期刊
FASEB JOURNAL
卷 36, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1096/fj.202100864R
关键词
head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; inflammation; magnetic resonance imaging; molecular imaging; myeloperoxidase
资金
- National Institutes of Health [R01-NS103998]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51873107]
- FRQS (Fonds de recherche en sante du Quebec)
In this study, the researchers evaluated the use of molecular immuno-imaging targeting myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity for the detection and delineation of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). They found that MPO imaging was superior to conventional imaging agents in detecting tumor extent, and it correlated strongly with tumor size on histology. Furthermore, MPO imaging detected early tumors that were not visualized with the conventional agent. The results suggest that MPO imaging could improve tumor resection and serve as a useful imaging biomarker for tumor progression in HNSCC.
Detection and accurate delineation of tumor is important for the management of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) but is challenging with current imaging techniques. In this study, we evaluated whether molecular immuno-imaging targeting myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity, an oxidative enzyme secreted by many myeloid innate immune cells, would be superior in detecting tumor extent compared to conventional contrast agent (DTPA-Gd) in a carcinogen-induced immunocompetent HNSCC murine model and corroborated in human surgical specimens. In C57BL/6 mice given 4-nitroquinoline-N-oxide (4-NQO), there was increased MPO activity in the head and neck region as detected by luminol bioluminescence compared to that of the control group. On magnetic resonance imaging, the mean enhancing volume detected by the MPO-targeting agent (MPO-Gd) was higher than that by the conventional agent DTPA-Gd. The tumor volume detected by MPO-Gd strongly correlated with tumor size on histology, and higher MPO-Gd signal corresponded to larger tumor size found by imaging and histology. On the contrary, the tumor volume detected by DTPA-Gd did not correlate as well with tumor size on histology. Importantly, MPO-Gd imaging detected areas not visualized with DTPA-Gd imaging that were confirmed histopathologically to represent early tumor. In human specimens, MPO was similarly associated with tumors, especially at the tumor margins. Thus, molecular immuno-imaging targeting MPO not only detects oxidative immune response in HNSCC, but can better detect and delineate tumor extent than nonselective imaging agents. Thus, our findings revealed that MPO imaging could improve tumor resection as well as be a useful imaging biomarker for tumor progression, and potentially improve clinical management of HNSCC once translated.
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