtained by BAL from subjects with ILD compared to normal (P<.0005). Microautoradiography confirmed localization of R-PK11195 to macrophages in a mixed inflammatory cell population obtained by BAL. CONCLUSION: These results demonstrate that in vitro PBR expression per cell on macrophages obtained by BAL is reduced in patients with ILD indicating a potentially functionally different macrophage phenotype. As PBRs are involved in the orchestration of lung inflammatory responses, this finding offers further insight into the role of macrophages in the pathogenesis of ILDs and offers a potential avenue for pharmacological strategy.
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Líquido da Lavagem Broncoalveolar/citologia , Deutério/farmacocinética , Isoquinolinas/farmacocinética , Doenças Pulmonares Intersticiais/diagnóstico por imagem , Doenças Pulmonares Intersticiais/metabolismo , Receptores de GABA/metabolismo , Células Cultivadas , Líquido Extracelular , Humanos , Doenças Pulmonares Intersticiais/patologia , Cintilografia , Compostos Radiofarmacêuticos/farmacocinéticaRESUMO
Inhaled mineral dusts and fibres can cause chronic pulmonary inflammation, often leading to permanent scarring with loss of function, but the mechanisms involved remain obscure. There are currently no good methods for monitoring inflammatory processes in situ. Positron emission tomography (PET) of suitable intravenously injected radiolabelled markers provides non-invasive and repeatable methods of quantifying biochemical and cellular responses. We have developed animal models of fibrotic and non-fibrotic pulmonary response to particulate instillation and characterised these by histology. Different components of the inflammatory response have been investigated by PET: (1) [(18)F]-labelled fluoro-deoxyglucose, a positron emitting glucose analogue, accumulates in cells in proportion to their glucose uptake; ex vivo microautoradiography indicates that neutrophils are the cells responsible for an increased signal during pulmonary inflammation; a persistently high uptake is associated with lung scarring. (2) The radioligand [(11)C]-R-PK11195 binds to benzodiazepine-like receptors abundant in macrophages; following particulate instillation, the [(11)C]-R-PK11195 PET signal tracks with lung macrophage accumulation and also localises to regions consistent with macrophage clearance; poor macrophage clearance is associated with fibrosis. (3) [(18)F]-fluoroproline is likely a substrate for extracellular matrix production, especially proline-rich collagen; during active scarring, the rate of lung uptake of fluoroproline is elevated. Localisation of radioactivity in the lung has been validated ex vivo by microautoradiography of tritium analogues of each of the positron emitting tracers. The use of PET to monitor different inflammatory processes by repeated scanning of the same animal or individual is helping to identify key events in the fibrotic process.
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Pulmão/diagnóstico por imagem , Animais , Pulmão/patologia , Modelos Animais , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons , Distribuição TecidualRESUMO
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18FDG) uptake measured by positron emission tomography (PET) allows assessment of neutrophil activity in vivo and is increased in patients with airway inflammation or infection. Because infection but not rejection elicits a highly neutrophilic response, we assessed the ability of this non-invasive technique to differentiate these two events in lung transplant recipients. 18FDG-PET was measured in 15 patients classified by clinical, radiologic, and pathologic criteria. 18FDG-PET signal was increased with proven infection but not when no infection was identified (mean [standard error of mean]: 8.00 [1.81] and 3.16 [0.61], respectively [P = 0.021]. Rejection alone did not increase the signal. These data confirm that neutrophil activation is not a feature of acute rejection and indicate that a high 18FDG-PET signal is indicative of infection but not rejection in lung transplant recipients. This non-invasive and repeatable test could reduce the number of transbronchial biopsies required during episodes of breathlessness after lung transplantation.
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Rejeição de Enxerto/diagnóstico por imagem , Infecções/diagnóstico por imagem , Transplante de Pulmão , Pneumonia/diagnóstico por imagem , Tomografia Computadorizada de Emissão/métodos , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Fluordesoxiglucose F18 , HumanosRESUMO
UNLABELLED: Neutrophil granulocytes play a key role in the pathogenesis of a wide variety of pulmonary diseases. In many such conditions, the injury observed reflects the activation status rather than the total number of inflammatory cells present. The metabolic activity of neutrophils can now be assessed noninvasively using PET to measure the regional uptake of (18)F-FDG after intravenous injection. METHODS: To understand the mechanism responsible for the increased (18)F-FDG signal, we have measured the uptake of tritiated deoxyglucose (DG) in neutrophils isolated from human peripheral blood and sought to determine which aspects of neutrophil function correlate with an increase in DG uptake. RESULTS: Our results show that formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP)-stimulated respiratory burst activity and (3)H-DG uptake are temporally dissociated, that neutrophil-priming agents such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha) cause an identical increase in (3)H-DG uptake compared with fMLP without affecting respiratory burst activity, and that fMLP stimulation of TNFalpha-primed cells causes major upregulation of superoxide anion generation (O(2)(-)) yet no incremental increase in (3)H-DG uptake. Furthermore, direct activation of reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase activity with the ester phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate resulted in a concentration-dependent loss of cell-associated (3)H-DG, and preincubation of neutrophils with the phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitor wortmannin, which abolished both agonist-stimulated superoxide anion generation and degranulation, had no effect on TNFalpha- or fMLP-stimulated (3)H-DG uptake. In contrast, the fMLP-stimulated change in neutrophil shape was not influenced by priming or wortmannin, and of the functional responses examined, this appeared to correlate most closely with (3)H-DG uptake. CONCLUSION: DG uptake occurs in both primed and activated neutrophils. It does not correlate with respiratory burst or secretory activity but may reflect the polarization and migrational status of these cells. These data have important implications for the analysis of (18)F-FDG signals in vivo.
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Desoxiglucose/metabolismo , Fluordesoxiglucose F18 , Neutrófilos/metabolismo , Explosão Respiratória , Tomografia Computadorizada de Emissão , Humanos , N-Formilmetionina Leucil-Fenilalanina/farmacologia , Peroxidase/metabolismo , Acetato de Tetradecanoilforbol/farmacologia , Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/farmacologiaRESUMO
We have developed a simple technique to measure in vivo activation of circulating leucocytes and assessed it in 6 patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Arterial, mixed venous, and jugular bulb blood samples were taken following i.v. [18F]FDG, before and after CPB. [18F]FDG uptake in leucocytes was measured by phosphor imaging of spun blood-filled capillary tubes. Leucocyte radioactivity was quantified ([(leucocytes-plasma)/plasma radioactivity] and normalised to leucocyte counts. [18F]FDG uptake (mean+/-SEM)) before CPB was undetectable, being -0.014+/-0.007, -0.011+/-0.003, -0.012+/-0.006, -0.010+/-0.005, whereas increased uptake was demonstrated following CPB, 0.006+/-0.006, 0.009+/-0.005, 0.021+/-0.005, 0.034+/-0.006, at 20, 40, 60, and 80 min, respectively. There was no significant difference in activation between sampling sites before or after CPB. This method gives a sensitive index of activation of circulating leucocytes in whole blood, enabling investigation of activation of circulating white cells without the influence of sample handling or the requirement for time-consuming cell separation procedures.
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Ponte Cardiopulmonar/efeitos adversos , Fluordesoxiglucose F18 , Interpretação de Imagem Assistida por Computador/métodos , Inflamação/diagnóstico por imagem , Contagem de Leucócitos/métodos , Leucócitos/diagnóstico por imagem , Ativação de Neutrófilo , Adulto , Idoso , Algoritmos , Ponte Cardiopulmonar/métodos , Fluordesoxiglucose F18/farmacocinética , Humanos , Inflamação/etiologia , Leucócitos/metabolismo , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Cintilografia , Compostos Radiofarmacêuticos/farmacocinética , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Sensibilidade e EspecificidadeRESUMO
Acute and chronic lung diseases are almost invariably associated with some degree of inflammation. Cells that evolved as an effective mechanism to counter infection and heal lung tissue may, in some circumstances, themselves be partially responsible for the pathogenesis of chronic lung disease that leads to irreversible lung damage and loss of lung function. Although standard measurements of lung function can document the progression of disease, the contributions of the numerous interacting elements to the process are difficult to measure in life. The use of molecular imaging techniques allows the different components of the inflammatory response to be monitored in situ in humans. In particular, positron emission tomography of selected markers targeted to specific cells and biochemical pathways can provide accurate measurements of disease activity, enabling a better understanding of inflammatory processes at all stages of disease. The practicability of sequential measurements allows one to monitor the natural history of different lung diseases. More importantly, imaging provides a unique tool for quantification of the modulation of discrete and specific aspects of inflammatory lung disease by targeted interventions. This should facilitate the development of new treatment strategies with better specificity for key elements of each disease.
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Pneumonia/diagnóstico por imagem , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons , Moléculas de Adesão Celular/metabolismo , Morte Celular/fisiologia , Matriz Extracelular/fisiologia , Humanos , Leucócitos/fisiologia , Macrófagos Alveolares/fisiologia , Ativação de Neutrófilo/fisiologia , Pneumonia/metabolismo , Pneumonia/fisiopatologiaRESUMO
The ligand PK11195 binds specifically in macrophages. We have assessed the use of positron emission tomography (PET) of [(11)C]R-PK11195 to monitor macrophage disposition following particulate challenge to the lung. Repeated PET scanning was performed over 4 weeks following iv [(11)C]R-PK11195 in rabbits treated with 5-microm particles of either amorphous (aSiO(2)) or microcrystalline (xSiO(2)) silica instilled into right upper pulmonary lobes. aSiO(2) resulted in increased macrophages, few neutrophils, and no fibrosis, while xSiO(2) increased macrophages and neutrophils and caused fibrosis. After both stimuli, (11)C localized to the challenged area and correlated with macrophage numbers. Radioactive counts in challenged/control lung regions peaked at 4 days for aSiO(2) (2.88, n = 2) and 6 days for xSiO(2) (4.62, n = 2). The signal remained elevated throughout the study (aSiO(2), 2.33 +/- 0.77 SD, n = 14; xSiO(2), 3.99 +/- 1.29 SD, n = 9), as did macrophage accumulation. (11)C also localized to regions consistent with macrophage traffic through lymph ducts 6 days after aSiO(2) challenge, but not until 4 weeks after xSiO(2). Specific binding of R-PK11195 in macrophages was demonstrated by microautoradiography in lavage fluid from an inflamed rabbit knee-joint model. These data suggest that PET scanning after [(11)C]PK11195 provides a new noninvasive approach for the study of macrophage kinetics in the lung.