11 C]-PBR28 positron emission tomography signal as an imaging marker of joint inflammation in knee osteoarthritis

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ABSTRACT: Although inflammation is known to play a role in knee osteoarthritis (KOA), inflammation-specific imaging is not routinely performed. In this article, we evaluate the role of joint inflammation, measured using [ 11 C]-PBR28, a radioligand for the inflammatory marker 18-kDa translocator protein (TSPO), in KOA. Twenty-one KOA patients and 11 healthy controls (HC) underwent positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) knee imaging with the TSPO ligand [ 11 C]-PBR28. Standardized uptake values were extracted from regions-of-interest (ROIs) semiautomatically segmented from MRI data, and compared across groups (HC, KOA) and subgroups (unilateral/bilateral KOA symptoms), across knees (most vs least painful), and against clinical variables (eg, pain and Kellgren-Lawrence [KL] grades). Overall, KOA patients demonstrated elevated [ 11 C]-PBR28 binding across all knee ROIs, compared with HC (all P 's < 0.005). Specifically, PET signal was significantly elevated in both knees in patients with bilateral KOA symptoms (both P 's < 0.01), and in the symptomatic knee ( P < 0.05), but not the asymptomatic knee ( P = 0.95) of patients with unilateral KOA symptoms. Positron emission tomography signal was higher in the most vs least painful knee ( P < 0.001), and the difference in pain ratings across knees was proportional to the difference in PET signal ( r = 0.74, P < 0.001). Kellgren-Lawrence grades neither correlated with PET signal (left knee r = 0.32, P = 0.19; right knee r = 0.18, P = 0.45) nor pain ( r = 0.39, P = 0.07). The current results support further exploration of [ 11 C]-PBR28 PET signal as an imaging marker candidate for KOA and a link between joint inflammation and osteoarthritis-related pain severity.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:165

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Pain - 165(2024), 5 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 1121-1130

Sprache:

Englisch

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Sandström, Angelica [VerfasserIn]
Torrado-Carvajal, Angel [VerfasserIn]
Morrissey, Erin J [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Minhae [VerfasserIn]
Alshelh, Zeynab [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Yehui [VerfasserIn]
Li, Matthew D [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Connie Y [VerfasserIn]
Jarraya, Mohamed [VerfasserIn]
Akeju, Oluwaseun [VerfasserIn]
Schrepf, Andrew [VerfasserIn]
Harris, Richard E [VerfasserIn]
Kwon, Young-Min [VerfasserIn]
Bedair, Hany [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Antonia F [VerfasserIn]
Mercaldo, Nathaniel D [VerfasserIn]
Kettner, Norman [VerfasserIn]
Napadow, Vitaly [VerfasserIn]
Toschi, Nicola [VerfasserIn]
Edwards, Robert R [VerfasserIn]
Loggia, Marco L [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 16.04.2024

Date Revised 16.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003114

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NLM365068039