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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-6-28
pubmed:abstractText
Excessive scar formation is accompanied by abnormal collagen synthesis. The feasibility of monitoring collagen synthesis in vivo with no-carrier-added cis-4[18F]fluoro-L-proline (cis-FPro) was evaluated in an animal model with scar formation induced by implanted meshes. The abdominal wall of rats was replaced by alloplastic meshes. At days 3, 7, 14, 21 and 90 after implantation, the uptake of cis-FPro at 4 h post-injection was determined for resected samples of the mesh and normal tissues. The highest uptake was found in the kidneys (1.73+/-0.47%ID/g) followed by the liver (0.59+/-0.19%ID/g). The meshes showed the maximum uptake at day 3 (0.20+/-0.07%ID/g) with a decrease to 0.10+/-0.03%ID/g at day 90 (P<0.001). After 3 days no connective tissue was shown by histopathological morphometric analysis. The maximum partial volume (PV%) of connective tissue was 43+/-14 PV% 90 days after implantation. The maximum levels of granulocytes and inflammatory infiltrate were found at day 3 with minimal levels at day 90, paralleling the course of cis-FPro uptake. In conclusion, the uptake of cis-FPro at 4 h post-injection is not related to the content of connective tissue. Cis-FPro radiolabelled with 18F appears not to be a suitable radiopharmaceutical for in vivo monitoring of collagen synthesis in scar formation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0143-3636
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
695-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Uptake of cis-4-[18 F]fluoro-L-proline in scar formation: a marker of collagen synthesis?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany. mzimny@ukaachen.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Evaluation Studies