title: Evaluation of indium-111-labeled anti-fibrin antibody for imaging vascular thrombi.
abstract: Monoclonal antibody 59D8 developed by Hui et al., binds to fibrin but not fibrinogen. An 111In-labeled Fab fragment of 59D8 was studied in vitro and in animal models to evaluate its potential for imaging thrombi and emboli in man. Rabbits and dogs were used as models for studying thrombus uptake in vivo. Thrombi and emboli up to 4 days old were successfully visualized at 4-24 hr postinjection in five of eight rabbits. In dogs, 0.5-hr-old and 24-hr-old thrombi were successfully imaged at 24 hr in six of eight animals, and 3/6 of these were positive at 3-4 hr postinjection. Thrombus-to-blood ratios in the dogs averaged 7.1 +/- 1.3. The findings suggest this antibody may be useful for imaging thrombi in man.
authors.affiliation: Temple University School of Medicine and Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Knight
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Maurer
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Ammar
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Shealy
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Mattis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004285:Dogs; D005337:Fibrin / Q000276:immunology*; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments / Q000276:immunology; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007205:Indium Radioisotopes / Q000378:metabolism; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D011817:Rabbits; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007205:Indium Radioisotopes; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D005337:Fibrin