title: Iodine-131-labeled fibronectin: potential agent for imaging atherosclerotic lesion and thrombus.
abstract: Fibronectin is known to interact with fibrin, collagen, etc. We have labeled fibronectin with 131I, and measured its accumulation in the deendothelialized lesion in the rabbit aorta to evaluate it as a candidate for imaging atherosclerotic lesions and thrombi. Accumulation of [131I] fibronectin in the deendothelialized lesion was apparent at 48 hr, and increased at 72 hr after injection of the agent. Our results indicate that radiolabeled fibronectin may be a useful tracer for imaging early atherosclerotic lesion and thrombus.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uehara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Isaka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hashikawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kozuka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kamada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Etani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoneda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imaizumi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005353:Fibronectins; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007553:Isotope Labeling / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D005353:Fibronectins; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes