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  • Title: Uptake of 11C-choline in mouse atherosclerotic plaques.
    Author: Laitinen IE, Luoto P, Någren K, Marjamäki PM, Silvola JM, Hellberg S, Laine VJ, Ylä-Herttuala S, Knuuti J, Roivainen A.
    Journal: J Nucl Med; 2010 May; 51(5):798-802. PubMed ID: 20395326.
    Abstract:
    UNLABELLED: The purpose of this study was to explore the feasibility of (11)C-choline in the assessment of the degree of inflammation in atherosclerotic plaques. METHODS: Uptake of (11)C-choline was studied ex vivo in tissue samples and aortic sections excised from 6 atherosclerotic mice deficient for both low-density lipoprotein receptor and apolipoprotein B48 (LDLR(-/-)ApoB(100/100)) and 5 control mice. The autoradiographs were compared with the immunohistology of the arterial sites. RESULTS: The uptake of (11)C-choline (percentage of the injected activity per gram of tissue) in the atherosclerotic aortas of the LDLR(-/-)ApoB(100/100) mice was significantly higher (1.9-fold, P = 0.0016) than that in the aortas of the control mice. The autoradiography analysis showed significantly higher uptake of (11)C-choline in the plaques than in healthy vessel wall (mean ratio, 2.3 +/- 0.6; P = 0.014), prominently in inflamed plaques, compared with noninflamed plaque areas. CONCLUSION: We observed a high (11)C-choline uptake in the aortic plaques of atherosclerotic mice. Our data suggest that macrophages may be responsible for the uptake of (11)C-choline in the plaques.
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