|
|
||||||||
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nuclear Medicine, The University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Correspondence: For reprints contact: James C. Sisson, MD, University of Michigan Medical Center, Division of Nuclear Medicine, 1500 Medical Center Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0028.
ABSTRACT
The radiopharmaceutical, metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) acts as an analog of norepinephrine (NE). Experiments in rats were carried out to determine how closely the movements of [125I]MIBG in the heart mimicked those of [3H]NE, and if the changes [125I]MIBG concentrations would reflect injury to, and function of, adrenergic neurons in the heart. Injury to adrenergic neurons by 6-hydroxydopamine substantially reduced the uptake of [125I]MIBG into the left ventricle, but the effect was less than that on uptake of [3H]NE uptake and concentration of endogenous NE. Similarly, when desmethylimipramine was given to inhibit the uptake-1 pathway of neurons, the reduction in uptake of [125I]MIBG was statistically significant but less than that of [3H]NE; part of this difference may be attributable to partial uptake of [125I]MIBG into neurons by a diffusion pathway. Substantial fractions of [125I]MIBG and [3H]NE were displaced from the heart by the sympathomimetic drug, phenylpropanolamine. When adrenergic neurons of the heart were stimulated by feeding of rats, the disappearance rates of [3H]NE and [125I]MIBG from the heart were significantly increased. Although not a perfect analog of [3H]NE, [125I]MIBG appears to enter and leave the heart in patterns similar to those of [3H]NE. Thus, movements of [125I]MIBG give indices of adrenergic neuron injury and function in the heart.
This article has been cited by other articles:
![]() |
T. Tsukamoto, K. Morita, M. Naya, M. Inubushi, C. Katoh, K. Nishijima, Y. Kuge, H. Okamoto, H. Tsutsui, and N. Tamaki Decreased Myocardial {beta}-Adrenergic Receptor Density in Relation to Increased Sympathetic Tone in Patients with Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy J. Nucl. Med., November 1, 2007; 48(11): 1777 - 1782. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
S. Ohshima, S. Isobe, H. Izawa, M. Nanasato, A. Ando, A. Yamada, K. Yamada, T. S. Kato, K. Obata, A. Noda, et al. Cardiac Sympathetic Dysfunction Correlates With Abnormal Myocardial Contractile Reserve in Dilated Cardiomyopathy Patients J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., December 6, 2005; 46(11): 2061 - 2068. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
M. G. E. H. Lam, C. J. M. Lips, P. L. Jager, R. P. F. Dullaart, E. G. W. M. Lentjes, P. P. van Rijk, and J. M. H. de Klerk Repeated [131I]Metaiodobenzylguanidine Therapy in Two Patients with Malignant Pheochromocytoma J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab., October 1, 2005; 90(10): 5888 - 5895. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
S. Isobe, H. Izawa, M. Iwase, M. Nanasato, M. Nonokawa, A. Ando, S. Ohshima, K. Nagata, K. Kato, T. Nishizawa, et al. Cardiac 123I-MIBG Reflects Left Ventricular Functional Reserve in Patients with Nonobstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy J. Nucl. Med., June 1, 2005; 46(6): 909 - 916. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
Y. Tanabe, H. Harada, S. Sugihara, T. Ogawa, and Y. Inoue 123I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine Myocardial Scintigraphy in Panic Disorder J. Nucl. Med., August 1, 2004; 45(8): 1305 - 1308. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
S. Kasama, T. Toyama, H. Kumakura, Y. Takayama, T. Ishikawa, S. Ichikawa, T. Suzuki, and M. Kurabayashi Effects of Intravenous Atrial Natriuretic Peptide on Cardiac Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Patients with Decompensated Congestive Heart Failure J. Nucl. Med., July 1, 2004; 45(7): 1108 - 1113. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
B.-i. Kato, T. Nozawa, N. Igarashi, M. Nonomura, N. Fujii, A. Igawa, H. Asanoi, Y. Yamada, M. Inoue, and H. Inoue Discrepant Recovery Course of Sympathetic Neuronal Function and {beta}-Adrenoceptors in Rat Hearts After Reperfusion Following Transient Ischemia J. Nucl. Med., June 1, 2004; 45(6): 1074 - 1080. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
T. Arao, N. Takabatake, M. Sata, S. Abe, Y. Shibata, T. Honma, K. Takahashi, A. Okada, Y. Takeishi, and I. Kubota In Vivo Evidence of Endothelial Injury in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Lung Scintigraphic Assessment of 123I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine J. Nucl. Med., November 1, 2003; 44(11): 1747 - 1754. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
M. Sato, K. Maehara, H. Yaoita, H. Otani, A. Hirosaka, T. Saito, N. Onuki, N. Komatsu, T. Ishihata, and Y. Maruyama Correlation Between Cardiac Norepinephrine Overflow During Exercise and Cardiac 123I-MIBG Uptake in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure J. Nucl. Med., October 1, 2003; 44(10): 1618 - 1624. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
S. Kasama, T. Toyama, H. Kumakura, Y. Takayama, S. Ichikawa, T. Suzuki, and M. Kurabayashi Addition of Valsartan to an Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Improves Cardiac Sympathetic Nerve Activity and Left Ventricular Function in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure J. Nucl. Med., June 1, 2003; 44(6): 884 - 890. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
S. Kasama, T. Toyama, H. Kumakura, Y. Takayama, S. Ichikawa, T. Suzuki, and M. Kurabayashi Effect of spironolactone on cardiacsympathetic nerve activity and left ventricular remodeling in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., February 19, 2003; 41(4): 574 - 581. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
S. Kasama, T. Toyama, H. Kumakura, Y. Takayama, S. Ichikawa, T. Suzuki, and M. Kurabayashi Spironolactone Improves Cardiac Sympathetic Nerve Activity and Symptoms in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure J. Nucl. Med., October 1, 2002; 43(10): 1279 - 1285. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
I. Goethals, O. De Winter, P. De Bondt, J. De Sutter, R. Dierckx, and C. Van De Wiele The clinical value of nuclear medicine in the assessment of irradiation-induced and anthracycline-associated cardiac damage Ann. Onc., September 1, 2002; 13(9): 1331 - 1339. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
C. Okuyama, N. Sakane, T. Yoshida, K. Shima, H. Kurosawa, K. Kumamoto, Y. Ushijima, and T. Nishimura 123I- or 125I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine Visualization of Brown Adipose Tissue J. Nucl. Med., September 1, 2002; 43(9): 1234 - 1240. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
T. Wakabayashi, T. Nakata, A. Hashimoto, S. Yuda, K. Tsuchihashi, M. I. Travin, and K. Shimamoto Assessment of Underlying Etiology and Cardiac Sympathetic Innervation to Identify Patients at High Risk of Cardiac Death J. Nucl. Med., December 1, 2001; 42(12): 1757 - 1767. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
I. Carrio Cardiac Neurotransmission Imaging J. Nucl. Med., July 1, 2001; 42(7): 1062 - 1076. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
T. Sasajima, H. Kinouchi, N. Tomura, J. Watarai, and K. Mizoi High Uptake of 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine Related to Olfactory Neuroblastoma Revealed by Single-photon Emission CT AJNR Am. J. Neuroradiol., April 1, 2000; 21(4): 717 - 720. [Abstract] [Full Text] |
||||
![]() |
A. Igawa, T. Nozawa, N. Yoshida, N. Fujii, M. Inoue, S. Tazawa, H. Asanoi, and H. Inoue Heterogeneous cardiac sympathetic innervation in heart failure after myocardial infarction of rats Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, April 1, 2000; 278(4): H1134 - H1141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
T. Koizumi, K. Kubo, M. Hanaoka, H. Yamamoto, S. Yamaguchi, T. Fujii, and T. Kobayashi Serial Scintigraphic Assessment of Iodine-123 Metaiodobenzylguanidine Lung Uptake in a Patient With High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema Chest, October 1, 1999; 116(4): 1129 - 1131. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
P. K. Singal and N. Iliskovic Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiomyopathy N. Engl. J. Med., September 24, 1998; 339(13): 900 - 905. [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
K. Sakata, M. Shirotani, H. Yoshida, and C. Kurata Comparison of effects of enalapril and nitrendipine on cardiac sympathetic nervous system in essential hypertension J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., August 1, 1998; 32(2): 438 - 443. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
T. Nozawa, A. Igawa, N. Yoshida, M. Maeda, M. Inoue, Y. Yamamura, H. Asanoi, and H. Inoue Dual-Tracer Assessment of Coupling Between Cardiac Sympathetic Neuronal Function and Downregulation of ß-Receptors During Development of Hypertensive Heart Failure of Rats Circulation, June 16, 1998; 97(23): 2359 - 2367. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
M. W. Dae, R. J. Lee, P. C. Ursell, M. C. Chin, C. A. Stillson, and N. S. Moise Heterogeneous Sympathetic Innervation in German Shepherd Dogs With Inherited Ventricular Arrhythmia and Sudden Cardiac Death Circulation, August 19, 1997; 96(4): 1337 - 1342. [Abstract] [Full Text] |
||||
![]() |
B. Kokkas, C. Papadopoulos, M. Kotoula, A. Kouyoumtzis, D. Kouvelas, D. Karatzas, and A. Paradelis Felodipine and Vasomotion Physiology Angiology, October 1, 1993; 44(10): 803 - 809. [Abstract] [PDF] |
||||
| HOME | HELP | FEEDBACK | SUBSCRIPTIONS | ARCHIVE | SEARCH | TABLE OF CONTENTS |
| JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGY | THE JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE |