Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to compare glucose metabolism, measured using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography ([18F]FDG-PET), with the expression of Glut-1 and -3 and hexokinase I (Hex I) and II in high-grade glioma. The retrospective study involved 27 patients with WHO classification grade III and IV glioma, with either newly diagnosed or recurrent tumours. Patients underwent dynamic and static [18F]FDG-PET to glucose metabolic rate (MRGlu) and standardised uptake value (SUV), respectively. Tumour biopsies were obtained and stained using immunohistochemistry for the expression of Glut-1, -3, Hex I and II. Relationships between variables were studied using Spearman's rank correlation test. Results showed that the expression of Glut-1, Glut-3, Hex I and Hex II varied between and within the tumour samples. The mean of MRGlu was 0.2 (range 0.09-0.25) micromol/min/ml and that of SUV was 4.2 (range 3.2-5.2). There were no significant relationships among the tumour expression of any of the proteins studied with either MRGlu or SUV (p>0.21 for all). In conclusion, the lack of relationship between the immunohistochemical expression of Glut-1, -3, Hex I or II and glucose metabolism measured using [18F]FDG-PET in patients with high-grade glioma may be due to the tissue heterogeneity and presence of necrosis in high-grade tumours.
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Authors | N Charnley, R Airley, D Du Plessis, C West, C Brock, C Barnett, J Matthews, K Symonds, M Bottomly, R Swindell, P Price |
Journal | Oncology reports
(Oncol Rep)
Vol. 20
Issue 3
Pg. 537-42
(Sep 2008)
ISSN: 1021-335X [Print] Greece |
PMID | 18695903
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Glucose Transporter Type 1
- Glucose Transporter Type 3
- Radiopharmaceuticals
- Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
- HK1 protein, human
- Hexokinase
- Glucose
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Topics |
- Astrocytoma
(diagnostic imaging, metabolism, pathology)
- Biomarkers, Tumor
(metabolism)
- Brain Neoplasms
(diagnostic imaging, metabolism, pathology)
- Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
- Glucose
(metabolism)
- Glucose Transporter Type 1
(metabolism)
- Glucose Transporter Type 3
(metabolism)
- Hexokinase
(metabolism)
- Humans
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Positron-Emission Tomography
(methods)
- Prognosis
- Radiopharmaceuticals
- Retrospective Studies
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