Myocardial accumulation of iodinated beta-methyl-branched fatty acid analogue, iodine-125-15-(p-iodophenyl)-3-(R,S)methylpentadecanoic acid (BMIPP), in relation to ATP concentration.

To clarify the relationship between the myocardial accumulation of 125I-15-(p-iodophenyl)-3-(R,S)-methylpentadecanoic acid (BMIPP) and intracellular adenosine-5'-triphosphate (ATP) content, the effect of 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP, an electron transport uncoupler) on myocardial BMIPP accumulation was studied, in comparison with that of thallium-201-chloride (201Tl-Cl). In the mouse myocardium, DNP decreased the intracellular ATP and ADP levels, without affecting either acyl-CoA synthetase activity or the level of CoA-SH. Following treatment with DNP, decreases in myocardial BMIPP accumulation correlated well with those of ATP, while 201Tl-Cl showed slightly increased accumulation in the myocardium. Thus, in some diseases, BMIPP may be useful in evaluating myocardial ATP levels.