PMID- 31296047 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200427 LR - 20201016 IS - 1942-0080 (Electronic) IS - 1941-9651 (Print) IS - 1941-9651 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 7 DP - 2019 Jul TI - Noninvasive In Vivo Quantification of Adeno-Associated Virus Serotype 9-Mediated Expression of the Sodium/Iodide Symporter Under Hindlimb Ischemia and Neuraminidase Desialylation in Skeletal Muscle Using Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography. PG - e009063 LID - 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.119.009063 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: We propose micro single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography imaging of the hNIS (human sodium/iodide symporter) to noninvasively quantify adeno-associated virus 9 (AAV9)-mediated gene expression in a murine model of peripheral artery disease. METHODS: AAV9-hNIS (2x10(11) viral genome particles) was injected into nonischemic or ischemic gastrocnemius muscles of C57Bl/6J mice following unilateral hindlimb ischemia +/- the alpha-sialidase NA (neuraminidase). Control nonischemic limbs were injected with phosphate buffered saline or remained noninjected. Twelve mice underwent micro single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography imaging after serial injection of pertechnetate ((99m)TcO(4)(-)), a NIS substrate, up to 28 days after AAV9-hNIS injection. Twenty four animals were euthanized at selected times over 1 month for ex vivo validation. Forty-two animals were imaged with (99m)TcO(4)(-) +/- the selective NIS inhibitor perchlorate on day 10, to ascertain specificity of radiotracer uptake. Tissue was harvested for ex vivo validation. A modified version of the U-Net deep learning algorithm was used for image quantification. RESULTS: As quantitated by standardized uptake value, there was a gradual temporal increase in (99m)TcO(4)(-) uptake in muscles treated with AAV9-hNIS. Hindlimb ischemia, NA, and hindlimb ischemia plus NA increased the magnitude of (99m)TcO(4)(-) uptake by 4- to 5-fold compared with nonischemic muscle treated with only AAV9-hNIS. Perchlorate treatment significantly reduced (99m)TcO(4)(-) uptake in AAV9-hNIS-treated muscles, demonstrating uptake specificity. The imaging results correlated well with ex vivo well counting (r(2)=0.9375; P<0.0001) and immunoblot analysis of NIS protein (r(2)=0.65; P<0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: Micro single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography imaging of hNIS-mediated (99m)TcO(4)(-) uptake allows for accurate in vivo quantification of AAV9-driven gene expression, which increases under ischemic conditions or neuraminidase desialylation in skeletal muscle. FAU - Boutagy, Nabil E AU - Boutagy NE AD - Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale Translational Research Imaging Center (N.E.B., Z.W.Z., A.F., M.R.S., A.J.S.), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. FAU - Ravera, Silvia AU - Ravera S AD - Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology (S.R., N.C.), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. FAU - Papademetris, Xenophon AU - Papademetris X AD - Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (X.P., J.A.O., J.W., A.J.S.), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. FAU - Onofrey, John A AU - Onofrey JA AD - Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (X.P., J.A.O., J.W., A.J.S.), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. FAU - Zhuang, Zhen W AU - Zhuang ZW AD - Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale Translational Research Imaging Center (N.E.B., Z.W.Z., A.F., M.R.S., A.J.S.), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. FAU - Wu, Jing AU - Wu J AD - Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (X.P., J.A.O., J.W., A.J.S.), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. FAU - Feher, Attila AU - Feher A AD - Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale Translational Research Imaging Center (N.E.B., Z.W.Z., A.F., M.R.S., A.J.S.), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. FAU - Stacy, Mitchel R AU - Stacy MR AD - Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale Translational Research Imaging Center (N.E.B., Z.W.Z., A.F., M.R.S., A.J.S.), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. FAU - French, Brent A AU - French BA AD - Department of Biomedical Engineering (B.A.F., B.H.A.), University of Virginia, Charlottesville. AD - Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine (B.A.F., B.H.A.), University of Virginia, Charlottesville. FAU - Annex, Brian H AU - Annex BH AD - Department of Biomedical Engineering (B.A.F., B.H.A.), University of Virginia, Charlottesville. AD - Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine (B.A.F., B.H.A.), University of Virginia, Charlottesville. FAU - Carrasco, Nancy AU - Carrasco N AD - Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology (S.R., N.C.), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. FAU - Sinusas, Albert J AU - Sinusas AJ AD - Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale Translational Research Imaging Center (N.E.B., Z.W.Z., A.F., M.R.S., A.J.S.), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. AD - Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (X.P., J.A.O., J.W., A.J.S.), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. LA - eng GR - R24 MH114805/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - UL1 TR001863/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DK041544/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - S10 OD021845/OD/NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 HL098069/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 HL116455/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 HL141325/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20190712 PL - United States TA - Circ Cardiovasc Imaging JT - Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging JID - 101479935 RN - 0 (Saline Solution) RN - 0 (Symporters) RN - 4XE5NDT4K1 (sodium-iodide symporter) RN - EC 3.2.1.18 (Neuraminidase) SB - IM CIN - Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019 Jul;12(7):e009452. PMID: 31296046 MH - Animals MH - Dependovirus/*genetics MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Gene Expression Regulation/*physiology MH - Hindlimb/blood supply MH - Ischemia MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Muscle, Skeletal/diagnostic imaging/*metabolism MH - Neuraminidase/*metabolism MH - Peripheral Arterial Disease/*metabolism MH - Saline Solution/administration & dosage MH - Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed Tomography/*methods MH - Symporters/*pharmacokinetics PMC - PMC6629470 MID - NIHMS1532042 OTO - NOTNLM OT - animals OT - genetic therapy OT - neuraminidase OT - peripheral artery disease OT - tomography, emission computed, single-photon EDAT- 2019/07/13 06:00 MHDA- 2020/04/28 06:00 PMCR- 2020/07/12 CRDT- 2019/07/13 06:00 PHST- 2019/07/13 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/07/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/04/28 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/07/12 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.119.009063 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019 Jul;12(7):e009063. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.119.009063. Epub 2019 Jul 12.