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Adamczak J, Hoehn M. In vivo imaging of cell transplants in experimental ischemia. PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH 2012. [PMID: 23186710 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-59544-7.00004-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The therapeutic potential of stem cells for regeneration after cerebral lesion has become of great interest. This is particularly so for neurodegenerative diseases as well as for stroke. Contrary to more conventional, cerebroprotective treatment approaches, the focus of regeneration lies in a longer time window during the chronic phase of the lesion evolution. Thus, in order to assess the true potential of a treatment strategy and to investigate the underlying mechanisms, observation of the temporal profile of both the cell dynamics as well as the organ response to the treatment is of paramount importance. This need for intraindividual longitudinal studies can be optimally met by the application of noninvasive imaging modalities. This chapter presents in breadth the potential of noninvasive imaging modalities for cell tracking with application focus to experimental stroke. While the lion's share of discussed studies is based on MRI, we have also included the contributions of positron emission tomography and of the increasingly important optical imaging modality.
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- Joanna Adamczak
- Max-Planck-Institute for Neurological Research, In vivo NMR, Cologne, Germany
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Parsons XH. An Engraftable Human Embryonic Stem Cell Neuronal Lineage-Specific Derivative Retains Embryonic Chromatin Plasticity for Scale-Up CNS Regeneration. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 1. [PMID: 23542901 DOI: 10.7243/2050-1218-1-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pluripotent human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) proffer cures for a wide range of neurological disorders by supplying the diversity of human neuronal cell types in the developing CNS for repair. However, realizing the therapeutic potential of hESC derivatives has been hindered by generating neuronal cells from pluripotent cells through uncontrollable and inefficient multi-lineage differentiation. Previously, we used a defined platform to identify retinoic acid as sufficient to induce the specification of neuroectoderm direct from the pluripotent state of hESCs and trigger uniform neuronal lineage-specific progression to human neuronal progenitors (hESC-I hNuPs) and neurons (hESC-I hNus) in the developing CNS with high efficiency. METHODS Having achieved uniformly conversion of pluripotent hESCs to a neuronal lineage, in this study, the expression and intracellular distribution patterns of a set of chromatin modifiers in hESC-I hNuPs were examined and compared to the two prototypical neuroepithelial-like human neural stem cells (hNSCs) either derived from hESCs or isolated directly from the human fetal neuroectoderm in vivo. RESULTS These hESC-I hNuPs expressed high levels of active chromatin modifiers, including acetylated histone H3 and H4, HDAC1, Brg-1, and hSNF2H, retaining an embryonic acetylated globally active chromatin state. Consistent with this observation, several repressive chromatin remodeling factors regulating histone H3K9 methylation, including SIRT1, SUV39H1, and Brm, were inactive in hESC-I hNuPs. These Nurr1-positive hESC-I hNuPs, which did not express the canonical hNSC markers, yielded neurons efficiently and exclusively, as they did not differentiate into glial cells. Following engraftment in the brain, hESC-I hNuPs yielded well-dispersed and well-integrated human neurons at a high prevalence. CONCLUSIONS These observations suggest that, unlike the prototypical neuroepithelial-like nestin-positive hNSCs, these in vitro neuroectoderm-derived Nurr1-positive hESC-I hNuPs are a more neuronal lineage-specific and plastic human stem cell derivative, providing an engraftable human embryonic neuronal progenitor in high purity and large supply with adequate neurogenic potential for scale-up CNS regeneration as stem cell therapy to be translated to patients in clinical trials.
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- Xuejun H Parsons
- San Diego Regenerative Medicine Institute, and Xcelthera, San Diego, CA 92109
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CARNEY BJ, SHAH K. Migration and fate of therapeutic stem cells in different brain disease models. Neuroscience 2011; 197:37-47. [PMID: 21946010 PMCID: PMC3589128 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.08.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2011] [Revised: 08/25/2011] [Accepted: 08/28/2011] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Stem cells have a number of properties, which make them excellent candidates for the treatment of various neurologic disorders, the most important of which being their ability to migrate to and differentiate predictably at sites of pathology in the brain. The disease-directed migration and well-characterized differentiation patterns of stem cells may eventually provide a powerful tool for the treatment of both localized and diffuse disease processes within the human brain. A thorough understanding of the molecular mechanisms governing their migratory properties and their choice between different differentiation programs is essential if these cells are to be used therapeutically in humans. This review focuses on summarizing the migration and differentiation of therapeutic neural and mesenchymal stem cells in different disease models in the brain and also discusses the promise of these cells to eventually treat various forms of neurologic disease.
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- B. J. CARNEY
- Molecular Neurotherapy and Imaging Laboratory, Department of Radiology and Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Molecular Neurotherapy and Imaging Laboratory, Department of Radiology and Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Kokaia Z, Darsalia V. Neural stem cell-based therapy for ischemic stroke. Transl Stroke Res 2011; 2:272-8. [PMID: 24323649 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-011-0100-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2011] [Revised: 07/25/2011] [Accepted: 07/27/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Stem cell-based approaches for the treatment of stroke have been the subject of intensive research over the past decade. Based on accumulated experimental evidence, stem cell-based therapy is a very promising prospect for the development of a novel treatment to restore stroke-damaged brain and impaired neurological function. Studies performed on experimental animal models of stroke employed a variety of stem cell types from diverse sources and have demonstrated their ability to replace lost neurons and functionally integrate into the brain, modulate inflammation, and stimulate angiogenesis and neurogenesis from an endogenous stem cell pool, most likely through trophic actions. A few clinical trials in stroke patients using stem cell transplantation have been completed or are on-going but the results have not yet proven the effectiveness of the stem cell-based approaches. A joint effort of stroke researchers and clinicians is needed to further optimize treatment protocols using safe and reproducible stem cell sources tested in relevant animal models of stroke and showing substantial neurological recovery of stroke-impaired function.
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- Zaal Kokaia
- Laboratory of Neural Stem Cell Biology and Therapy, Lund Stem Cell Center, Lund University Hospital, SE-221 84, Lund, Sweden,
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Stem cell-based approaches hold much promise as potential novel treatments to restore function after stroke. Studies in animal models have shown that stem cell transplantation can improve function by replacing neurons or by trophic actions, modulation of inflammation, promotion of angiogenesis, remyelination and axonal plasticity, and neuroprotection. Endogenous neural stem cells are also potential therapeutic targets because they produce new neurons after stroke. Clinical trials are ongoing but there is currently no proven stem cell-based therapy for stroke. Preclinical studies and clinical research will be needed to optimize the therapeutic benefit and minimize the risks of stem cells in stroke.
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- Olle Lindvall
- Laboratory of Neurogenesis and Cell Therapy, Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, University Hospital, SE-221 84, Lund, Sweden.
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We advance Baby STEPS or Stem cell Therapeutics as an Emerging Paradigm in Stroke as a guide in facilitating the critical evaluation in the laboratory of the safety and efficacy of cell therapy for neonatal encephalopathy. The need to carefully consider the clinical relevance of the animal models in mimicking human neonatal brain injury, selection of the optimal stem cell donor, and the application of functional outcome assays in small and large animal models serve as the foundation for preclinical work and beginning to understand the mechanism of this cellular therapy. The preclinical studies will aid our formulation of a rigorous human clinical trial that encompasses not only efficacy testing but also monitoring of safety indices and demonstration of mechanisms of action. This schema forms the basis of Baby STEPS. Our goal is to resonate the urgent call to enhance the successful translation of cell therapy from the laboratory to the clinic.
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- Cesar V Borlongan
- Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida, College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA.
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Yang J, Lee ES, Noh MY, Koh SH, Lim EK, Yoo AR, Lee K, Suh JS, Kim SH, Haam S, Huh YM. Ambidextrous magnetic nanovectors for synchronous gene transfection and labeling of human MSCs. Biomaterials 2011; 32:6174-82. [PMID: 21696819 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2011.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2011] [Accepted: 04/05/2011] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The synchronization of gene expression and cell trafficking in transfected stem cells is crucial for augmentation of stem cell functions (differentiation and neurotropic factor secretion) and real time in vivo monitoring. We report a magnetic nanoparticle-based gene delivery system that can ensure simultaneous gene delivery and in vivo cell trafficking by high resolution MR imaging. The polar aprotic solvent soluble MnFe₂O₄ nanoparticles were enveloped using cationic polymers (branched polyethyleneimine, PEI) by the solvent shifting method for a gene loading. Using our magnetic nanovector system (PEI-coated MnFe₂O₄ nanoparticles), thus, we synchronized stem cell migration and its gene expression in a rat stroke model.
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- Jaemoon Yang
- Department of Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Republic of Korea
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Burns TC, Steinberg GK. Stem cells and stroke: opportunities, challenges and strategies. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2011; 11:447-61. [PMID: 21323594 DOI: 10.1517/14712598.2011.552883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Stroke remains the leading cause of disability in the Western world. Despite decades of work, no clinically effective therapies exist to facilitate recovery from stroke. Stem cells may have the potential to minimize injury and promote recovery after stroke. AREAS COVERED Transplanted stem cells have been shown in animal models to migrate to the injured region, secrete neurotrophic compounds, promote revascularization, enhance plasticity and regulate the inflammatory response, thereby minimizing injury. Endogenous neural stem cells also have a remarkable propensity to respond to injury. Under select conditions, subventricular zone progenitors may be mobilized to replace lost neurons. In response to focal infarcts, neuroblasts play important trophic roles to minimize neural injury. Importantly, these endogenous repair mechanisms may be experimentally augmented, leading to robust improvements in function. Ongoing clinical studies are now assessing the safety and feasibility of cell-based therapies for stroke. EXPERT OPINION We outline the unique challenges and potential pitfalls in the clinical translation of stem cell research for stroke. We then detail what we believe to be the specific basic science and clinical strategies needed to overcome these challenges, fill remaining gaps in knowledge and facilitate development of clinically viable stem cell-based therapies for stroke.
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- Terry C Burns
- Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford, CA 94305-5487, USA.
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Liu Y, Yu G, Tian M, Zhang H. Optical probes and the applications in multimodality imaging. CONTRAST MEDIA & MOLECULAR IMAGING 2011; 6:169-77. [PMID: 21246711 DOI: 10.1002/cmmi.428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2010] [Revised: 09/23/2010] [Accepted: 10/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Optical imaging essentially refers to in vivo fluorescence imaging and bioluminescence imaging. These types of imaging are widely used visualization methods in biomedical research and are important in molecular imaging. A new generation of imaging agents called multimodal probes have emerged in the past few years. These probes can be detected by two or more imaging modalities, which harnesses the strengths of the different modalities and enables researchers to obtain more information than can be achieved using only one modality. Owing to its low cost and the large number of probes available, the optical method plays an important role in multimodality imaging. In this mini-review, we describe the available multimodal imaging probes for in vivo imaging that combine optical imaging with other modalities.
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- Yang Liu
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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Hong H, Yang Y, Zhang Y, Cai W. Non-invasive imaging of human embryonic stem cells. Curr Pharm Biotechnol 2011; 11:685-92. [PMID: 20497109 DOI: 10.2174/138920110792246500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2010] [Accepted: 03/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) hold tremendous therapeutic potential in a variety of diseases. Over the last decade, non-invasive imaging techniques have proven to be of great value in tracking transplanted hESCs. This review article will briefly summarize the various techniques used for non-invasive imaging of hESCs, which include magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), bioluminescence imaging (BLI), fluorescence, single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), positron emission tomography (PET), and multimodality approaches. Although the focus of this review article is primarily on hESCs, the labeling/tracking strategies described here can be readily applied to other (stem) cell types as well. Non-invasive imaging can provide convenient means to monitor hESC survival, proliferation, function, as well as overgrowth (such as teratoma formation), which could not be readily investigated previously. The requirement for hESC tracking techniques depends on the clinical scenario and each imaging technique will have its own niche in preclinical/clinical research. Continued evolvement of non-invasive imaging techniques will undoubtedly contribute to significant advances in understanding stem cell biology and mechanisms of action.
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- Hao Hong
- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705-2275, USA
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Lindvall O, Kokaia Z. Towards Clinical Application of Stem Cells in Neurodegenerative Disorders. TRANSLATIONAL STEM CELL RESEARCH 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-959-8_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Jin K, Mao X, Xie L, Greenberg RB, Peng B, Moore A, Greenberg MB, Greenberg DA. Delayed transplantation of human neural precursor cells improves outcome from focal cerebral ischemia in aged rats. Aging Cell 2010; 9:1076-83. [PMID: 20883527 DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-9726.2010.00638.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Neural precursor cell (NPC) transplantation may have a role in restoring brain function after stroke, but how aging might affect the brain's receptivity to such transplants is unknown. We reported previously that transplantation of human embryonic stem cell (hESC)-derived NPCs together with biomaterial (Matrigel) scaffolding into the brains of young adult Sprague-Dawley rats 3 weeks after distal middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) reduced infarct volume and improved neurobehavioral performance. In this study, we compared the effect of NPC and Matrigel transplants in young adult (3-month-old) and aged (24-month-old) Fisher 344 rats from the National Institute on Aging's aged rodent colony. Distal MCAO was induced by electrocoagulation, and hESC-derived NPCs were transplanted into the infarct cavity 3 weeks later. Aged rats developed larger infarcts, but infarct volume and performance on the cylinder and elevated body swing tests, measured 6-8 weeks post-transplant, were improved by transplantation. We conclude that advanced age does not preclude a beneficial response to NPC transplantation following experimental stroke.
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- Kunlin Jin
- Buck Institute for Age Research, 8001 Redwood Boulevard, Novato, CA 94945, USA
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Jiang H, Cheng Z, Tian M, Zhang H. In vivo imaging of embryonic stem cell therapy. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2010; 38:774-84. [PMID: 21107558 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-010-1667-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2010] [Accepted: 11/01/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) have the most pluripotent potential of any stem cell. These cells, isolated from the inner cell mass of the blastocyst, are "pluripotent," meaning that they can give rise to all cell types within the developing embryo. As a result, ESCs have been regarded as a leading candidate source for novel regenerative medicine therapies and have been used to derive diverse cell populations, including myocardial and endothelial cells. However, before they can be safely applied clinically, it is important to understand the in vivo behavior of ESCs and their derivatives. In vivo analysis of ESC-derived cells remains critically important to define how these cells may function in novel regenerative medicine therapies. In this review, we describe several available imaging modalities for assessing cell engraftment and discuss their strengths and limitations. We also analyze the applications of these modalities in assessing the utility of ESCs in regenerative medicine therapies.
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- Han Jiang
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009, China
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Bergwerf I, Tambuyzer B, De Vocht N, Reekmans K, Praet J, Daans J, Chatterjee S, Pauwels P, Linden A, Berneman ZN, Ponsaerts P. Recognition of cellular implants by the brain's innate immune system. Immunol Cell Biol 2010; 89:511-6. [DOI: 10.1038/icb.2010.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Irene Bergwerf
- Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (Vaxinfectio), Faculty of Medicine, University of Antwerp Antwerp Belgium
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- Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (Vaxinfectio), Faculty of Medicine, University of Antwerp Antwerp Belgium
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- Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (Vaxinfectio), Faculty of Medicine, University of Antwerp Antwerp Belgium
- BioImaging Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp Antwerp Belgium
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- Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (Vaxinfectio), Faculty of Medicine, University of Antwerp Antwerp Belgium
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- Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (Vaxinfectio), Faculty of Medicine, University of Antwerp Antwerp Belgium
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- Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (Vaxinfectio), Faculty of Medicine, University of Antwerp Antwerp Belgium
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- Laboratory of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Antwerp Antwerp Belgium
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- Laboratory of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Antwerp Antwerp Belgium
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- BioImaging Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp Antwerp Belgium
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- Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (Vaxinfectio), Faculty of Medicine, University of Antwerp Antwerp Belgium
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- Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (Vaxinfectio), Faculty of Medicine, University of Antwerp Antwerp Belgium
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Nguyen PK, Nag D, Wu JC. Methods to assess stem cell lineage, fate and function. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2010; 62:1175-86. [PMID: 20816906 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2010.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2010] [Revised: 08/13/2010] [Accepted: 08/17/2010] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Stem cell therapy has the potential to regenerate injured tissue. For stem cells to achieve their full therapeutic potential, stem cells must differentiate into the target cell, reach the site of injury, survive, and engraft. To fully characterize these cells, evaluation of cell morphology, lineage specific markers, cell specific function, and gene expression must be performed. To monitor survival and engraftment, cell fate imaging is vital. Only then can organ specific function be evaluated to determine the effectiveness of therapy. In this review, we will discuss methods for evaluating the function of transplanted cells for restoring the heart, nervous system, and pancreas. We will also highlight the specific challenges facing these potential therapeutic areas.
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- Patricia K Nguyen
- Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305, USA
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Gera A, Steinberg GK, Guzman R. In vivo neural stem cell imaging: current modalities and future directions. Regen Med 2010; 5:73-86. [PMID: 20017696 DOI: 10.2217/rme.09.79] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Neural stem cells have been proposed as a promising therapy for treating a wide variety of neuropathologies. While several studies have demonstrated the therapeutic benefits of neural stem cells, the exact mechanism remains elusive. In order to facilitate research efforts to understand these mechanisms, and before neural stem cell-based therapies can be utilized in a clinical context, we must develop means of monitoring these cells in vivo. However, because of tissue depth and the blood-brain barrier, in vivo imaging of neural stem cells in the brain has unique challenges that do not apply to stem cells for other purposes. In this paper, we review contemporary methods for in vivo neural stem cell imaging, including MRI, PET and optical imaging techniques.
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- Atul Gera
- Department of Neurosurgery and Stanford Stroke Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, R2111, Stanford, CA 94305-95327, USA
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Daadi MM, Davis AS, Arac A, Li Z, Maag AL, Bhatnagar R, Jiang K, Sun G, Wu JC, Steinberg GK. Human neural stem cell grafts modify microglial response and enhance axonal sprouting in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury. Stroke 2010; 41:516-23. [PMID: 20075340 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.109.573691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Hypoxic-ischemic (HI) brain injury in newborn infants represents a major cause of cerebral palsy, development delay, and epilepsy. Stem cell-based therapy has the potential to rescue and replace the ischemic tissue caused by HI and to restore function. However, the mechanisms by which stem cell transplants induce functional recovery are yet to be elucidated. In the present study, we sought to investigate the efficacy of human neural stem cells derived from human embryonic stem cells in a rat model of neonatal HI and the mechanisms enhancing brain repair. METHODS The human neural stem cells were genetically engineered for in vivo molecular imaging and for postmortem histological tracking. Twenty-four hours after the induction of HI, animals were grafted with human neural stem cells into the forebrain. Motor behavioral tests were performed the fourth week after transplantation. We used immunocytochemistry and neuroanatomical tracing to analyze neural differentiation, axonal sprouting, and microglia response. Treatment-induced changes in gene expression were investigated by microarray and quantitative polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS Bioluminescence imaging permitted real time longitudinal tracking of grafted human neural stem cells. HI transplanted animals significantly improved in their use of the contralateral impeded forelimb and in the Rotorod test. The grafts showed good survival, dispersion, and differentiation. We observed an increase of uniformly distributed microglia cells in the grafted side. Anterograde neuroanatomical tracing demonstrated significant contralesional sprouting. Microarray analysis revealed upregulation of genes involved in neurogenesis, gliogenesis, and neurotrophic support. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that human neural stem cell transplants enhance endogenous brain repair through multiple modalities in response to HI.
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- Marcel M Daadi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford Stroke Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif 94305-5487, USA.
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Lindvall O, Kokaia Z. Stem cells in human neurodegenerative disorders--time for clinical translation? J Clin Invest 2010; 120:29-40. [PMID: 20051634 PMCID: PMC2798697 DOI: 10.1172/jci40543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 472] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Stem cell-based approaches have received much hype as potential treatments for neurodegenerative disorders. Indeed, transplantation of stem cells or their derivatives in animal models of neurodegenerative diseases can improve function by replacing the lost neurons and glial cells and by mediating remyelination, trophic actions, and modulation of inflammation. Endogenous neural stem cells are also potential therapeutic targets because they produce neurons and glial cells in response to injury and could be affected by the degenerative process. As we discuss here, however, significant hurdles remain before these findings can be responsibly translated to novel therapies. In particular, we need to better understand the mechanisms of action of stem cells after transplantation and learn how to control stem cell proliferation, survival, migration, and differentiation in the pathological environment.
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- Olle Lindvall
- Address correspondence to: Olle Lindvall, Laboratory of Neurogenesis and Cell Therapy, Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, University Hospital, SE-221 84, Lund, Sweden. Phone: 46-46-222-0543; Fax: 46-46-222-0560; E-mail:
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- Address correspondence to: Olle Lindvall, Laboratory of Neurogenesis and Cell Therapy, Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, University Hospital, SE-221 84, Lund, Sweden. Phone: 46-46-222-0543; Fax: 46-46-222-0560; E-mail:
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Koch P, Kokaia Z, Lindvall O, Brüstle O. Emerging concepts in neural stem cell research: autologous repair and cell-based disease modelling. Lancet Neurol 2009; 8:819-29. [PMID: 19679274 DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(09)70202-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The increasing availability of human pluripotent stem cells provides new prospects for neural-replacement strategies and disease-related basic research. With almost unlimited potential for self-renewal, the use of human embryonic stem cells (ESCs) bypasses the restricted supply and expandability of primary cells that has been a major bottleneck in previous neural transplantation approaches. Translation of developmental patterning and cell-type specification techniques to human ESC cultures enables in vitro generation of various neuronal and glial cell types. The derivation of stably proliferating neural stem cells from human ESCs further facilitates standardisation and circumvents the problem of batch-to-batch variations commonly encountered in "run-through" protocols, which promote terminal differentiation of pluripotent stem cells into somatic cell types without defined intermediate precursor stages. The advent of cell reprogramming offers an opportunity to translate these advances to induced pluripotent stem cells, thereby enabling the generation of neurons and glia from individual patients. Eventually, reprogramming could provide a supply of autologous neural cells for transplantation, and could lead to the establishment of cellular model systems of neurological diseases.
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- Philipp Koch
- Institute of Reconstructive Neurobiology, Life & Brain Center, University of Bonn and Hertie Foundation, Bonn, Germany
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Optimizing the success of cell transplantation therapy for stroke. Neurobiol Dis 2009; 37:275-83. [PMID: 19822211 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2009.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2009] [Revised: 09/30/2009] [Accepted: 10/02/2009] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Stem cell transplantation has evolved as a promising experimental treatment approach for stroke. In this review, we address the major hurdles for successful translation from basic research into clinical applications and discuss possible strategies to overcome these issues. We summarize the results from present pre-clinical and clinical studies and focus on specific areas of current controversy and research: (i) the therapeutic time window for cell transplantation; (ii) the selection of patients likely to benefit from such a therapy; (iii) the optimal route of cell delivery to the ischemic brain; (iv) the most suitable cell types and sources; (v) the potential mechanisms of functional recovery after cell transplantation; and (vi) the development of imaging techniques to monitor cell therapy.
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Long term non-invasive imaging of embryonic stem cells using reporter genes. Nat Protoc 2009; 4:1192-201. [PMID: 19617890 DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2009.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Development of non-invasive and accurate methods to track cell fate after delivery will greatly expedite transition of embryonic stem (ES) cell therapy to the clinic. In this protocol, we describe the in vivo monitoring of stem cell survival, proliferation and migration using reporter genes. We established stable ES cell lines constitutively expressing double fusion (DF; enhanced green fluorescent protein and firefly luciferase) or triple fusion (TF; monomeric red fluorescent protein, firefly luciferase and herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase (HSVtk)) reporter genes using lentiviral transduction. We used fluorescence-activated cell sorting to purify these populations in vitro, bioluminescence imaging and positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to track them in vivo and fluorescence immunostaining to confirm the results ex vivo. Unlike other methods of cell tracking, such as iron particle and radionuclide labeling, reporter genes are inherited genetically and can be used to monitor cell proliferation and survival for the lifetime of transplanted cells and their progeny.
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Parsons XH, Teng YD, Snyder EY. Important precautions when deriving patient-specific neural elements from pluripotent cells. Cytotherapy 2009; 11:815-24. [PMID: 19903095 PMCID: PMC3449142 DOI: 10.3109/14653240903180092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Multipotent human neural stem cells (hNSC) have traditionally been isolated directly from the central nervous system (CNS). To date, as a therapeutic tool in the treatment of neurologic disorders, the most promising results have been obtained using hNSC isolated directly from the human fetal neuroectoderm. The propagation ability of such tissue-derived hNSC is often limited, however, making it difficult to establish a large-scale culture. Following engraftment, these hNSC often show low efficiency in generating the desired neuronal cells necessary for reconstruction of the damaged host milieu and, as a result, have failed to give satisfactory results in clinical trials so far. Alternatively, human embryonic stem cells (hESC) offer a pluripotent reservoir for in vitro derivation of a rich spectrum of well-characterized neural-lineage committed stem/progenitor/precursor cells that can, theoretically, be picked at precisely their safest and most efficacious state of plasticity to meet a given clinical challenge. However, the need for 'foreign' biologic additives and multilineage differentiation inclination may make direct use of such cell-derived hNSC in patients problematic. The hNSC, when derived from pluripotent cells under protocols presently employed in the field, tend to display not only a low efficiency in neuronal differentiation, but also an inclination for phenotypic heterogeneity and instability and, hence, increased risk of tumorigenesis following engraftment. For hNSC derived in vitro to be used safely in therapeutic paradigms, it requires conversion of human pluripotent cells uniformly to cells that are restricted to the neural lineage in need of repair. Developing strategies for direct induction of human pluripotent cells exclusively into neural-committed progenies at a broad range of developmental stages will allow a large supply of optimal therapeutic hNSC tailor-made for safe and effective treatment of particular neurologic diseases and injuries in patients.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xuejun H. Parsons
- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, University of California at Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
- Stem Cell Center, University of California at Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
- Center for Molecular Genetics, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Program in Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, California, USA
- Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, VA Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Program in Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, California, USA
- Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, California, USA
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