Relationship between changes in brain MRI and (1)H-MRS, severity of chronic liver damage, and recovery after liver transplantation.

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  • Li-Ling Long
  • Xiang-Rong Li
  • Zhong-Kui Huang
  • Yue-Ming Jiang
  • Sherleen X Fu
  • Wei Zheng
چکیده

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and (1)H magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((1)H-MRS) have been used in clinics for diagnosis of chronic liver diseases. This study was designed to investigate the relationship between MRI/MRS outcomes and the severity of liver damage. Of 50 patients examined, the MRI signal intensity in the globus pallidus as determined by pallidus index (PI) increased as the disease severity (scored by Child Pugh ranking) worsened (r = 0.353, P < 0.05). The changes in PI values were also linearly associated with Mn concentrations in whole blood (MnB) (r = 0.814, P < 0.01). MRS analysis of four major brain metabolites (i.e., Cho, mI, Glx, and NAA) revealed that the ratios of Cho/Cr and mI/Cr in cirrhosis and CHE patients were significantly decreased in comparison to controls (P < 0.05), whereas the ratio of Glx/Cr was significantly increased (P < 0.05). The Child Pugh scores significantly correlated with mI/Cr (-0.484, P < 0.01) and Glx (0.369, P < 0.05), as well as MnB (0.368, P < 0.05), but not with other brain metabolites. Three patients who received a liver transplant experienced normalization of brain metabolites within 3 months of post-transplantation; the MR imaging of Mn in the globus pallidus completely disappeared 5 months after the surgery. Taken together, this clinical study, which combined MRI/MRS analysis, autopsy exam and liver transplant, clearly demonstrates that liver injury-induced brain Mn accumulation can reversibly alter the homeostasis of brain metabolites Cho, mI and Glx. Our data further suggest that liver transplantation can restore normal brain Mn levels.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Experimental biology and medicine

دوره 234 9  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009