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Assessment of the P-glycoprotein expression by 99mTc-MIBI bone marrow imaging in patients with untreated leukaemia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12673168     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The ability of cancer cells to become simultaneously resistant to different drugs is a significant impediment to successful chemotherapy. 99mTc-MIBI has been reported to be a transport substrate for P-glycoprotein (Pgp). The aim of the study was to ascertain the relationship between the degree of 99mTc-MIBI uptake and the level of Pgp expression in patients with newly diagnosed leukaemia. A total of 26 patients (12 female and 14 male; mean age 46.8+/-3.7 years) with newly diagnosed leukaemia were included in the study. None of the patients had been previously treated with chemotherapy. Images were obtained 20 min post-injection of 740 MBq 99mTc-MIBI. Whole-body and planar spot images of the pelvis and thorax were acquired. The uptake of the MIBI in the bone marrow was evaluated using a qualitative and also a quantitative scoring system with determination of the tumour-to-background (T/B) ratios. Flow cytometry was performed for determining the Pgp expression of the blast cells in the bone marrow aspiration samples. There was a statistically significant inverse relationship between the Pgp level in numeric values and both mean qualitative (P<0.001; r=-0.665) and quantitative (P=0.001; r=-0.606) results of 99mTc-MIBI imaging. Both the mean qualitative score and the T/B ratios were higher in patients who were Pgp negative than in those who were Pgp positive (P<0.001 and P<0.001, respectively). These data indicate that an increased level of Pgp expression is correlated with a low accumulation of 99mTc-MIBI in bone marrow of patients with leukaemia. 99mTc-MIBI bone marrow imaging, as a method of functional imaging, can give in vivo information concerning the functional expression of the MDR phenotype in patients with untreated leukaemia.
Authors:
I Ak; V Aslan; E Vardareli; Z Gülbaş
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Validation Studies    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nuclear medicine communications     Volume:  24     ISSN:  0143-3636     ISO Abbreviation:  Nucl Med Commun     Publication Date:  2003 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-04-03     Completed Date:  2004-02-13     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8201017     Medline TA:  Nucl Med Commun     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  397-402     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Osmangazi University Medical Faculty, Eskişehir, Turkey. ilknur_ak@yahoo.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Bone Marrow / metabolism*,  radionuclide imaging*
Drug Resistance, Multiple
Female
Humans
Leukemia / metabolism*,  radionuclide imaging*
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / metabolism,  radionuclide imaging
Male
Middle Aged
P-Glycoprotein / metabolism*
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / metabolism,  radionuclide imaging
Radiopharmaceuticals / diagnostic use,  pharmacokinetics
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Statistics as Topic
Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi / diagnostic use*,  pharmacokinetics*
Tissue Distribution
Whole-Body Counting / methods
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/P-Glycoprotein; 0/Radiopharmaceuticals; 109581-73-9/Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi

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