Imaging of Intratumoral Inflammation during Oncolytic Virotherapy of Tumors by \(^{19}\)F-Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

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  • Background Oncolytic virotherapy of tumors is an up-coming, promising therapeutic modality of cancer therapy. Unfortunately, non-invasive techniques to evaluate the inflammatory host response to treatment are rare. Here, we evaluate \(^{19}\)F magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) which enables the non-invasive visualization of inflammatory processes in pathological conditions by the use of perfluorocarbon nanoemulsions (PFC) for monitoring of oncolytic virotherapy. Methodology/Principal Findings The Vaccinia virus strain GLV-1h68 was used asBackground Oncolytic virotherapy of tumors is an up-coming, promising therapeutic modality of cancer therapy. Unfortunately, non-invasive techniques to evaluate the inflammatory host response to treatment are rare. Here, we evaluate \(^{19}\)F magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) which enables the non-invasive visualization of inflammatory processes in pathological conditions by the use of perfluorocarbon nanoemulsions (PFC) for monitoring of oncolytic virotherapy. Methodology/Principal Findings The Vaccinia virus strain GLV-1h68 was used as an oncolytic agent for the treatment of different tumor models. Systemic application of PFC emulsions followed by \(^1H\)/\(^{19}\)F MRI of mock-infected and GLV-1h68-infected tumor-bearing mice revealed a significant accumulation of the \(^{19}\)F signal in the tumor rim of virus-treated mice. Histological examination of tumors confirmed a similar spatial distribution of the \(^{19}\)F signal hot spots and \(CD68^+\)-macrophages. Thereby, the \(CD68^+\)-macrophages encapsulate the GFP-positive viral infection foci. In multiple tumor models, we specifically visualized early inflammatory cell recruitment in Vaccinia virus colonized tumors. Furthermore, we documented that the \(^{19}\)F signal correlated with the extent of viral spreading within tumors. Conclusions/Significance These results suggest \(^{19}\)F MRI as a non-invasive methodology to document the tumor-associated host immune response as well as the extent of intratumoral viral replication. Thus, \(^{19}\)F MRI represents a new platform to non-invasively investigate the role of the host immune response for therapeutic outcome of oncolytic virotherapy and individual patient response.show moreshow less

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Author: Stephanie Weibel, Thomas Christian Basse-Luesebrink, Michael Hess, Elisabeth Hofmann, Carolin Seubert, Johanna Langbein-Laugwitz, Ivaylo Gentschev, Volker Jörg Friedrich Sturm, Yuxiang Ye, Thomas Kampf, Peter Michael Jakob, Aladar A. Szalay
URN:urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-130311
Document Type:Journal article
Faculties:Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie / Physikalisches Institut
Medizinische Fakultät / Institut für Molekulare Infektionsbiologie
Fakultät für Biologie / Rudolf-Virchow-Zentrum
Fakultät für Chemie und Pharmazie / Lehrstuhl für Biochemie
Language:English
Parent Title (English):PLoS ONE
Year of Completion:2013
Volume:8
Issue:3
Pagenumber:e56317
Source:PLoS ONE 8(2): e56317. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056317
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0056317
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 57 Biowissenschaften; Biologie / 572 Biochemie
Tag:fluorescence imaging; fluorescence microscopy; histology; in vivo imaging; inflammation; macrophages; magnetic resonance imaging; oncolytic viruses
Release Date:2016/07/06
Licence (German):License LogoCC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung