FAP靶向核药物用于肝纤维化诊断的临床前研究

Preclinical Study of Diagnosing Liver Fibrosis by Fibroblast Activation Protein Targeted Radiopharmaceuticals

  • 摘要: 肝纤维化如果不能及时准确的诊断和干预,将不可避免地演变成肝硬化。尽管肝组织活检是目前肝纤维化的金标准,但由于其无法全面检查所有病变,无创检查仍面临挑战。成纤维活化蛋白(FAP)在肝纤维化中起促进作用,并与疾病进展相关。因此,利用无创的FAP靶向诊断核药物有望实现肝纤维化的准确诊断和分期。本研究通过对小鼠腹腔注射四氯化碳,成功建立了不同严重程度的肝纤维化模型。使用68Ga标记的FAP探针TEFAPI-12进行PET显像,结果显示,TEFAPI-12在肝纤维化部位表现出特异性摄取,随着纤维化程度的加重而增加。肝脏68Ga-TEFAPI-12的摄取与肝纤维化的严重程度相关,提示68Ga-FAPI PET在肝纤维化的诊断与分期中具有重要作用。

     

    Abstract: Liver fibrosis is a progressive chronic liver disease that transitions from chronic inflammation to cirrhosis. In the absence of timely and accurate diagnosis and intervention, advanced liver fibrosis can lead to cirrhosis, liver failure, portal hypertension, often necessitating liver transplantation. Although liver tissue biopsy serves as the current gold standard for diagnosing liver fibrosis, its limitation in comprehensively examining all lesions poses a challenge to non-invasive assessments. Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) plays a pivotal role in liver fibrosis promotion and is closely associated with disease progression. Therefore, the potential of non-invasive FAP-targeted diagnostic nuclear medicine presents a promising avenue for precise diagnosis and staging of liver fibrosis. In this study, varying severity levels of liver fibrosis models were successfully induced in mice through intraperitoneal injection of carbon tetrachloride. The TEFAPI-12, derived from FAPI-46, exhibited specific uptake at fibrotic liver sites when used for PET imaging with a 68Ga-labeled FAPI probe. The uptake intensity increased proportionally with the severity of fibrosis. The process of liver fibrosis involves intricate molecular changes correlated with disease progression. The correlation observed between liver 68Ga-TEFAPI-12 uptake and the severity of liver fibrosis underscores the crucial role of 68Ga-FAPI PET in diagnosing and staging liver fibrosis. This non-invasive approach holds great promise for improving the accuracy of liver fibrosis assessments and enhancing our understanding of the disease at a molecular level.

     

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