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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Mar 6.
Published in final edited form as: JACC Basic Transl Sci. 2017 Oct 30;2(5):543–560. doi: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2017.03.016

FIGURE 9. Cell Adhesion Status Influences Cellular Energetic State and 99mTC-Pertechnetate Uptake.

FIGURE 9

Schematic illustrating the relationship between energetics and 99mTc-pertechnetate uptake in adherent and suspended cells. Glycolysis is the main ATP-generating metabolic pathway in proliferating cells. Cell dissociation/suspension leads to reduced surface expression of GLUT1, reduced glucose uptake and glycolytic flux with consequent reduction in cellular ATP levels. NIS expression permits cellular transport of 99mTc-pertechnectate, which is coupled to Na+-K+-ATPase activity, and modulated by cellular ATP levels. Suspended cells have down-regulation of glycolysis, lower cellular ATP levels, and lower 99mTc-pertechnectate uptake, when compared with adherent cells. Abbreviations as in Figure 1.