SWI in evaluation of abnormal β-amyloid protein deposition in hippocampus of rabbits with type 2 diabetes mellitus / 中国医学影像技术

ABSTRACT

Objective: To explore the feasibility of SWI in evaluating abnormal β-amyloid protein (Aβ) deposition in hippocampus of rabbits with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods: Totally 15 rabbits were randomly divided into T2DM group (n=10) and control group (n=5). In T2DM group, streptozotocin was given to establish T2DM model, while rabbits in control group were given conventional feeding. MR scanning were performed at the end of the 2nd, 4th and 10th week after successful modeling (n=7), and SWI phase values in the right hippocampus were obtained. At the end of the 10th week, the right hippocampal tissue of the two groups of rabbits were taken for immunohistochemical staining of Aβ1-42, and the average optical density of Aβ1-42 was measured. The correlation between the average optical density of Aβ1-42 and the phase value was analyzed. Results: The phase values in right hippocampus of both groups decreased gradually. The phase values of T2DM group were lower than that of control group at 2nd, 4th and 10th week each time, while statistically significant difference was only observed at the end of the 10th week (P<0.01). The mean optical density of Aβ1-42 in right hippocampus of T2DM group was higher than that of control group (P<0.01). Correlation analysis showed negative correlation between phase value and Aβ1-42 experssion in right hippocampus of T2DM rabbits (r=-0.88, P<0.01). Conclusion: SWI can reflect abnormal deposition of Aβ in brain of T2DM rabbit models.