
Macromolecular proton fraction (MPF) has been established as a quantitative clinically-targeted MRI myelin biomarker based on recent demyelination studies. This study aimed to assess the capability of MPF to quantify remyelination using the murine cuprizone-induced reversible demyelination model. MPF was measured in vivo using the fast single-point method in three animal groups (control, cuprizone-induced demyelination, and remyelination after cuprizone withdrawal) and compared to quantitative immunohistochemistry for myelin basic protein (MBP), myelinating oligodendrocytes (CNP-positive cells), and oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPC, NG2-positive cells) in the corpus callosum, caudate putamen, hippocampus, and cortex. In the demyelination group, MPF, MBP-stained area, and oligodendrocyte count were significantly reduced, while OPC count was significantly increased as compared to both control and remyelination groups in all anatomic structures (p < 0.05). All variables were similar in the control and remyelination groups. MPF and MBP-stained area strongly correlated in each anatomic structure (Pearson’s correlation coefficients, r = 0.80–0.90, p < 0.001). MPF and MBP correlated positively with oligodendrocyte count (r = 0.70–0.84, p < 0.01 for MPF; r = 0.81–0.92, p < 0.001 for MBP) and negatively with OPC count (r = −0.69–−0.77, p < 0.01 for MPF; r = −0.72–−0.89, p < 0.01 for MBP). This study provides immunohistological validation of fast MPF mapping as a non-invasive tool for quantitative assessment of de- and remyelination in white and gray matter and indicates the feasibility of using MPF as a surrogate marker of reparative processes in demyelinating diseases.
магнитно-резонансная томография, Male, macromolecular proton fraction, oligodendrocytes, клетки-предшественники олигодендроцитов, демиелинизация, oligodendrocyte precursors, Article, Cuprizone, Mice, magnetic resonance imaging, Animals, Gray Matter, иммуногистохимия, олигодендроциты, mpf, Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells, макромолекулярная протонная фракция, QH573-671, ремиелинизация, Myelin Basic Protein, купризоновая модель, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, White Matter, myelin, Disease Models, Animal, Oligodendroglia, remyelination, Remyelination, cuprizone model, Mesothelin, immunohistochemistry, миелин, demyelination, Cytology, MPF, Demyelinating Diseases
магнитно-резонансная томография, Male, macromolecular proton fraction, oligodendrocytes, клетки-предшественники олигодендроцитов, демиелинизация, oligodendrocyte precursors, Article, Cuprizone, Mice, magnetic resonance imaging, Animals, Gray Matter, иммуногистохимия, олигодендроциты, mpf, Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells, макромолекулярная протонная фракция, QH573-671, ремиелинизация, Myelin Basic Protein, купризоновая модель, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, White Matter, myelin, Disease Models, Animal, Oligodendroglia, remyelination, Remyelination, cuprizone model, Mesothelin, immunohistochemistry, миелин, demyelination, Cytology, MPF, Demyelinating Diseases
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