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Armstrong CM, Snively EC, Shumail M, Nantista C, Li Z, Tantawi S, Loo BW, Temkin RJ, Griffin RG, Feng J, Dionisio R, Mentgen F, Ayllon N, Henderson MA, Goodman TP. Frontiers in the Application of RF Vacuum Electronics. IEEE Trans Electron Devices 2023; 70:2643-2655. [PMID: 37250956 PMCID: PMC10216895 DOI: 10.1109/ted.2023.3239841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The application of radio frequency (RF) vacuum electronics for the betterment of the human condition began soon after the invention of the first vacuum tubes in the 1920s and has not stopped since. Today, microwave vacuum devices are powering important applications in health treatment, material and biological science, wireless communication-terrestrial and space, Earth environment remote sensing, and the promise of safe, reliable, and inexhaustible energy. This article highlights some of the exciting application frontiers of vacuum electronics.
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
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- Department of Physics and the Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
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- Beijing Vacuum Electronics Research Institute, Beijing 100015, China
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- RF Equipment and Technologies Section, European Space Agency (ESA), NL-2200 AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands
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- RF Equipment and Technologies Section, European Space Agency (ESA), NL-2200 AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands
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- RF Equipment and Technologies Section, European Space Agency (ESA), NL-2200 AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands
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- United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Culham Science Centre, OX14 3DB Abingdon, U.K
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- Swiss Plasma Center, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Gong X, Chen S, Zhang S. JOM-4S Overhauser Magnetometer and Sensitivity Estimation. Sensors (Basel) 2021; 21:7698. [PMID: 34833789 PMCID: PMC8624099 DOI: 10.3390/s21227698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The Overhauser magnetometer is a scalar quantum magnetometer based on the dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) effect in the Earth's magnetic field. Sensitivity is a key technical specification reflecting the ability of instruments to sense small variations of the Earth's magnetic field and is closely related to the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the free induction decay (FID) signal. In this study, deuterated 15N TEMPONE radical is used in our sensor to obtain high DNP enhancement. The measured SNR of the FID signal is approximately 63/1, and the transverse relaxation time T2 is 2.68 s. The direct measurement method with a single instrument and the synchronous measurement method with two instruments are discussed for sensitivity estimation in time and frequency domains under different electromagnetic interference (EMI) environments and different time periods. For the first time, the correlation coefficient of the magnetic field measured by the two instruments is used to judge the degree of the influence of the environmental noise on the sensitivity estimation. The sensitivity evaluation in the field environment is successfully realized without electrical and magnetic shields. The direct measurement method is susceptible to EMI and cannot work in general electromagnetic environments, except it is sufficiently quiet. The synchronous measurement method has an excellent ability to remove most natural and artificial EMIs and can be used under noisy environments. Direct and synchronous experimental results show that the estimated sensitivity of the JOM-4S magnetometer is approximately 0.01 nT in time domain and approximately 0.01 nT/Hz in frequency domain at a 3 s cycling time. This study provides a low-cost, simple, and effective sensitivity estimation method, which is especially suitable for developers and users to estimate the performance of the instrument.
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- College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China; (X.G.); (S.C.)
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Batsios G, Taglang C, Cao P, Gillespie AM, Najac C, Subramani E, Wilson DM, Flavell RR, Larson PEZ, Ronen SM, Viswanath P. Imaging 6-Phosphogluconolactonase Activity in Brain Tumors In Vivo Using Hyperpolarized δ-[1- 13C]gluconolactone. Front Oncol 2021; 11:589570. [PMID: 33937017 PMCID: PMC8082394 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.589570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) is essential for NADPH generation and redox homeostasis in cancer, including glioblastomas. However, the precise contribution to redox and tumor proliferation of the second PPP enzyme 6-phosphogluconolactonase (PGLS), which converts 6-phospho-δ-gluconolactone to 6-phosphogluconate (6PG), remains unclear. Furthermore, non-invasive methods of assessing PGLS activity are lacking. The goal of this study was to examine the role of PGLS in glioblastomas and assess the utility of probing PGLS activity using hyperpolarized δ-[1-13C]gluconolactone for non-invasive imaging. METHODS To interrogate the function of PGLS in redox, PGLS expression was silenced in U87, U251 and GS2 glioblastoma cells by RNA interference and levels of NADPH and reduced glutathione (GSH) measured. Clonogenicity assays were used to assess the effect of PGLS silencing on glioblastoma proliferation. Hyperpolarized δ-[1-13C]gluconolactone metabolism to 6PG was assessed in live cells treated with the chemotherapeutic agent temozolomide (TMZ) or with vehicle control. 13C 2D echo-planar spectroscopic imaging (EPSI) studies of hyperpolarized δ-[1-13C]gluconolactone metabolism were performed on rats bearing orthotopic glioblastoma tumors or tumor-free controls on a 3T spectrometer. Longitudinal 2D EPSI studies of hyperpolarized δ-[1-13C]gluconolactone metabolism and T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were performed in rats bearing orthotopic U251 tumors following treatment with TMZ to examine the ability of hyperpolarized δ-[1-13C]gluconolactone to report on treatment response. RESULTS PGLS knockdown downregulated NADPH and GSH, elevated oxidative stress and inhibited clonogenicity in all models. Conversely, PGLS expression and activity and steady-state NADPH and GSH were higher in tumor tissues from rats bearing orthotopic glioblastoma xenografts relative to contralateral brain and tumor-free brain. Importantly, [1-13C]6PG production from hyperpolarized δ-[1-13C]gluconolactone was observed in live glioblastoma cells and was significantly reduced by treatment with TMZ. Furthermore, hyperpolarized δ-[1-13C]gluconolactone metabolism to [1-13C]6PG could differentiate tumor from contralateral normal brain in vivo. Notably, TMZ significantly reduced 6PG production from hyperpolarized δ-[1-13C]gluconolactone at an early timepoint prior to volumetric alterations as assessed by anatomical imaging. CONCLUSIONS Collectively, we have, for the first time, identified a role for PGLS activity in glioblastoma proliferation and validated the utility of probing PGLS activity using hyperpolarized δ-[1-13C]gluconolactone for non-invasive in vivo imaging of glioblastomas and their response to therapy.
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, CA, United States
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Sriram R, Van Criekinge M, DeLos Santos J, Ahamed F, Qin H, Nolley R, Santos RD, Tabatabai ZL, Bok RA, Keshari KR, Vigneron DB, Peehl DM, Kurhanewicz J. Elevated Tumor Lactate and Efflux in High-grade Prostate Cancer demonstrated by Hyperpolarized 13C Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Prostate Tissue Slice Cultures. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:E537. [PMID: 32110965 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12030537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Revised: 02/23/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Non-invasive assessment of the biological aggressiveness of prostate cancer (PCa) is needed for men with localized disease. Hyperpolarized (HP) 13C magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy is a powerful approach to image metabolism, specifically the conversion of HP [1-13C]pyruvate to [1-13C]lactate, catalyzed by lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). Significant increase in tumor lactate was measured in high-grade PCa relative to benign and low-grade cancer, suggesting that HP 13C MR could distinguish low-risk (Gleason score ≤3 + 4) from high-risk (Gleason score ≥4 + 3) PCa. To test this and the ability of HP 13C MR to detect these metabolic changes, we cultured prostate tissues in an MR-compatible bioreactor under continuous perfusion. 31P spectra demonstrated good viability and dynamic HP 13C-pyruvate MR demonstrated that high-grade PCa had significantly increased lactate efflux compared to low-grade PCa and benign prostate tissue. These metabolic differences are attributed to significantly increased LDHA expression and LDH activity, as well as significantly increased monocarboxylate transporter 4 (MCT4) expression in high- versus low- grade PCa. Moreover, lactate efflux, LDH activity, and MCT4 expression were not different between low-grade PCa and benign prostate tissues, indicating that these metabolic alterations are specific for high-grade disease. These distinctive metabolic alterations can be used to differentiate high-grade PCa from low-grade PCa and benign prostate tissues using clinically translatable HP [1-13C]pyruvate MR.
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Sriram R, Gordon J, Baligand C, Ahamed F, Delos Santos J, Qin H, Bok RA, Vigneron DB, Kurhanewicz J, Larson PEZ, Wang ZJ. Non-Invasive Assessment of Lactate Production and Compartmentalization in Renal Cell Carcinomas Using Hyperpolarized 13C Pyruvate MRI. Cancers (Basel) 2018; 10:cancers10090313. [PMID: 30189677 PMCID: PMC6162434 DOI: 10.3390/cancers10090313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Revised: 08/31/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Optimal treatment selection for localized renal tumors is challenging due to their variable biological behavior and limited ability to pre-operatively assess their aggressiveness. We investigated hyperpolarized (HP) 13C pyruvate MRI to noninvasively assess tumor lactate production and compartmentalization, which are strongly associated with renal tumor aggressiveness. Orthotopic tumors were created in mice using human renal cell carcinoma (RCC) lines (A498, 786-O, UOK262) with varying expression of lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA) which catalyzes the pyruvate-to-lactate conversion, and varying expression of monocarboxylate transporter 4 (MCT4) which mediates lactate export out of the cells. Dynamic HP 13C pyruvate MRI showed that the A498 tumors had significantly higher 13C pyruvate-to-lactate conversion than the UOK262 and 786-O tumors, corresponding to higher A498 tumor LDHA expression. Additionally, diffusion-weighted HP 13C pyruvate MRI showed that the A498 tumors had significantly higher 13C lactate apparent diffusion coefficients compared to 786-O tumors, with corresponding higher MCT4 expression, which likely reflects more rapid lactate export in the A498 tumors. Our data demonstrate the feasibility of HP 13C pyruvate MRI to inform on tumor lactate production and compartmentalization, and provide the scientific premise for future clinical investigation into the utility of this technique to noninvasively interrogate renal tumor aggressiveness and to guide treatment selection.
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- Renuka Sriram
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
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Sriram R, Nguyen J, Santos JD, Nguyen L, Sun J, Vigneron S, Van Criekinge M, Kurhanewicz J, MacKenzie JD. Molecular detection of inflammation in cell models using hyperpolarized 13C-pyruvate. Am J Cancer Res 2018; 8:3400-3407. [PMID: 29930738 PMCID: PMC6010986 DOI: 10.7150/thno.24322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The detection and treatment monitoring of inflammatory states remain challenging in part due to the multifactorial mechanisms of immune activation and spectrum of clinical manifestations. Currently, diagnostic strategies tend to be subjective and limited quantitative tools exist to monitor optimal treatment strategies. Pro-inflammatory M1 polarized macrophages exhibit a distinct metabolic glycolytic phenotype compared to the continuum of M2 polarization states. In the present study, the distinct metabolic phenotypes of resting and activated macrophages were successfully characterized and quantified using hyperpolarized carbon-13 (13C) labeled pyruvate and its metabolic products, i.e. lactate, as a biomarker of resting, disease and treated states. Methods: Mouse macrophage J774A.1 cells were used as a model system in an NMR compatible bioreactor to facilitate dynamic hyperpolarized 13C measurements. The glycolytic metabolism of the cells in the quiescent or resting state were compared with macrophages stimulated by lipopolysaccharide, a classical M1 activator using hyperpolarized 13C labeled pyruvate. Additionally, the activated macrophages were also treated with a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug to assess the changes in hyperpolarized lactate signal. The hyperpolarized lactate signals were then correlated using biochemical and molecular assays. Results: We first validated our model system of inflammatory cells by the hallmarks of M1 polarization using steady state metabolic profiling with high resolution NMR in conjunction with nitric oxide Greiss assay, enzyme activity, and mRNA expression. Subsequently, we clearly showed that the cutting edge technology of hyperpolarized 13C NMR can be used to detect elevated lactate levels in M1 polarized macrophages in comparison to control and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug treated M2 states. Conclusion: Hyperpolarized 13C lactate has the potential to serve as a biomarker to non-invasively detect and quantify pro-inflammatory state of immune regulatory cells and its response to therapy.
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Sriram R, Sun J, Villanueva-Meyer J, Mutch C, De Los Santos J, Peters J, Korenchan DE, Neumann K, Van Criekinge M, Kurhanewicz J, Rosenberg O, Wilson D, Ohliger MA. Detection of Bacteria-Specific Metabolism Using Hyperpolarized [2- 13C]Pyruvate. ACS Infect Dis 2018; 4:797-805. [PMID: 29405697 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.7b00234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
The differentiation of bacterial infection from other causes of inflammation is difficult in clinical practice and is critical where patient outcomes rely heavily on early interventions. In addition to physical exam and laboratory markers, several imaging modalities are frequently employed, but these techniques generally target the host immune response, rather than the living microorganisms themselves. Here, we describe a method to detect bacteria-specific metabolism using hyperpolarized (HP) 13C magnetic resonance spectroscopy. This technology allows visualization of the real-time conversion of enriched 13C substrates to their metabolic products, identified by their distinct chemical shifts. We have identified the rapid metabolism of HP [2-13C]pyruvate to [1-13C]acetate as a metabolic signature of common bacterial pathogens. We demonstrate this conversion in representative Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, namely, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, and its absence in key mammalian cell types. Furthermore, this conversion was successfully modulated in three mutant strains, corresponding to deletions of relevant enzymes.
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- Renuka Sriram
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, 1600 Fourth Street, Box 2520, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, 1600 Fourth Street, Box 2520, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, 1600 Fourth Street, Box 2520, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, 1600 Fourth Street, Box 2520, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, 1600 Fourth Street, Box 2520, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
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- Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, 600 16th Street, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, 1600 Fourth Street, Box 2520, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
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- Department of Radiology, University of Virginia, 480 Ray C. Hunt Drive, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, 1600 Fourth Street, Box 2520, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, 1600 Fourth Street, Box 2520, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, California 94143, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, 1600 Fourth Street, Box 2520, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, 1600 Fourth Street, Box 2520, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
- Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, 1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, California 94110, United States
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Mariotti E, Orton MR, Eerbeek O, Ashruf JF, Zuurbier CJ, Southworth R, Eykyn TR. Modeling non-linear kinetics of hyperpolarized [1-(13)C] pyruvate in the crystalloid-perfused rat heart. NMR Biomed 2016; 29:377-86. [PMID: 26777799 PMCID: PMC4832359 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.3464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2015] [Revised: 10/20/2015] [Accepted: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Hyperpolarized (13)C MR measurements have the potential to display non-linear kinetics. We have developed an approach to describe possible non-first-order kinetics of hyperpolarized [1-(13)C] pyruvate employing a system of differential equations that agrees with the principle of conservation of mass of the hyperpolarized signal. Simultaneous fitting to a second-order model for conversion of [1-(13)C] pyruvate to bicarbonate, lactate and alanine was well described in the isolated rat heart perfused with Krebs buffer containing glucose as sole energy substrate, or glucose supplemented with pyruvate. Second-order modeling yielded significantly improved fits of pyruvate-bicarbonate kinetics compared with the more traditionally used first-order model and suggested time-dependent decreases in pyruvate-bicarbonate flux. Second-order modeling gave time-dependent changes in forward and reverse reaction kinetics of pyruvate-lactate exchange and pyruvate-alanine exchange in both groups of hearts during the infusion of pyruvate; however, the fits were not significantly improved with respect to a traditional first-order model. The mechanism giving rise to second-order pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) kinetics was explored experimentally using surface fluorescence measurements of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide reduced form (NADH) performed under the same conditions, demonstrating a significant increase of NADH during pyruvate infusion. This suggests a simultaneous depletion of available mitochondrial NAD(+) (the cofactor for PDH), consistent with the non-linear nature of the kinetics. NADH levels returned to baseline following cessation of the pyruvate infusion, suggesting this to be a transient effect.
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- E. Mariotti
- Department of Imaging Chemistry and Biology, Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical EngineeringKing's College London, King's Health PartnersSt. Thomas' HospitalLondonUK
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- CR‐UK and EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre, Division of Radiotherapy and ImagingThe Institute of Cancer Research and Royal Marsden NHS TrustSuttonSurreySM2 5NGUK
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- Department of Anatomy, Embryology and PhysiologyAMC, UvAAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Laboratory Experimental Intensive Care Anesthesiology (LEICA), Department AnesthesiologyAMC, UvAAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Laboratory Experimental Intensive Care Anesthesiology (LEICA), Department AnesthesiologyAMC, UvAAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Imaging Chemistry and Biology, Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical EngineeringKing's College London, King's Health PartnersSt. Thomas' HospitalLondonUK
- The British Heart Foundation Centre of Research ExcellenceThe Rayne Institute, King's College London, St. Thomas' HospitalLondonUK
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- Department of Imaging Chemistry and Biology, Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical EngineeringKing's College London, King's Health PartnersSt. Thomas' HospitalLondonUK
- CR‐UK and EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre, Division of Radiotherapy and ImagingThe Institute of Cancer Research and Royal Marsden NHS TrustSuttonSurreySM2 5NGUK
- The British Heart Foundation Centre of Research ExcellenceThe Rayne Institute, King's College London, St. Thomas' HospitalLondonUK
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Sriram R, Van Criekinge M, DeLos Santos J, Keshari KR, Wilson DM, Peehl D, Kurhanewicz J, Wang ZJ. Non-invasive differentiation of benign renal tumors from clear cell renal cell carcinomas using clinically translatable hyperpolarized 13C pyruvate magnetic resonance. Tomography 2016; 2:35-42. [PMID: 27227168 PMCID: PMC4876723 DOI: 10.18383/j.tom.2016.00106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Localized renal tumors are increasingly detected incidentally at imaging. Conventional imaging cannot reliably differentiate the 20% of these tumors that are benign from malignant renal cell carcinomas (RCCs), leading to unnecessary surgical resection and resulting morbidity associated with surgery. Here, we investigated hyperpolarized 13C pyruvate metabolism in live patient-derived renal tumor tissue slices using a novel magnetic resonance (MR) -compatible bioreactor platform. We demonstrated for the first time that clear cell RCCs (ccRCCs), which account for 70-80% of all RCCs, have increased lactate production as well as rapid lactate efflux compared to benign renal tumors. This difference is attributed to increased lactate dehydrogenase A and monocarboxylate transporter 4 expression in ccRCCs. This distinctive metabolic phenotype can be used to differentiate RCCs from benign renal tumors using clinically translatable hyperpolarized 13C pyruvate MR.
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- Renuka Sriram
- Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Radiology and Molecular Pharmacology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States
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- Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Urology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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Sriram R, Van Criekinge M, Hansen A, Wang ZJ, Vigneron DB, Wilson DM, Keshari KR, Kurhanewicz J. Real-time measurement of hyperpolarized lactate production and efflux as a biomarker of tumor aggressiveness in an MR compatible 3D cell culture bioreactor. NMR Biomed 2015; 28:1141-1149. [PMID: 26202449 PMCID: PMC4537810 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.3354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2014] [Revised: 05/28/2015] [Accepted: 06/05/2015] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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We have developed a 3D cell/tissue culture bioreactor compatible with hyperpolarized (HP) (13)C MR and interrogated HP [1-(13)C]lactate production and efflux in human renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cells. This platform is capable of resolving intracellular and extracellular HP lactate pools, allowing the kinetic measurement of lactate production and efflux in the context of cancer aggressiveness and response to therapy. HP (13)C MR studies were performed on three immortalized human renal cell lines: HK2, a normal renal proximal tubule cell line from which a majority of RCCs arise, UMRC6, a cell line derived from a localized RCC, and UOK262, an aggressive and metastatic RCC. The intra- (Lacin ) and extracellular (Lacex ) HP lactate signals were robustly resolved in dynamic (13)C spectra of the cell lines due to a very small but reproducible chemical shift difference (0.031 ± 0.0005 ppm). Following HP [1-(13)C]pyruvate delivery, the ratio of HP Lacin /Lacex was significantly lower for UOK262 cells compared with both UMRC6 and HK2 cells due to a significant (p < 0.05) increase in the Lacex pool size. Lacin /Lacex correlated with the MCT4 mRNA expression of the cell lines, and inhibition of MCT4 transport using DIDS resulted in a significant reduction in the HP Lacex pool size. The extension of these studies to living patient-derived RCC tissue slices using HP [1,2-(13)C2]pyruvate demonstrated a similarly split lactate doublet with a high Lacex pool fraction; in contrast, only a single NMR resonance is noted for HP [5-(13)C]glutamate, consistent with intracellular localization. These studies support the importance of lactate efflux as a biomarker of cancer aggressiveness and metastatic potential, and the utility of the MR compatible 3D cell/tissue culture bioreactor to study not only cellular metabolism but also transport. Additionally, this platform offers a sophisticated way to follow therapeutic interventions and screen novel therapies that target lactate export.
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- Renuka Sriram
- Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Correspondence and Reprint Request: Renuka Sriram, University of California, San Francisco, Byers Hall, Room 201B, 1700 4th Street, MC 2520, San Francisco, CA 94158, Tel: (415) 514-4874, Fax: (415) 514-4714,
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- Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Radiology and Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States
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- Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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Pagès G, Tan YL, Kuchel PW. Hyperpolarized [1,(13)C]pyruvate in lysed human erythrocytes: effects of co-substrate supply on reaction time courses. NMR Biomed 2014; 27:1203-1210. [PMID: 25111006 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.3176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2014] [Revised: 06/12/2014] [Accepted: 07/10/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Hyperpolarized [1,(13)C]pyruvate was injected rapidly into haemolysates in which hydrolysis of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (phosphate) (NAD(P))/NAD(P)H had been inhibited with nicotinamide. Haemolysates provide a stable glycolytic system in which membrane permeability is not a flux-controlling step, and they enable the concentration of NADH to be adjusted experimentally while keeping the rest of the sample with the same composition as that of the cytoplasm of the cell (albeit diluted twofold at the time of injection of the [1,(13)C]pyruvate). We showed that the maximum amplitude of the (13)C NMR signal from the [1,(13)C]L-lactate, produced from [1,(13)C]pyruvate, and the time at which it occurred was dependent on NADH concentration, as predicted by enzyme-kinetic analysis. The main feature of such curves was dictated by the immediacy of the supply of the co-substrate of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH, EC 1.1.1.27), and we posit that this also pertains in vivo in various tissues including neoplasms. By constructing an appropriate mathematical model and by using a Markov-chain Monte Carlo approach, we fitted experimental data to estimate LDH and NADH concentrations. Experiments carried out with only endogenous NADH present enabled the estimation of its effective concentration in human RBCs; the ability to make this estimate is a special feature of the rapid-dissolution dynamic nuclear polarization method. We found an endogenous NADH concentration in human RBCs two to four times higher than previously reported.
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- Guilhem Pagès
- Singapore Bioimaging Consortium, A*STAR, Singapore, 138667
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Flori A, Liserani M, Frijia F, Giovannetti G, Lionetti V, Casieri V, Positano V, Aquaro GD, Recchia FA, Santarelli MF, Landini L, Ardenkjaer-Larsen JH, Menichetti L. Real-time cardiac metabolism assessed with hyperpolarized [1-(13) C]acetate in a large-animal model. Contrast Media Mol Imaging 2014; 10:194-202. [PMID: 25201079 DOI: 10.1002/cmmi.1618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2013] [Revised: 07/04/2014] [Accepted: 07/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Dissolution-dynamic nuclear polarization (dissolution-DNP) for magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopic imaging has recently emerged as a novel technique for noninvasive studies of the metabolic fate of biomolecules in vivo. Since acetate is the most abundant extra- and intracellular short-chain fatty acid, we focused on [1-(13) C]acetate as a promising candidate for a chemical probe to study the myocardial metabolism of a beating heart. The dissolution-DNP procedure of Na[1-(13) C]acetate for in vivo cardiac applications with a 3 T MR scanner was optimized in pigs during bolus injection of doses of up to 3 mmol. The Na[1-(13) C]acetate formulation was characterized by a liquid-state polarization of 14.2% and a T1Eff in vivo of 17.6 ± 1.7 s. In vivo Na[1-(13) C]acetate kinetics displayed a bimodal shape: [1-(13) C]acetyl carnitine (AcC) was detected in a slice covering the cardiac volume, and the signal of (13) C-acetate and (13) C-AcC was modeled using the total area under the curve (AUC) for kinetic analysis. A good correlation was found between the ratio AUC(AcC)/AUC(acetate) and the apparent kinetic constant of metabolic conversion, from [1-(13) C]acetate to [1-(13) C]AcC (kAcC ), divided by the AcC longitudinal relaxation rate (r1 ). Our study proved the feasibility and the limitations of administration of large doses of hyperpolarized [1-(13) C]acetate to study the myocardial conversion of [1-(13) C]acetate in [1-(13) C]acetyl-carnitine generated by acetyltransferase in healthy pigs.
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- Alessandra Flori
- Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy
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- Fondazione CNR/Regione Toscana G. Monasterio, Pisa, Italy.,Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Council of Research, Pisa, Italy
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy.,Department of Physiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Fondazione CNR/Regione Toscana G. Monasterio, Pisa, Italy.,Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Council of Research, Pisa, Italy
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- Fondazione CNR/Regione Toscana G. Monasterio, Pisa, Italy.,Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- GE Healthcare, Broendby, Denmark.,Department of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Fondazione CNR/Regione Toscana G. Monasterio, Pisa, Italy.,Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Council of Research, Pisa, Italy
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Sauvée C, Rosay M, Casano G, Aussenac F, Weber RT, Ouari O, Tordo P. Highly efficient, water-soluble polarizing agents for dynamic nuclear polarization at high frequency. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013; 52:10858-61. [PMID: 23956072 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201304657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 324] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Claire Sauvée
- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, ICR UMR 7273, 13397 Marseille cedex 20 (France) http://sites.univ-provence.fr/srep/
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Rapid-dissolution dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) has made significant impact in the characterization and understanding of metabolism that occurs on the sub-minute timescale in several diseases. While significant efforts have been made in developing applications, and in designing rapid-imaging radiofrequency (RF) and magnetic field gradient pulse sequences, very few groups have worked on implementing realistic mathematical/kinetic/relaxation models to fit the emergent data. The critical aspects to consider when modeling DNP experiments depend on both nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and (bio)chemical kinetics. The former constraints are due to the relaxation of the NMR signal and the application of ‘read’ RF pulses, while the kinetic constraints include the total amount of each molecular species present. We describe the model-design strategy we have used to fit and interpret our DNP results. To our knowledge, this is the first report on a systematic analysis of DNP data.
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- Guilhem Pagès
- Singapore BioImaging Consortium, A STAR, Helios, Singapore
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- School of Molecular Bioscience, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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