Imahashi K, Morishita K, Kusuoka H, Yamamichi Y, Hasegawa S, Hashimoto K, Shirakami Y, Kato-Azuma M, Nishimura T. Kinetics of a putative hypoxic tracer, 99mTc-HL91, in normoxic, hypoxic, ischemic, and stunned myocardium.
J Nucl Med 2000;
41:1102-7. [PMID:
10855642]
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Abstract
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99mTc-4,9-diaza-3,3,10,10-tetramethyldodecan-2,11-dione dioxime (HL91) was developed as a putative hypoxic reagent. This study focused on the myocardial kinetics of 99mTc-HL91 in various oxygen levels and perfusion states.
METHODS
The time-activity curve of 99mTc-HL91 was measured in isolated perfused rat heart after the bolus infusion.
RESULTS
99mTc-HL91 was cleared quickly from normoxic hearts, and retention at 30 min after injection was 0.18 +/- 0.02 percentage injected dose per gram of wet weight (mean +/- SE; n = 6). When the concentration of oxygen bubbling through the perfusate was reduced from 100% to 50%, 20%, 5%, and 0%, retention of 99mTc-HL91 increased to 0.47 +/- 0.03 (n = 5), 0.48 +/- 0.03 (n = 5), 0.71 +/- 0.01 (n = 5), and 0.70 +/- 0.02 (n = 5), respectively (P < 0.05). Compartment analysis revealed that the trapping mechanism, which was dependent on tissue oxygen concentration, determined the retention rate. Although not retained in stunned myocardium (0.17 +/- 0.02, n = 5; P = not significant), 99mTc-HL91 was significantly retained when injected before ischemia (1.06 +/- 0.06, n = 5; P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION
These results indicate that retention of 99mTc-HL91 correlates well with oxygen level in the perfusate, suggesting that the agent may be a useful marker of the severity of myocardial hypoxia.
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