目的:应用正电子发射断层扫描(positron emission tomography,PET)/计算机断层成像(computed tomography,CT)技术研究棕色脂肪组织(brown adipose tissue,BAT)活动情况对荷瘤小鼠肿瘤组织摄取18F-氟-2-脱氧葡萄糖(18F-fluoro一2一deoxyglucose,18F-FDG)的影响。方法:建立人肺癌NCI-H1299小鼠移植瘤模型,随后采用人工控制实验条件的方法调节小鼠BAT的活动;实验分为2组:抑制组通过禁食、麻醉和加热处理抑制BAT的活动,激发组则通过食物干预和冷刺激激发BAT的活动。对2组小鼠进行micro-PET/CT成像检测,比较BAT不同活动状态下小鼠肿瘤摄取18F-FDG的情况,并计算标准摄取值(standard uptake value,SUV)。结果:BAT激发组小鼠的肿瘤在PET/CT图像中几乎是不可见的,其摄取协F-FDG的SUV值为0.15±0.06,显著低于BAT抑制组的0.58±0.20(P〈0.05)。结论:BAT活动的增加会显著降低肿瘤对18F-FDG的摄取,从而影响肿瘤的成像效果。
Objective: To evaluate the influence of BAT (brown adipose tissue) activity on 18F-FDG (18F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose) uptake in tumors in cancer-bearing mice by using PET/CT (positron emission tomography/computed tomography) imaging. Methods: The model of mice bearing NCI-H1299 human non-small cell lung cancer was established. The activity of BAT in mice was adjusted through regulating the experimental conditions. Two groups were designed in this study, including BAT-activation group (the activity of BAT in mice was stimulated by cold exposure and food diet during the period of 18F-FDG uptake) and BAT-inhibition group (the activity of BAT in mice was inhibited by fasting, anesthesia and heating). The mice were scanned with micro-PET/CT and the uptake of 18F-FDG in tumors in the two groups was analyzed and compared. The SUV (standard uptake value) was calculated. Results: The tumor in BAT-activation group was nearly invisible on PET image and its 18F-FDG uptake value (SUV 0.15±0.06) was significantly lower than that in the BAT-inhibition group (SUV 0.58±0.20) (P 〈 0.05). Conclusion: The enhancement of BAT activity will significantly decrease the uptake of 18F-FDG in tumors and influence the imaclincl of the tumors.