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Targeting visualization of malignant tumor based on the alteration of DWI signal generated by hTERT promoter–driven AQP1 overexpression

Purpose To specifically diagnose malignant tumors in DWI using the human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) promoter–driven AQP1 expression. Methods The human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) promoter–driven AQP1 gene overexpression lentivirus system ( hTERT-AQP1 ) and cytomegalovirus...

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Published in:European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging 2022-06, Vol.49 (7), p.2310-2322
Main Authors: Zhang, Liang, Gong, Mingfu, Lei, Sheng, Cui, Chun, Liu, Yun, Xiao, Shilin, Kang, Xun, Sun, Tao, Xu, Zhongsheng, Zhou, Chunyu, Zhang, Si, Zhang, Dong
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Summary:Purpose To specifically diagnose malignant tumors in DWI using the human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) promoter–driven AQP1 expression. Methods The human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) promoter–driven AQP1 gene overexpression lentivirus system ( hTERT-AQP1 ) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter–driven AQP1 gene overexpression lentivirus system ( CMV-AQP1 ) were prepared, and transduced into telomerase-positive and -negative cells. The AQP1 expression and DWI signal intensity (SI) change in transduced cells were analyzed. Balb/C nude mice subcutaneous xenograft models derived from lentivirus-transduced telomerase-positive and -negative cells were used to evaluate AQP1 expression and DWI SI change in vivo. We further established another group of subcutaneous xenograft model using pristine telomerase-positive and -negative cells, followed by injecting the lentiviral vectors intratumorally or intravenously, to determine the malignant tumor-targeted imaging of hTERT-AQP1 . Results The hTERT-AQP1 and CMV-AQP1 were successfully prepared. After transduction, hTERT-AQP1 could induce the specific overexpression of AQP1 in telomerase-positive cells. Compared with untransduced cells, all CMV-AQP1 -pretransduced cells and hTERT-AQP1 -pretransduced telomerase-positive cells showed decreased SI and increased apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) in DWI, while hTERT-AQP1 -pretransduced telomerase-negative cells showed no obvious SI and ADC change. Correspondingly, hTERT-AQP1 -transduced telomerase-positive tumors and CMV-AQP1 -transduced telomerase-positive and -negative tumors showed decreased DWI SI and increased ADC, while hTERT-AQP1 -transduced telomerase-negative tumor had no SI and ADC changes. After intratumoral or intravenous injection, CMV-AQP1 could upregulate AQP1 expression and induce DWI SI and ADC alteration in both telomerase-positive and -negative tumors, while hTERT-AQP1 worked in telomerase-positive tumors specifically. Conclusion Cancers can be specifically visualized based on the DWI signal alteration which triggered by hTERT-AQP1 lentivirus system that combined AQP1 gene and hTERT promoter.
ISSN:1619-7070
1619-7089
1619-7089
DOI:10.1007/s00259-022-05684-1