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In vivo imaging of glucose uptake and metabolism in tumors

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Walker-Samuel, Simon, Ramasawmy, Rajiv, Torrealdea, Francisco, Rega, Marilena, Rajkumar, Vineeth, Johnson, S Peter, Richardson, Simon, Gonçalves, Miguel +6 more·2013·Nature Medicine

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Tumors have a greater reliance on anaerobic glycolysis for energy production than normal tissues. We developed a noninvasive method for imaging glucose uptake in vivo that is based on magnetic resonance imaging and allows the uptake of unlabeled glucose to be measured through the chemical exchange of protons between hydroxyl groups and water. This method differs from existing molecular imaging methods because it permits detection of the delivery and uptake of a metabolically active compound in physiological quantities. We show that our technique, named glucose chemical exchange saturation transfer (glucoCEST), is sensitive to tumor glucose accumulation in colorectal tumor models and can distinguish tumor types with differing metabolic characteristics and pathophysiologies. The results of this study suggest that glucoCEST has potential as a useful and cost-effective method for characterizing disease and assessing response to therapy in the clinic.

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  • GlucoCEST signal arising from free glucose and products arising from its metabolism can be present in any of three tissue compartments: intravascular, extravascular-extracellular, and intracellular.

    “However, the glucoCEST signal arising from free glucose and products arising from its metabolism can be present in any of three tissue compartments: intravascular, extravascular–extracellular, and intracellular (Chan et al., 2012, Nasrallah et al., 2013, Walker-Samuel et al., 2013).”

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Walker-Samuel, S., Ramasawmy, R., Torrealdea, F., Rega, M., Rajkumar, V., Johnson, S. P., Richardson, S., Gonçalves, M., Parkes, H. G., Årstad, E., Thomas, D. L., Pedley, R. B., Lythgoe, M. F., & Golay, X.
Affiliations
  • University College London (GB)
  • UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology (GB)
  • Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (GB)
Venue
Nature Medicine
Published
2013-07-07
Volume
19
Issue
8
Pages
1067-1072
ISSN
  • 1078-8956 (ISSN-L)
  • 1546-170X
OpenAlex
W2011581245
Cited by
479
References
51
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FWCI
28.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Cancer Research UK (16463, A10331, 16464)
  • National Institute for Health and Care Research (C309/A8274, C16412/A6269, C1519/A10331, C1060/A10334)
  • British Heart Foundation
  • Home Office
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Spectroscopy › Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
Keywords
tumor glucose metabolism, hydroxyl groups, colorectal neoplasia, anaerobic glycolysis, tumor metabolic heterogeneity
MeSH terms
Amino Acids, Animals, Autoradiography, Carbon Isotopes, Female, Glucose, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Microscopy, Fluorescence, Neoplasms, Perfusion, Cell Hypoxia, Fluorodeoxyglucose F18, Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays, Mice

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