Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to main content

Positron emission tomography imaging of DMBA/TPA mouse skin multi-step tumorigenesis

  • Tomo o. Ishikawa
  • , Indracanti Prem Kumar
  • , Hidevaldo B. Machado
  • , Koon Pong Wong
  • , Donna Kusewitt
  • , Sung Cheng Huang
  • , Susan M. Fischer
  • , Harvey R. Herschman

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract

Many tumor cells have elevated rates of glucose uptake that can be measured quantitatively, noninvasively and repeatedly by positron emission tomography (PET) with 2-deoxy-2-[18F]-fluoro-D-glucose (18F-FDG). Clinical imaging with 18F-FDG PET has been used for detection and staging of primary and metastatic tumors. High-resolution microPET scanning and murine cancer models make it possible to analyze longitudinally glucose metabolism during the appearance, development and progression of individual experimental tumors. In this study, we used 18F-FDG microPET and micro computerized tomography (microCT) to investigate glucose uptake in the DMBA/TPA chemically-induced multistage mouse skin carcinogenesis model. 18F-FDG uptake is significantly higher in all papillomas than in surrounding skin. Elevated 18F-FDG uptake is observed when tumors can be identified morphologically, but not before. Although 18F-FDG uptake is high in all fully invasive, malignant skin squamous cell carcinomas, uptake in papillomas and microinvasive malignant squamous cell carcinomas is variable and does not exhibit any correlation with tumor stage.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)119-125
Number of pages7
JournalMolecular oncology
Volume4
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2010

Keywords

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose
  • Glucose metabolism
  • Molecular imaging
  • PET
  • Skin cancer

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Genetics
  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

MD Anderson CCSG core facilities

  • Research Animal Support Facility

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Positron emission tomography imaging of DMBA/TPA mouse skin multi-step tumorigenesis'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this