کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1915600 1535187 2008 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
DTI derived indices correlate with immunohistochemistry obtained matrix metalloproteinase (MMP-9) expression in cellular fraction of brain tuberculoma
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی سالمندی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
DTI derived indices correlate with immunohistochemistry obtained matrix metalloproteinase (MMP-9) expression in cellular fraction of brain tuberculoma
چکیده انگلیسی

We performed in vivo diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in a total of 33 patients with brain tuberculomas (BT). Thirteen of them had surgical excision of the lesion as it was clinically indicated, and in these samples matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) expression was quantified. We correlated the results of DTI indices like fractional anisotropy (FA), mean diffusivity (MD), linear anisotropy (CL), planar anisotropy (CP) and spherical anisotropy (CS) with MMP-9 expression. In addition, the remaining 20 patients had serial DTI studies while on specific anti-tuberculous drug therapy and DTI indices in these patients were quantified. The FA, CL and CP significantly decreased while MD and CS significantly increased in BT compared to normal white matter. The FA, CL and CP showed negative correlation with MMP-9 while CS correlated positively. In serial follow-up studies in 20 patients FA, CL and CP showed significant increase while CS decreased significantly over time.We conclude that DTI indices show strong correlation with MMP-9 and these may be used as a surrogate marker of MMP-9 expression in BT. In addition, these indices may be of value in assessing the therapeutic response in patients with BT who are treated only with specific anti-tuberculous drugs.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - Volume 275, Issues 1–2, 15 December 2008, Pages 78–85
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