18F-Fluorobenzyl Triphenyl Phosphonium: A Noninvasive Sensor of Brown Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Richard Wahl¹  Igal Madar¹  Takuro Isoda¹  James Angle¹  Paige Finley¹ 

[1] Division of Nuclear Medicine, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland Division of Nuclear Medicine, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland Division of Nuclear Medicine, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland

关键词: PET;    ¹⁸F-FBnTP;    ¹⁸F-FDG;    brown adipose tissue;    thermogenesis;   

DOI  :  10.2967/jnumed.110.084657

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Society of Nuclear Medicine

【 摘 要 】

Recent studies have proposed activation of brown adipose tissue (BAT) thermogenesis as a new strategy to combat obesity. Currently, there is no effective noninvasive imaging agent to directly detect unstimulated BAT and quantify the core mechanism of mitochondrial thermogenesis. We investigated an approach to detect BAT depots and monitor thermogenesis using the mitochondria-targeting voltage sensor radiolabeled fluorobenzyltriphenyl phosphonium (FBnTP). Methods: 18F-FBnTP, 14C-FBnTP, 18F-FDG, and 99mTc-sestamibi uptake in BAT at room temperature (n = 8) and cold-treated (n = 8) Lewis rats was assayed. The effect of the cold condition on 18F-FBnTP retention in BAT was assessed in 8 treated and 16 control rats. The effect of the noradrenergic inhibitor propranolol on 14C-FBnTP response to cold stimulation was investigated in an additional 8 treated and 8 control mice. Results: At room temperature, 18F-FBnTP accumulated in BAT to an extent similar to that in the heart, second only to the kidney and twice as much as 99mTc-sestamibi. Prior exposure to cold (4°C) for 4 h resulted in an 82% decrease of 14C-FBnTP uptake and an 813% increase of 18F-FDG uptake in BAT. 99mTc-sestamibi uptake was not affected by cold. Administration of 18F-FBnTP at room temperature 60 min before 120 and 240 min of exposure to cold resulted in marked washout of the tracer from BAT. Propranolol significantly diminished the effect of cold on 14C-FBnTP and 18F-FDG uptake into BAT. Conclusion: The intense uptake of 18F-FBnTP into BAT at room temperature and the response to cold stimulation suggest the unique potential advantage of 18F-FBnTP not only in detecting unstimulated BAT at high contrast but also in quantifying the mitochondrial thermogenic activity. 18F-FBnTP PET may serve as a useful technique to assess BAT volume and function.

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