Kyung Han Lee

UNLABELLED: Small-animal PET has opened the way for imaging (18)F-FDG uptake in murine tumor models, but the need for anesthesia raises concern over its potential influence on (18)F-FDG kinetics. We thus investigated such effects on cultured cells and on tumor-bearing mice after short- and long-term fasting. METHODS: Lewis lung carcinoma (LLC) cells and cardiomyoblasts were treated for 2 h with a 100 micromol/L concentration of xylazine, ketamine, xylazine plus ketamine (Xy/Ke), or pentobarbital

PURPOSE: We investigated the capacity of F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) to differentially diagnose immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) in clinically suspected patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Subjects were 94 clinically suspected patients who had tissue IgG4 staining (n = 85) or serum IgG4 greater than 135 mg/dL (n = 9) and underwent FDG PET/CT within 40 days. Clinical, serologic, pathological, and PET/CT findings were analyzed.

To fully understand the glycolytic behavior of cancer cells, it is important to recognize how it is linked to pH dynamics. Here, we evaluated the acute effects of mild acidification and alkalization on cancer cell glucose uptake and glycolytic flux and investigated the role of hexokinase (HK). Cancer cells exposed to buffers with graded pH were measured for 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake, lactate production and HK activity. Subcellular localization of HK protein was assessed by western blot

PURPOSE: This study investigated 18F-FDG PET/CT features of adenovirus-vectored vaccination against COVID-19 in healthy subjects. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Thirty-one health care workers had been vaccinated Vaxzevria and underwent FDG PET/CT as an optional test for a cancer screening program. Size and FDG uptake of the hypermetabolic lymph nodes were measured. Uptake value of spleen was also measured with liver for comparison. RESULTS: All examinees who underwent FDG PET/CT within 14 days' interval

Breast cancers that express epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptors (EGFRs) are associated with poor prognosis. Our group recently showed in breast cancer patients that EGFR expression is strongly correlated with high tumor uptake of the glucose analogue, 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG). Here, we explored the cellular mechanism and signaling pathways that can explain the relation between EGFR and breast cancer cell glucose metabolism. FDG uptake, lactate production and hexokinase (HK) activity were

The role of apoptosis imaging for monitoring treatment response in ischemic limbs has not been properly explored. In this study, we investigated the ability of annexin V (AnxV) imaging to assess the efficacy of antiapoptotic treatment in ischemic limbs of diabetic mice. Normal C57BL/6 mice and streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice were subject to hindlimb ischemia. AnxV-conjugated fluorescent streptavidin probes were intravenously injected, and optical imaging was performed. Tissue apoptosis was

Hematologic parameters of systemic inflammation are receiving attention as promising prognostic indicators in cancer patients. Here, we investigated the relation and compared the prognostic values of circulating blood cell-based parameters and tumor F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in patients with stage I nonsmall cell lung cancers (NSCLC).Subjects were 1034 patients with newly diagnosed stage I NSCLC who underwent FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) followed by cu

UNLABELLED: The sodium/iodide symporter (NIS) gene allows convenient reporter imaging with gamma-cameras and free radioiodide. In this study, we investigated the accuracy of this technique for assessing myocardial gene expression in living rats by using a dual-gene adenovirus that expresses both NIS protein and enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP). METHODS: Rats underwent myocardial injection with the dual-gene adenovirus (Ad.EGFP.NIS) or a control virus (Ad.EGFP). 123I scintigraphy was per

In patients without known malignancies with suspected skeletal cancer metastasis, FDG PET/CT can help identify the primary cancer and provide useful information for differential diagnosis.