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ArticleEuropean journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging2026

Whole-body TSPO-PET reveals stage-dependent disruption of systemic immune organ interactions in glioblastoma.

Gloria Mueller, Artem Zatcepin, Laura M Bartos, Leonie Hoermann, Lena Wesser, Ha Eun Park, Justus F Thevis, Marlies Haertel, Lea H Kunze, Giovanna Palumbo and 7 more

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Gloria MuellerDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, LMU University Hospital, LMU Medizin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Artem ZatcepinDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, LMU University Hospital, LMU Medizin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Laura M BartosDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, LMU University Hospital, LMU Medizin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Leonie HoermannDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, LMU University Hospital, LMU Medizin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Lena WesserDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, LMU University Hospital, LMU Medizin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Ha Eun ParkDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, LMU University Hospital, LMU Medizin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Justus F ThevisDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, LMU University Hospital, LMU Medizin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Marlies HaertelDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, LMU University Hospital, LMU Medizin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Lea H KunzeDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, LMU University Hospital, LMU Medizin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Giovanna PalumboDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, LMU University Hospital, LMU Medizin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Zeynep Ilgin KolabasDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, LMU University Hospital, LMU Medizin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Simon LindnerDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, LMU University Hospital, LMU Medizin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Rudolf A WernerDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, LMU University Hospital, LMU Medizin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Nathalie L AlbertDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, LMU University Hospital, LMU Medizin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Louisa von BaumgartenGerman Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Munich, A Partnership Between German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Sibylle ZieglerDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, LMU University Hospital, LMU Medizin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Matthias BrendelDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, LMU University Hospital, LMU Medizin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany. Matthias.Brendel@med.uni-muenchen.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9247-2843

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Abstract

purposeStrong expression of the 18 kDa translocator protein (TSPO) is observed in glioma and tumor-associated myeloid cells within the tumor microenvironment. However, TSPO expression also extends beyond the tumor and may reflect systemic immune regulation. We therefore assessed inter-organ associations of TSPO expression in mice at different stages of glioblastoma using whole-body TSPO-PET imaging.

methodsWhole-body TSPO-PET images were acquired using [

resultsLate-stage glioblastoma mice showed increased TSPO expression in the tumor region, but no significant TSPO alterations in other organs. In contrast, organ-organ interactions, including lungs and non-tumor brain regions, were disrupted in early- and late-stage glioblastoma mice compared to sham mice. Late-stage glioblastoma mice had high correlation abnormality scores across several organ systems, as was also observed in data obtained with the second TSPO tracer. Longitudinal TSPO organ-organ interactions, but not TSPO-PET signals in single organs, were associated with tumor stage and survival.

conclusionsGlioblastoma induces stage-dependent systemic TSPO alterations and organ-organ interaction changes, suggesting that whole-body TSPO-PET network analysis may track tumor-associated immune dynamics.

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GlioblastomaImmune systemInflammationMouseTSPO-PETWhole-body

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