In Vivo Detection of Cell Death in the Area at Risk in Acute Myocardial Infarction

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In VivoIn Vivo Detection of Cell Death Detection of Cell Death in the Area atin the Area at

Risk in Acute Myocardial Risk in Acute Myocardial InfarctionInfarction

報告者報告者 : : 實習醫師唐之航實習醫師唐之航指導者指導者 : : 住院醫師謝宏仁住院醫師謝宏仁

J Nucl Med. 2003 Mar; 44(3): 391-6 J Nucl Med. 2003 Mar; 44(3): 391-6

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Apoptosis / Programmed Cell Apoptosis / Programmed Cell DeathDeath

Apoptosis, a Greek word that describes thApoptosis, a Greek word that describes the process of leaves falling from trees or pee process of leaves falling from trees or petals falling from flowers tals falling from flowers

Coined by Kerr and colleagues in 1972 to Coined by Kerr and colleagues in 1972 to describe a form of cell death exhibiting a didescribe a form of cell death exhibiting a distinct set of morphological features stinct set of morphological features

Cell death that is a normal part of the life oCell death that is a normal part of the life of a multicellular organism f a multicellular organism

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Characteristics of ApoptosisCharacteristics of Apoptosis

Chromatin condensation Chromatin condensation Fragmentation of DNA into oligonucleosoFragmentation of DNA into oligonucleosomal fragments mal fragments Membrane blebbing and “boiling” (zeiosis)Membrane blebbing and “boiling” (zeiosis)Loss of membrane asymmetry leading to tLoss of membrane asymmetry leading to the exposure of phosphatidylserine (PS)he exposure of phosphatidylserine (PS)Induced by stress or death signals (Fas ligInduced by stress or death signals (Fas ligand)and)Activate caspase pathwayActivate caspase pathway

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Measurements of ApoptosisMeasurements of Apoptosis

Annexin V assay: externalization of phospAnnexin V assay: externalization of phosphatidylserine (PS)hatidylserine (PS)Electron microscopy: apoptotic cellsElectron microscopy: apoptotic cellsImmunohistochemistry: detection of caspaImmunohistochemistry: detection of caspase cleavage in tissue sectionsse cleavage in tissue sectionsTUNEL TUNEL [[terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferterminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)-mediated dUTP nick-end labelinase (TdT)-mediated dUTP nick-end labelingg]] assay: detection of DNA fragmentation assay: detection of DNA fragmentation

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PS Externalization and Annexin A5 PS Externalization and Annexin A5 ImagingImaging

Anionic phospholipids such as PS and phosphatidyl ethanolamine are actively recruited to the inner leaflet of the lipid bilayer by “translocase”.“Floppase” actively pumps cationic phospholipids such as phosphatidyl choline and sphingomyelin to the outer leafle.During apoptosis, translocase and floppase enzymes are deactivated and the asymmetric pattern of distribution is lost.The random bidirectional distribution is further exaggerated by activation of “scramblase” enzyme.PS is then expressed on the cell membraneand detected by annexin A5.

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Externalization of PS During Externalization of PS During ApoptosisApoptosis

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↑↑Cationic PC, sphigomyelinCationic PC, sphigomyelinAnionic PS, P ethanolamineAnionic PS, P ethanolamine↓↓

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Van Engeland Van Engeland et alet al., Cytometry 31 (1), 1-9., Cytometry 31 (1), 1-9

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ApoptosisApoptosis NecrosisNecrosis

Patterns of Patterns of deathdeath

Single cells Single cells Groups ofGroups of neighboring cells neighboring cells

Cell sizeCell size ShrinkageShrinkageFragmentation Fragmentation

Swelling Swelling

Plasma mePlasma membrane mbrane

Preserved continuity Preserved continuity

BlebbedBlebbedPhosphatidylserine oPhosphatidylserine on surface n surface

SmoothingSmoothingEarly lysisEarly lysis

NucleiNuclei Chromatin:Chromatin: Clumps & Fragment Clumps & Fragmenteded

Membrane disruptionMembrane disruption

Organelle sOrganelle shapehape

ContractedContracted"Apoptotic bodies“"Apoptotic bodies“

SwellingSwellingDisruptionDisruption

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ApoptosisApoptosis NecrosisNecrosis

MitochondriaMitochondria Increased membrane permeIncreased membrane permeabilityabilityContents released into cytopContents released into cytoplasmlasm Cytochrome c; Apaf1 Cytochrome c; Apaf1Structure relatively preserveStructure relatively preserved d

SwellingSwellingDisordered structDisordered structure ure

DNA degradaDNA degradationtion

FragmentedFragmented Internucleosomal cleavage Internucleosomal cleavage Free 3' ends Free 3' ends Laddering on electrophores Laddering on electrophoresisisDNA appears in cytoplasmDNA appears in cytoplasm

Diffuse & RandomDiffuse & Random

Cell degradatiCell degradationon

PhagocytosisPhagocytosisNo inflammationNo inflammation

InflammationInflammationMacrophage invaMacrophage invasionsion

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IntroductionIntroduction

Previous study showed the presence of programmed cell death (PCD) in the hearts of animals and humans after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) by detecting PS with annexin A5 on necropsy.99mTc-4,5-bis(thioacetamido)pentanoyl-annexin A5 (BTAP-anxA5) (Apomate, Theseus Imaging Corp., Cambridge, MA) was used to monitor the cell death in human hearts noninvasively and reconstruction of oblique images as commonly done in cardiac perfusion studies.

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Study AimStudy Aim

To demonstrate the area at risk in the acute phase of MI using 99mTc-sestamibi (MIBI)

To localize uptake of 99mTc-annexin A5 in vivo in the area at risk using 99mTc-BTAP-anxA5

To study To study 99mTc-annexin A5 activities in the subacute phase of AMI

To determined the size of 99mTc-MIBI defects in acute and subacute phases of AMI

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Materials and MethodsMaterials and Methods

Nine patients (6 male, 3 female; mean age, 61 y; range, 42–77 y) with primary AMI who presented within 6 h of the onset of symptoms were included in this study.All patients underwent percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) of the infarct-related vessels (primary PTCA: 4; rescue PTCA: 5).In 2 patients, the 99mTc-annexin A5 study was repeated in the subacute phase.

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Time Line of the Study ProtocolTime Line of the Study Protocol

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Results-1Results-1

All patients showed decreased uptake of 99mTc-MIBI in an area corresponding to the location of the infarct as diagnosed on electrocardiography but an increased uptake of 99mTc-annexin A5 was seen indicating the presence of cardiomyocytes with externalized PS in the infarct area.Best images were obtained 15 h after the infusion, showing 99mTc-annexin A5 activity at the infarct site and little 99

mTc-MIBI rest activity (“MIBI ghost”).SPECT reconstruction was difficult in the acquisitions 20 h after the injection because of advanced decay of 99mTc-MIBI and 99mTc-annexin A5 activity.

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Results-2Results-299mTc-MIBI imaging 5–19 d after onset of the MI (n=7) still showed a defect, although much smaller, corresponding to the area of increased 99mTc-annexin A5 uptake and no sign of ischemia.Quantification on 99mTc-MIBI SPECT pictures: all patients on whom 99mTc-MIBI in both the acute and the subacute phase was performed (n=6) showed decreased 99mTc-MIBI defects on the subacute phase images when compared with the acute phase of 12% on average.

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Results-3Results-399mTc-annexin A5 uptake was reduced on the 4-d images when compared with the initial images. After 8 d, no 99mTc-annexin A5 activity was present at the infarct site.201Tl scintigraphy performed 1 mo after the acute MI showed complete normalization of the affected area (i.e., reversible lesions).There was no 99mTc-annexin A5 activity present in the myocardium of the patient studied 3 mo after the MI onset.

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Discussion-1Discussion-1

Apoptosis in AMI may cause Apoptosis in AMI may cause cardiomyocyte dysfunction and irreversible cell loss which can lead to the decline in left ventricular contraction.Better understanding of the cellular apoptotic pathway may lead to the development of new therapeutic drugs that might limit this cardiomyocyte loss.Animal studies have shown that increased 99mTc- annexin A5 uptake in transplanted hearts of rats correlated well with the in vitro detection of apoptosis using annexin A5 immunofluorescence microscopy.Animal studies also indicated that ischemia of the heart, followed by reperfusion, induces reperfusion injury with a substantial loss of cardiomyocytes through apoptosis.

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Combining 99mTc-MIBI and 99mTc-annexin A5 images could well define the area at risk on the MIBI pictures.Because of the storage of 99mTc-MIBI in the mitochondrion of cardiomyocytes (and lack of redistribution), imaging could be postponed until after revascularization was achieved, which is advantageous to the use of 201Tl-chloride for the detection of cardiovascular perfusion defects.A MIBI image of the heart could still be seen vaguely (“99

mTc-MIBI ghost-image”) in the unaffected myocardial area on the 99mTc-annexin A5 scintigraphy.This technique allowed better SPECT reconstruction and much better localization of the 99mTc-annexin A5 activity in the heart.

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Necrosis features were also reported in the Necrosis features were also reported in the annexin A5–positive cardiomyocytesMore necrosis than apoptosis?The decreased 99mTc-MIBI defect in the subacute phase, when compared with the acute phase of the MI, strongly suggests that at least part of the myocardial 99mTc-annexin A5 activity as present in the acute phase represent potentially reversible myocardial cell damage rather than necrosis.Cardiac biopsy is more straightforward but not ethically acceptable.

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Decreased 99mTc-annexin A5 activity in a patient who was repeatedly studied 3 and 8 d after the MI onset.Because no activity remained after 8 d, regeneration of myocardial cells might have taken place, in which case PS expression is no longer present.This would imply either that the ischemic part of the MI has been restored to viable tissue or that cells have been removed as necrotic material.

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The main clinical utility of this in vivo detection of cell death with 99mTc-annexin A5 scintigraphy would be the evaluation of new therapeutic strategies that intervene in myocardial cell death, namely, cell death inhibitors.The application of this methodology may be extended to any situation of progressive myocardial dysfunction.Performing 99mTc-annexin A5 scintigraphy will soon be possible to provide more information about the kinetics of the cell death process in different clinical forms of myocardial disease.

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ConclusionConclusion

Apoptosis can be detected in vivo at the infarct area.The area at risk can be well defined with this protocol.The decrease in 99mTc-MIBI defect size in the subacute phase of the MI further suggests that in parts of the area at risk, reversible myocardial damage rather than necrosis is present in cardiomyocytes.

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Future StudiesFuture Studies

Can ischemia be subsumed within the spectrum of apoptosis?Could annexin-positive myocytes constitute an indication for intervention?What is the temporal window for treating PS-expressing ischemic cells? Is it possible to develop a model of annexin uptake vis-a`-vis the extent of troponin leakage as an index of reversibility?Can inhibitors of apoptosis abrogate ischemic injury beyond reperfusion?

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ProspectsProspects

If annexin positivity identifies a significant fraction of salvageable myocytes, we can expect a major shift in the management of acute coronary syndromes, somewhat similar to the one that began 2 decades ago with the advent of thrombolytic therapy.

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