2023
Multimodality Imaging of Aortic Valve Calcification and Function in a Murine Model of Calcific Aortic Valve Disease and Bicuspid Aortic Valve
Ahmad A, Ghim M, Toczek J, Neishabouri A, Ojha D, Zhang Z, Gona K, Raza M, Jung J, Kukreja G, Zhang J, Guerrera N, Liu C, Sadeghi M. Multimodality Imaging of Aortic Valve Calcification and Function in a Murine Model of Calcific Aortic Valve Disease and Bicuspid Aortic Valve. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2023, 64: 1487-1494. PMID: 37321825, PMCID: PMC10478817, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.123.265516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsF-NaF PET/CTCalcific aortic valve diseaseBicuspid aortic valvePET/CTAortic valve calcificationAortic valve diseaseAortic valveAortic stenosisValve calcificationValvular calcificationValve diseaseF-NaFSubset of miceTricuspid aortic valveDevelopment of calcificationSignificant correlationUnderwent echocardiographyMedical therapyHigh prevalencePreclinical modelsMurine modelTherapeutic interventionsAge groupsAutoradiography dataMultimodality imaging
2016
Matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor, doxycycline and progression of calcific aortic valve disease in hyperlipidemic mice
Jung JJ, Razavian M, Kim HY, Ye Y, Golestani R, Toczek J, Zhang J, Sadeghi MM. Matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor, doxycycline and progression of calcific aortic valve disease in hyperlipidemic mice. Scientific Reports 2016, 6: 32659. PMID: 27619752, PMCID: PMC5020643, DOI: 10.1038/srep32659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalcific aortic valve diseaseAortic valve diseaseEffect of doxycyclineWestern dietCAVD progressionMatrix metalloproteinasesValve diseaseMicro-single photon emissionNonselective MMP inhibitorTherapeutic blood levelsLack of effectSingle photon emissionMatrix metalloproteinase inhibitorsGroups of animalsAortic stenosisMedical therapyHyperlipidemic miceEarly diseaseBlood levelsCommon causeTissue analysisMMP activationMMP inhibitionGelatinase activityDoxycycline