Hypericin as a marker for determination of tissue viability after radiofrequency ablation in a murine liver tumor model

  • Authors:
    • Marie Van de Putte
    • Huaijun Wang
    • Feng Chen
    • Peter A.M. De Witte
    • Yicheng Ni
  • View Affiliations

  • Published online on: April 1, 2008     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.19.4.927
  • Pages: 927-932
Metrics: Total Views: 0 (Spandidos Publications: | PMC Statistics: )
Total PDF Downloads: 0 (Spandidos Publications: | PMC Statistics: )


Abstract

In this proof-of-principle study, the necrosis avid agent hypericin was investigated as a potential indicator for early therapeutic response following radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of murine liver tumors. Eight mice bearing intrahepatic RIF-1 tumors were intravenously injected with hypericin 1 h before or 24 h after RFA treatment. Mice were euthanized 24 h after hypericin injection and excised livers were investigated by means of fluoromacroscopic and fluoromicroscopic examinations in combination with conventional histomorphology. Significant differences in hypericin fluorescence were found in necrosis, viable tumor and normal liver tissue in a decreasing order: in necrosis, mean fluorescence densities were about 5 times higher than in viable tumor and approximately 12 times higher than in normal liver (p<0.05). Mean fluorescence densities were not significantly different when hypericin was injected 24 h after or 1 h before RFA treatment (p>0.05). As a conclusion, hypericin features the property to specifically enhance the imaging contrast between necrotic and viable tissues and to non-specifically distinguish viable tumor from normal liver. The results suggest that hypericin offers significant potential in the early assessment of response following necrosis-inducing antineoplastic treatments such as RFA.

Related Articles

Journal Cover

April 2008
Volume 19 Issue 4

Print ISSN: 1021-335X
Online ISSN:1791-2431

Sign up for eToc alerts

Recommend to Library

Copy and paste a formatted citation
x
Spandidos Publications style
Van de Putte M, Wang H, Chen F, De Witte PA and Ni Y: Hypericin as a marker for determination of tissue viability after radiofrequency ablation in a murine liver tumor model. Oncol Rep 19: 927-932, 2008.
APA
Van de Putte, M., Wang, H., Chen, F., De Witte, P.A., & Ni, Y. (2008). Hypericin as a marker for determination of tissue viability after radiofrequency ablation in a murine liver tumor model. Oncology Reports, 19, 927-932. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.19.4.927
MLA
Van de Putte, M., Wang, H., Chen, F., De Witte, P. A., Ni, Y."Hypericin as a marker for determination of tissue viability after radiofrequency ablation in a murine liver tumor model". Oncology Reports 19.4 (2008): 927-932.
Chicago
Van de Putte, M., Wang, H., Chen, F., De Witte, P. A., Ni, Y."Hypericin as a marker for determination of tissue viability after radiofrequency ablation in a murine liver tumor model". Oncology Reports 19, no. 4 (2008): 927-932. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.19.4.927