Abstract |
Phosphorus-31 magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy was used to study the effects of partial and complete ureteral obstruction on the porcine kidney; results were compared with renal tubular function as determined with technetium-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid ( DMSA) scintigraphy. Twenty-seven pigs were used: nine as sham-operated controls, six with partial ureteral obstruction, and 12 with complete ureteral obstruction. P-31 MR spectra and Tc- DMSA scintiscans were obtained weekly over 3 weeks. Partial obstruction caused no significant change in P-31 MR spectra, whereas Tc- DMSA scintiscans showed a 74% decrease in tubular function by the end of 3 weeks. Complete obstruction caused a 43% reduction in the mean adenosine triphosphate ( ATP) to inorganic phosphate (Pi) ratio, which paralleled the 96% decrease in Tc- DMSA uptake over 3 weeks. The difference in ATP/Pi ratios between control and completely obstructed kidneys was significant (P less than .01) at 2 and 3 weeks after ligation. These results indicate that radionuclide Tc-99m DMSA uptake is very sensitive to the pathophysiologic changes in renal tubular function, while the organ average cellular bioenergetic state ( ATP/Pi) is not as strongly affected.
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Authors | D B Vigneron, A A Tzika, H Hricak, D C Price, P Bretan, S Aboseif, S Müller, T L James |
Journal | Radiology
(Radiology)
Vol. 168
Issue 3
Pg. 645-50
(Sep 1988)
ISSN: 0033-8419 [Print] United States |
PMID | 2841718
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
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Chemical References |
- Organometallic Compounds
- Phosphates
- Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid
- Adenosine Triphosphate
- Succimer
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Topics |
- Adenosine Triphosphate
(metabolism)
- Animals
- Kidney
(metabolism)
- Kidney Diseases
(diagnostic imaging, etiology)
- Kidney Tubules
(diagnostic imaging)
- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
- Organometallic Compounds
- Phosphates
(metabolism)
- Radionuclide Imaging
- Succimer
- Swine
- Swine, Miniature
- Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid
- Ureteral Obstruction
(complications)
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