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In vivo imaging of hepatic neutrophil migration in severe alcoholic hepatitis with ¹¹¹In-radiolabelled leucocytes

Potts, JR; Farahi, N; Howard, MR; Taylor, MR; Heard, S; Shankar, AN; Alexander, GJ; ... Peters, AM; + view all (2018) In vivo imaging of hepatic neutrophil migration in severe alcoholic hepatitis with ¹¹¹In-radiolabelled leucocytes. Bioscience Reports , 38 (4) , Article BSR20180466. 10.1042/BSR20180466. Green open access

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Abstract

The study's aim was to image severe alcoholic hepatitis (SAH) using 111In-labelled leucocytes with two objectives in mind: firstly for non-invasive diagnosis and secondly to provide a platform for experimental therapies aiming to inhibit intrahepatic neutrophil migration. 111In-leucocyte scintigraphy was performed 30 min and 24 h post-injection in 19 patients with SAH, 14 abstinent patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis and 11 normal controls. Eleven with SAH and seven with cirrhosis also had 99mTc-nanocolloid scintigraphy. Change in hepatic 111In radioactivity was expressed as decay-corrected 24 h:30 min count ratio and, in SAH, compared with histological grading of steatohepatitis and expression of granulocyte marker, CD15. Hepatic microautoradiography on biopsy specimens obtained 24 h post-injection of 111In-leucocytes was performed in one patient. Median 24 h:30 min hepatic 111In activity ratio was higher in SAH (2.5 (interquartile range (IQR): 1.7-4.0) compared with cirrhotics and normal controls (1.0 (0.8-1.1) and 0.8 (0.7-0.9) respectively, P<0.0001). In SAH, it correlated with CD15 expression (r = 0.62, P=0.023) and was higher in marked compared with mild/moderate steatohepatitis (4.0 (3.0-4.6) compared with 1.8 (1.5-2.6), P=0.006). Hepatic-to-splenic 99mTc count rate ratio was reduced in SAH (0.5 (0.4-1.4)) compared with cirrhotics (2.3( 0.6-3.0)) and three historic normal controls (4.2 (3.8-5.0); P=0.003), consistent with impaired hepatic reticuloendothelial function. Scintigraphic findings in SAH included prominent lung radioactivity at 30 min, likely the result of neutrophil primimg. Microautoradiography demonstrated cell-associated 111In in areas of parenchymal neutrophil infiltration. In conclusion, 111In-leucocyte scintigraphy can non-invasively diagnose SAH and could provide a platform for evaluation of novel treatments aiming to inhibit intrahepatic neutrophil migration.

Type: Article
Title: In vivo imaging of hepatic neutrophil migration in severe alcoholic hepatitis with ¹¹¹In-radiolabelled leucocytes
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1042/BSR20180466
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1042/BSR20180466
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2018 The Author(s). This is an open access article published by Portland Press Limited on behalf of the Biochemical Society and distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CC BY) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Inst for Liver and Digestive Hlth
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10082265
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