Anti-VEGF antibodies mitigate the development of radiation necrosis in mouse brain.
Anti-VEGF antibodies mitigate the development of radiation necrosis in mouse brain.
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DOI：
10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-13-1941
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发表时间：
2014-05-15
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Garbow JR
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Jiang X;Engelbach JA;Yuan L;Cates J;Gao F;Drzymala RE;Hallahan DE;Rich KM;Schmidt RE;Ackerman JJ;Garbow JR
To quantify the effectiveness of anti-VEGF antibodies (bevacizumab and B20-4.1.1) as mitigators of radiation-induced, CNS (brain) necrosis in a mouse model. Cohorts of mice were irradiated with single-fraction 50- or 60-Gy doses of radiation targeted to the left hemisphere (brain) using the Leksell Perfexion Gamma Knife. The onset and progression of radiation necrosis were monitored longitudinally by in vivo, small-animal MRI, beginning four weeks post-irradiation. MRI-derived necrotic volumes for antibody (Ab)-treated and untreated mice were compared. MRI results were supported by correlative histology. Hematoxylin and eosin stained sections of brains from irradiated, non-Ab-treated mice confirmed profound tissue damage, including regions of fibrinoid vascular necrosis, vascular telangiectasia, hemorrhage, loss of neurons, and edema. Treatment with the murine anti-VEGF antibody B20-4.1.1 mitigated radiation-induced changes in an extraordinary, highly statistically-significant manner. The development of radiation necrosis in mice under treatment with bevacizumab (a humanized anti-VEGF antibody) was intermediate between that for B20-4.1.1-treated and non-Ab-treated animals. MRI findings were validated by histologic assessment, which confirmed that anti-VEGF-antibody treatment dramatically reduced late-onset necrosis in irradiated brain. The single-hemispheric-irradiation mouse model, with longitudinal MRI monitoring, provides a powerful platform for studying the onset and progression of radiation necrosis and for developing and testing new therapies. The observation that anti-VEGF antibodies are effective mitigants of necrosis in our mouse model will enable a wide variety of studies aimed at dose optimization and timing and mechanism of action with direct relevance to ongoing clinical trials of bevacizumab as a treatment for radiation necrosis.
