Enhancement of Ovarian Tumor Detection With αvβ3 Integrin-Targeted Ultrasound Molecular Imaging Agent in Laying Hens A Preclinical Model of Spontaneous Ovarian Cancer

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作者
Barua, Animesh [1 ,3 ]
Yellapa, Aparna [1 ]
Bahr, Janice M. [4 ]
Machado, Sergio A. [4 ]
Bitterman, Pincas [2 ,3 ]
Basu, Sanjib [5 ]
Sharma, Sameer [1 ,2 ]
Abramowicz, Jacques S. [2 ]
机构
[1] Rush Univ, Dept Pharmacol, Med Ctr, Chicago, IL 60612 USA
[2] Rush Univ, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, Med Ctr, Chicago, IL 60612 USA
[3] Rush Univ, Dept Pathol, Med Ctr, Chicago, IL 60612 USA
[4] Univ Illinois, Dept Anim Sci, Urbana, IL USA
[5] Rush Univ, Dept Prevent Med Biostat, Med Ctr, Chicago, IL 60612 USA
关键词
Ovarian cancer; Early detection; Molecular imaging; alpha(v)beta(3) Integrins; Animal model; CONTRAST AGENT; EXPRESSION; ANGIOGENESIS; MICROBUBBLES; SONOGRAPHY; STATISTICS; LEVEL;
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10.1097/IGC.0000000000000040
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 [肿瘤学];
摘要
Objective Because of the lack of an effective early detection test, ovarian cancer (OVCA) in most cases is detected at late stages and remains a fatal gynecological malignancy. Molecular imaging provides information on the changes associated with the development of a disease at molecular levels. Because angiogenesis is an early event in tumor development, increased expression of alpha(v)beta(3) integrins by ovarian tumor-associated angiogenic microvessels provides a target for noninvasive ultrasound imaging to detect early-stage OVCA. The goal of this study was to examine the feasibility of alpha(v)beta(3) integrin-targeted molecular imaging agent in enhancing the detection of spontaneous ovarian tumor in laying hens, a preclinical model of OVCA. Methods The study was conducted in 2 phases, including a cross-sectional exploratory followed by a prospective monitoring of hens for 45 weeks with targeted ultrasound imaging. Changes in ultrasound signal intensity were determined before and after the injection of alpha(v)beta(3) integrin-targeted imaging agent in hens with spontaneous OVCA. All images were digitally stored. After scanning, ovarian tissues from all hens were collected and processed for histopathologic and immunohistochemical studies. Results Ultrasound signal intensity was significantly (P < 0.001) higher in hens with early-stage OVCA than in normal hens and increased further in late-stage OVCA. Compared with that in normal cases, ultrasound signal intensities increased approximately 19-fold in early stage and 26-fold in late-stage OVCA. Differences in signal enhancement were not observed among different histologic subtypes of OVCA. Higher signal intensities from targeted imaging of ovarian tumors were associated with increased number of alpha(v)beta(3) integrin-expressing ovarian microvessels. Prospective monitoring of hens with alpha(v)beta(3) integrin-targeted imaging agent detected OVCA at early stage. Conclusions These results suggest that alpha(v)beta(3) integrin-targeted imaging agent enhanced the visualization of ovarian tumor-associated angiogenic microvessels in hens with early-stage OVCA and may form a foundation for clinical studies.
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