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Neri M, Maderna C, Cavazzin C, Deidda-Vigoriti V, Politi LS, Scotti G, Marzola P, Sbarbati A, Vescovi AL, Gritti A. Efficient in vitro labeling of human neural precursor cells with superparamagnetic iron oxide particles: relevance for in vivo cell tracking. Stem Cells 2007; 26:505-16. [PMID: 17975226 DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2007-0251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Recent studies have raised appealing possibilities of replacing damaged or lost neural cells by transplanting in vitro-expanded neural precursor cells (NPCs) and/or their progeny. Magnetic resonance (MR) tracking of superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO)-labeled cells is a noninvasive technique to track transplanted cells in longitudinal studies on living animals. Murine NPCs and human mesenchymal or hematopoietic stem cells can be efficiently labeled by SPIOs. However, the validation of SPIO-based protocols to label human neural precursor cells (hNPCs) has not been extensively addressed. Here, we report the development and validation of optimized protocols using two SPIOs (Sinerem and Endorem) to label human hNPCs that display bona fide stem cell features in vitro. A careful titration of both SPIOs was required to set the conditions resulting in efficient cell labeling without impairment of cell survival, proliferation, self-renewal, and multipotency. In vivo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) combined with histology and confocal microscopy indicated that low numbers (5 x 10(3) to 1 x 10(4)) of viable SPIO-labeled hNPCs could be efficiently detected in the short term after transplantation in the adult murine brain and could be tracked for at least 1 month in longitudinal studies. By using this approach, we also clarified the impact of donor cell death to the MR signal. This study describes a simple protocol to label NPCs of human origin using SPIOs at optimized low dosages and demonstrates the feasibility of noninvasive imaging of labeled cells after transplantation in the brain; it also evidentiates potential limitations of the technique that have to be considered, particularly in the perspective of neural cell-based clinical applications.
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- Margherita Neri
- aStem Cell Research Institute, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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Angiogenesis has long been established as a key element in the pathophysiology of tumor growth and metastasis. Increasingly, new molecularly targeted antiangiogenic drugs are being developed in the fight against cancer. These drugs bring with them a need for an accurate means of diagnosing tumor angiogenesis and monitoring response to treatment. Imaging techniques can offer this in a noninvasive way, while also providing functional information about the tumor. Among the many clinical imaging techniques available, MRI alone can provide relatively good spatial resolution and specificity, without ionizing radiation and with limited side effects. Arterial spin labeling (ASL) and blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) imaging techniques can be employed to confer indirect measures of angiogenesis, such as blood flow and blood volume, without the need for external contrast agents. Dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE)-MRI is rapidly emerging as a standard method for directly measuring angiogenesis during angiogenesis-inhibitor drug trials. As macromolecular MR contrast agents become available, they will inevitably be utilized in the assessment of tumor perfusion and vessel permeability. Meanwhile, technological advances have made imaging at a molecular level a possibility. They have brought the potential to directly target MR contrast agents to markers of angiogenesis, such as the alpha(v)beta(3) integrin. Before this is used clinically, however, substantial gains in sensitivity brought about by improved coils, pulse sequences, and contrast agents will be needed. Herein we discuss the techniques currently available for MRI of angiogenesis, along with their respective advantages and disadvantages, and what the future holds for this evolving field of imaging.
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- Tristan Barrett
- Molecular Imaging Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1088, USA
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Rad AM, Arbab AS, Iskander ASM, Jiang Q, Soltanian-Zadeh H. Quantification of superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO)-labeled cells using MRI. J Magn Reson Imaging 2007; 26:366-74. [PMID: 17623892 PMCID: PMC4509786 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To show the feasibility of using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to quantify superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO)-labeled cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS Lymphocytes and 9L rat gliosarcoma cells were labeled with ferumoxides-protamine sulfate complex (FE-PRO). The cells were labeled efficiently (more than 95%) and the iron concentration inside each cell was measured by spectrophotometry (4.77-30.21 pg). Phantom tubes containing different numbers of labeled or unlabeled cells, as well as different concentrations of FE-PRO, were made. In addition, labeled and unlabeled cells were injected into fresh and fixed rat brains. RESULTS Cellular viability and proliferation of labeled and unlabeled cells were shown to be similar. T2-weighted images were acquired using 7T and 3T MRI systems, and R2 maps of the tubes containing cells, free FE-PRO, and brains were made. There was a strong linear correlation between R2 values and labeled cell numbers, but the regression lines were different for the lymphocytes and gliosarcoma cells. Similarly, there was strong correlation between R2 values and free iron. However, free iron had higher R2 values than the labeled cells for the same concentration of iron. CONCLUSION Our data indicate that in vivo quantification of labeled cells can be done by careful consideration of different factors and specific control groups.
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- Ali M Rad
- Department of Radiology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
- Control and Intelligent Processing Center of Excellence, Department of the Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
- Corresponding Author: Hamid Soltanian-Zadeh, PhD, Radiology Image Analysis Lab., Henry Ford Health System, One Ford Place, 2F, Detroit, MI 48202, Phone: (313) 874-4482, Fax: (313) 874-4494,
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Amsalem Y, Mardor Y, Feinberg MS, Landa N, Miller L, Daniels D, Ocherashvilli A, Holbova R, Yosef O, Barbash IM, Leor J. Iron-oxide labeling and outcome of transplanted mesenchymal stem cells in the infarcted myocardium. Circulation 2007; 116:I38-45. [PMID: 17846324 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.106.680231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 244] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cell labeling with superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) nanoparticles enables noninvasive MRI and tracking of transplanted stem cells. We sought to determine whether mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) outcome is affected by SPIO labeling in a rat model of myocardial infarction. METHODS AND RESULTS Rat MSCs were labeled with SPIO (ferumoxides; Endorem; Guerbet, Villepinte, France). By trypan-blue exclusion assay, almost 100% of the cells remained viable after labeling. Seven days after MI, rats were randomized to injections of 2x10(6) SPIO-labeled MSCs, 2x10(6) unlabeled MSCs, or saline. Labeled cells were visualized in the infarcted myocardium as large black spots by serial MRI studies throughout the 4-week follow-up. The presence of labeled cells was confirmed by iron staining and real-time polymerase chain reaction on postmortem specimens. At 4 weeks after transplantation, the site of cell injection was infiltrated by inflammatory cells. Costaining for iron and ED1 (resident macrophage marker) showed that the iron-positive cells were cardiac macrophages. By real-time polymerase chain reaction, the Y-chromosome-specific SRY DNA of MSCs from male donors was not detected in infarcted hearts of female recipients. Serial echocardiography studies at baseline and 4 weeks after cell transplantation showed that both unlabeled and labeled MSCs attenuated progressive left ventricular dilatation and dysfunction compared with controls. CONCLUSIONS At 4 weeks after transplantation of SPIO-labeled MSCs, the transplanted cells are not present in the scar and the enhanced MRI signals arise from cardiac macrophages that engulfed the SPIO nanoparticles. However, both labeled and unlabeled cells attenuate left ventricular dilatation and dysfunction after myocardial infarction.
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- Yoram Amsalem
- Neufeld Cardiac Research Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer 52621, Israel
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Omidkhoda A, Mozdarani H, Movasaghpoor A, Fatholah AAP. Study of apoptosis in labeled mesenchymal stem cells with superparamagnetic iron oxide using neutral comet assay. Toxicol In Vitro 2007; 21:1191-6. [PMID: 17493781 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2007.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2007] [Revised: 02/24/2007] [Accepted: 03/20/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) have special characteristics such as migration into the damaged tissues and undergoing differentiation. One of the ways for tracking MSC in the tissue is labeling cells by contrast agents such as superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) and detection by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). To study adverse effects of SPIO on labeled cells, the formation of apoptosis in labeled cells was investigated using the comet assay. MSC were grown in vitro and labeled with various doses of SPIO for various time intervals. Incorporation of iron in cells were verified both microscopically and atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Labeled cells in a sandwich of low and normal melting agarose on slides were subjected to electrophoresis. The slides were stained with ethidium bromide and analysed under a fluorescent microscope. Results show that SPIO at various doses (50-250 microg/mL) in conjunction with protamine sulphate, used as a cationic transfection agent; and treatment times of 24-72 h did not statistically affect the frequency of apoptosis in labeled MSC (p>0.05). These findings therefore, may be indicative that labeling stem cells using these agents should facilitate the translation of this method to clinical trials for evaluation of trafficking of infused or transplanted cells by MRI.
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- Azadeh Omidkhoda
- Department of Hematology, School of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Wilhelm C, Bal L, Smirnov P, Galy-Fauroux I, Clément O, Gazeau F, Emmerich J. Magnetic control of vascular network formation with magnetically labeled endothelial progenitor cells. Biomaterials 2007; 28:3797-806. [PMID: 17544118 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2007.04.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2007] [Accepted: 04/27/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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We describe the applications of new cellular magnetic labeling method to endothelial progenitor cells (EPC), which have therapeutic potential for revascularization. Via their negative surface charges, anionic magnetic nanoparticles adsorb non-specifically to the EPC plasma membrane, thereby triggering efficient spontaneous endocytosis. The label is non-toxic and does not affect the cells' proliferative capacity. The expression of major membrane proteins involved in neovascularisation is preserved. Labeled cells continue to differentiate in vitro and to form tubular structures in Matrigel (an in vitro model of neovascularization). This process was followed in situ by using high-resolution MRI. Finally, we show that magnetic forces can be used to move magnetically labeled EPC in vitro and to modify their organization in Matrigel both in vitro an in vivo. Magnetic cell targeting opens up new possibilities for vascular tissue engineering and for delivering localized cell-based therapies.
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- C Wilhelm
- Laboratoire Matière et Systèmes Complexes, CNRS UMR 7057, Université Paris 7, Paris, France.
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Song YS, Ku JH. Monitoring transplanted human mesenchymal stem cells in rat and rabbit bladders using molecular magnetic resonance imaging. Neurourol Urodyn 2007; 26:584-593. [PMID: 17357122 DOI: 10.1002/nau.20351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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AIMS This study investigated whether superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO)-labeled human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) may be monitored non-invasively by in vivo magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with conventional 1.5-T system examinations in the bladders of rats and rabbits. METHODS SPIO were transferred to hMSCs, using GenePORTER. After SPIO-labeled hMSCs were transplanted into the animal bladders, serial T2-weighted MR images and histological examinations were performed over a 4-week period. RESULTS hMSCs loaded with SPIO, compared to unlabeled cells, showed similar viability. SPIO-labeled hMSCs underwent normal chondrogenic, adipogenic, and osteogenic differentiation. For SPIO-labeled hMSCs concentrations that were greater than 1x10(5), in vitro MR images showed a decrease in signal intensity. MR signal intensity at the areas of SPIO-labeled hMSCs in rat and rabbit bladders were decreased and confined locally. After injection of SPIO-labeled hMSCs into the bladder, MR imaging demonstrated that hMSCs could be seen for at least 12 weeks post-injection. The presence of iron was confirmed with Prussian blue staining in histological sections. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that hMSCs in animal bladders can be monitored non-invasively with conventional MR imaging.
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- Yun Seob Song
- Department of Urology, Stem Cell Therapy Center, Soonchunhyang School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Urology, Seoul Veterans Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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Ittrich H, Lange C, Tögel F, Zander AR, Dahnke H, Westenfelder C, Adam G, Nolte-Ernsting C. In vivo magnetic resonance imaging of iron oxide-labeled, arterially-injected mesenchymal stem cells in kidneys of rats with acute ischemic kidney injury: detection and monitoring at 3T. J Magn Reson Imaging 2007; 25:1179-91. [PMID: 17520738 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate MRI for a qualitative and quantitative in vivo tracking of intraaortal injected iron oxide-labeled mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) into rats with acute kidney injury (AKI). MATERIALS AND METHODS In vitro MRI and R2* measurement of nonlabeled and superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO)-labeled MSC (MSC(SPIO)) was performed in correlation to cellular iron content and cytological examination (Prussian blue, electron microscopy). In vivo MRI and R2* evaluation were performed before and after ischemic/reperfusion AKI (N = 14) and intraaortal injection of 1.5 x 10(6) MSC(SPIO) (N = 7), fetal calf serum (FCS) (medium, N = 6), and SPIO alone (N = 1) up to 14 days using a clinical 3T scanner. Signal to noise ratios (SNR), R2* of kidneys, liver, spleen, and bone marrow, renal function (creatinine [CREA], blood urea nitrogen [BUN]), and kidney volume were measured and tested for statistical significance (Student's t-test, P < 0.05) in comparison histology (hematoxylin and eosin [H&E], Prussian blue, periodic acid-Schiff [PAS], CD68). RESULTS In vitro, MSC(SPIO) showed a reduction of SNR and T2* with R2* approximately number of MSC(SPIO) (R2 = 0.98). In vivo MSC(SPIO) administration resulted in a SNR decrease (35 +/- 15%) and R2* increase (101 +/- 18.3%) in renal cortex caused by MSC(SPIO) accumulation in contrast to control animals (P < 0.01). Liver, spleen, and bone marrow (MSC(SPIO)) showed a delayed SNR decline/R2* increase (P < 0.05) resulting from MSC(SPIO) migration. The increase of kidney volume and the decrease in renal function (P < 0.05) was reduced in MSC-treated animals. CONCLUSION Qualitative and quantitative in vivo cell-tracking and monitoring of organ distribution of intraaortal injected MSC(SPIO) in AKI is feasible in MRI at 3T.
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- Harald Ittrich
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, DE-20246 Hamburg, Germany.
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Ebert SN, Taylor DG, Nguyen HL, Kodack DP, Beyers RJ, Xu Y, Yang Z, French BA. Noninvasive tracking of cardiac embryonic stem cells in vivo using magnetic resonance imaging techniques. Stem Cells 2007; 25:2936-44. [PMID: 17690182 DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2007-0216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Despite rapid advances in the stem cell field, the ability to identify and track transplanted or migrating stem cells in vivo is limited. To overcome this limitation, we used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to detect and follow transplanted stem cells over a period of 28 days in mice using an established myocardial infarction model. Pluripotent mouse embryonic stem (mES) cells were expanded and induced to differentiate into beating cardiomyocytes in vitro. The cardiac-differentiated mES cells were then loaded with superparamagnetic fluorescent microspheres (1.63 microm in diameter) and transplanted into ischemic myocardium immediately following ligation and subsequent reperfusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery. To identify the transplanted stem cells in vivo, MRI was performed using a Varian Inova 4.7 Tesla scanner. Our results show that (a) the cardiac-differentiated mES were effectively loaded with superparamagnetic microspheres in vitro, (b) the microsphere-loaded mES cells continued to beat in culture prior to transplantation, (c) the transplanted mES cells were readily detected in the heart in vivo using noninvasive MRI techniques, (d) the transplanted stem cells were detected in ischemic myocardium for the entire 28-day duration of the study as confirmed by MRI and post-mortem histological analyses, and (e) concurrent functional MRI indicated typical loss of cardiac function, although significant amelioration of remodeling was noted after 28 days in hearts that received transplanted stem cells. These results demonstrate that it is feasible to simultaneously track transplanted stem cells and monitor cardiac function in vivo over an extended period using noninvasive MRI techniques.
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- Steven N Ebert
- Burnett College of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Boulevard, Orlando, Florida 32816, USA.
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Patil S, Sandberg A, Heckert E, Self W, Seal S. Protein adsorption and cellular uptake of cerium oxide nanoparticles as a function of zeta potential. Biomaterials 2007; 28:4600-7. [PMID: 17675227 PMCID: PMC2259388 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2007.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 639] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2007] [Accepted: 07/15/2007] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The surface chemistry of biomaterials can have a significant impact on their performance in biological applications. Our recent work suggests that cerium oxide nanoparticles are potent antioxidants in cell culture models and we have evaluated several therapeutic applications of these nanoparticles in different biological systems. Knowledge of protein adsorption and cellular uptake will be very useful in improving the beneficial effects of cerium oxide nanoparticles in biology. In the present study, we determined the effect of zeta potential of cerium oxide nanoparticles on adsorption of bovine serum albumin (BSA) and cellular uptake in adenocarcinoma lung cells (A549). The zeta potential of the nanoparticles was varied by dispersing them in various acidic and basic pH solutions. UV-visible spectroscopy and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) were used for the protein adsorption and cellular uptake studies, respectively. Nanoceria samples having positive zeta potential were found to adsorb more BSA while the samples with negative zeta potential showed little or no protein adsorption. The cellular uptake studies showed preferential uptake for the negatively charged nanoparticles. These results demonstrate that electrostatic interactions can play an important factor in protein adsorption and cellular uptake of nanoparticles.
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- Swanand Patil
- Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center, Nanoscience Technology Center and Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
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- Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center, Nanoscience Technology Center and Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
- Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 407 882 1119; fax: +1 407 823 0208. E-mail address: (S. Seal)
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Schäfer R, Kehlbach R, Wiskirchen J, Bantleon R, Pintaske J, Brehm BR, Gerber A, Wolburg H, Claussen CD, Northoff H. Transferrin Receptor Upregulation: In Vitro Labeling of Rat Mesenchymal Stem Cells with Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide. Radiology 2007; 244:514-23. [PMID: 17562811 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2442060599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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PURPOSE To prospectively evaluate the influence of superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) or ultrasmall SPIO (USPIO) particles on the surface epitope pattern of adult mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) by regulating the expression of transferrin receptor and to prospectively evaluate the influence of transfection agents (TAs) on the uptake of SPIO or USPIO particles in MSCs. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was approved by the institutional animal care committee of the University of Tübingen. MSCs were isolated from the bone marrow of four rats. To obtain highly homogeneous MSC populations, MSCs from one rat were single-cell cloned. One MSC clone was characterized and selected for the labeling experiments. The MSCs, which were characterized with flow cytometry and in vitro differentiation, were labeled with 200 microg/mL SPIO or USPIO or with 60 microg/mL SPIO or USPIO in combination with TAs. Aggregations of labeled cells were accommodated inside a defined volume in an agar gel matrix. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging was performed to measure SPIO- or USPIO-induced signal voids. Quantification of cellular total iron load (TIL) (intracellular iron plus iron coating the cellular surface), determination of cellular viability, and electron microscopy were also performed. RESULTS Labeling of MSCs with SPIO or USPIO was feasible without affecting cell viability (91.1%-94.7%) or differentiation potential. For MR imaging, SPIO plus a TA was most effective, depicting 5000 cells with an average TIL of 76.5 pg per cell. SPIO or USPIO particles in combination with TAs coated the cellular surface but were not incorporated into cells. In nontransfected cells, SPIO or USPIO was taken up. MSCs labeled with SPIO or USPIO but without a TA showed enhanced expression of transferrin receptor, in contrary to both MSCs labeled with SPIO or USPIO and a TA and control cells. CONCLUSION SPIO or USPIO labeling without TAs has an influence on gene expression of MSCs upregulating transferrin receptor. Furthermore, SPIO labeling with a TA will coat the cellular surface.
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- Richard Schäfer
- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Transfusion Medicine, University Medical Center Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str 3, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Song YS, Ku JH, Song ES, Kim JH, Jeon JS, Lee KH, Kim SJ, Cheong HJ, Lim IS, Choi D, Won JH. Magnetic resonance evaluation of human mesenchymal stem cells in corpus cavernosa of rats and rabbits. Asian J Androl 2007; 9:361-7. [PMID: 17486277 DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2007.00265.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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AIM To investigate whether the biological process of superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO)-labeled human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) may be monitored non-invasively by using in vivo magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with conventional 1.5-T system examinations in corpus cavernosa of rats and rabbits. METHODS The labeling efficiency and viability of SPIO-labeled hMSCs were examined with Prussian blue and Tripan blue, respectively. After SPIO-labeled hMSCs were transplanted to the corpus cavernosa of rats and rabbits, serial T2-weighted MR images were taken and histological examinations were carried out over a 4-week period. RESULTS hMSCs loaded with SPIO compared to unlabeled cells had a similar viability. For SPIO-labeled hMSCs more than 1 X 10 (5) concentration in vitro, MR images showed a decrease in signal intensity. MR signal intensity at the areas of SPIO-labeled hMSCs in the rat and rabbit corpus cavernosa decreased and was confined locally. After injection of SPIO-labeled hMSCs into the corpus cavernosum, MR imaging demonstrated that hMSCs could be seen for at least 12 weeks after injection. The presence of iron was confirmed with Prussian blue staining in histological sections. CONCLUSION SPIO-labeled hMSCs in corpus cavernosa of rats and rabbits can be evaluated non-invasively by molecular MR imaging. Our findings suggest that MR imaging has the ability to test the long-term therapeutic potential of hMSCs in animals in the setting of erectile dysfunction.
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- Yun-Seob Song
- Department of Urology, Stem Cell therapy Center, Soonchunhyang School of Medicine, Seoul 140-743, Korea
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Slotkin JR, Cahill KS, Tharin SA, Shapiro EM. Cellular magnetic resonance imaging: nanometer and micrometer size particles for noninvasive cell localization. Neurotherapeutics 2007; 4:428-33. [PMID: 17599708 PMCID: PMC7479728 DOI: 10.1016/j.nurt.2007.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The use of nanometer and micrometer-sized superparamagnetic iron oxide particles as cellular contrast agents allows for the noninvasive detection of labeled cells on high-resolution magnetic resonance images. The development and application of these techniques to neurologic disorders is likely to accelerate the development of cell transplantation therapies and allow for the detailed study of in vivo cellular biology. This review summarizes the early development of iron oxide-based cellular contrast agents and the more recent application of this technology to noninvasive imaging of cellular transplants. The ability of this technique to allow for the noninvasive detection of in vivo transplants on the single-cell level is highlighted.
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- Jonathan R. Slotkin
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Brigham and Women’s Hospital, The Children’s Hospital, Boston, Harvard Medical School, 02115 Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Brigham and Women’s Hospital, The Children’s Hospital, Boston, Harvard Medical School, 02115 Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Brigham and Women’s Hospital, The Children’s Hospital, Boston, Harvard Medical School, 02115 Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 06510 New Haven, Connecticut
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Politi LS, Bacigaluppi M, Brambilla E, Cadioli M, Falini A, Comi G, Scotti G, Martino G, Pluchino S. Magnetic-resonance-based tracking and quantification of intravenously injected neural stem cell accumulation in the brains of mice with experimental multiple sclerosis. Stem Cells 2007; 25:2583-92. [PMID: 17600110 DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2007-0037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Eliciting the in situ accumulation and persistence patterns of stem cells following transplantation would provide critical insight toward human translation of stem cell-based therapies. To this end, we have developed a strategy to track neural stem/precursor cells (NPCs) in vivo using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Initially, we evaluated three different human-grade superparamagnetic iron oxide particles for labeling NPCs and found the optimal labeling to be achieved with Resovist. Next, we carried out in vivo experiments to monitor the accumulation of Resovist-labeled NPCs following i.v. injection in mice with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), the animal model of multiple sclerosis. With a human MR scanner, we were able to visualize transplanted cells as early as 24 hours post-transplantation in up to 80% of the brain demyelinating lesions. Interestingly, continued monitoring of transplanted mice indicated that labeled NPCs were still present 20 days postinjection. Neuropathological analysis confirmed the presence of transplanted NPCs exclusively in inflammatory demyelinating lesions and not in normal-appearing brain areas. Quantification of transplanted cells by means of MR-based ex vivo relaxometry (R2*) showed significantly higher R2* values in focal inflammatory brain lesions from EAE mice transplanted with labeled NPCs as compared with controls. Indeed, sensitive quantification of low numbers of NPCs accumulating into brain inflammatory lesions (33.3-164.4 cells per lesion; r(2) = .998) was also obtained. These studies provide evidence that clinical-grade human MR can be used for noninvasive monitoring and quantification of NPC accumulation in the central nervous system upon systemic cell injection. Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest is found at the end of this article.
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- Letterio S Politi
- Neuroradiology Unit, Centro Eccellenza Risonanza Magnetica ad Alto Campo, Italy
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Frank JA, Kalish H, Jordan EK, Anderson SA, Pawelczyk E, Arbab AS. Color Transformation and Fluorescence of Prussian Blue–Positive Cells: Implications for Histologic Verification of Cells Labeled with Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles. Mol Imaging 2007. [DOI: 10.2310/7290.2007.00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Joseph A. Frank
- From the Experimental Neuroimaging Section, Laboratory of Diagnostic Radiology Research and Neuroimmunology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, and Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
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- From the Experimental Neuroimaging Section, Laboratory of Diagnostic Radiology Research and Neuroimmunology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, and Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
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- From the Experimental Neuroimaging Section, Laboratory of Diagnostic Radiology Research and Neuroimmunology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, and Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
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- From the Experimental Neuroimaging Section, Laboratory of Diagnostic Radiology Research and Neuroimmunology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, and Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
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- From the Experimental Neuroimaging Section, Laboratory of Diagnostic Radiology Research and Neuroimmunology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, and Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
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- From the Experimental Neuroimaging Section, Laboratory of Diagnostic Radiology Research and Neuroimmunology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, and Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
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Rice HE, Hsu EW, Sheng H, Evenson DA, Freemerman AJ, Safford KM, Provenzale JM, Warner DS, Johnson GA. Superparamagnetic iron oxide labeling and transplantation of adipose-derived stem cells in middle cerebral artery occlusion-injured mice. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2007; 188:1101-8. [PMID: 17377054 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.06.0663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Adipose-derived stem cells are an alternative stem cell source for CNS therapies. The goals of the current study were to label adipose-derived stem cells with superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) particles, to use MRI to guide the transplantation of adipose-derived stem cells in middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO)-injured mice, and to localize donor adipose-derived stem cells in the injured brain using MRI. We hypothesized that we would successfully label adipose-derived stem cells and image them with MRI. MATERIALS AND METHODS Adipose-derived stem cells harvested from mice inbred for green fluorescent protein were labeled with SPIO ferumoxide particles through the use of poly-L-lysine. Adipose-derived stem cell viability, iron staining, and proliferation were measured after SPIO labeling, and the sensitivity of MRI in the detection of SPIO-labeled adipose-derived stem cells was assessed ex vivo. Adult mice (n = 12) were subjected to unilateral MCAO. Two weeks later, in vivo 7-T MRI was performed to guide stereotactic transplantation of SPIO-labeled adipose-derived stem cells into brain tissue adjacent to the infarct. After 24 hours, the mice were sacrificed for high-resolution ex vivo 7-T or 9.4-T MRI and histologic study. RESULTS Adipose-derived stem cells were efficiently labeled with SPIO particles without loss of cell viability or proliferation. Using MRI, we guided precise transplantation of adipose-derived stem cells. MR images of mice given injections of SPIO-labeled adipose-derived stem cells had hypointense regions that correlated with the histologic findings in donor cells. CONCLUSION MRI proved useful in transplantation of adipose-derived stem cells in vivo. This imaging technique may be useful for studies of CNS stem cell therapies.
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- Henry E Rice
- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3815, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Brekke C, Morgan SC, Lowe AS, Meade TJ, Price J, Williams SCR, Modo M. The in vitro effects of a bimodal contrast agent on cellular functions and relaxometry. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2007; 20:77-89. [PMID: 16952123 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.1077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The in vivo monitoring of cell survival and migration will be essential to the translation of cell-based therapies from the laboratory to clinical studies. The pre-labeling of cells with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents renders them visible in vivo for serial cellular imaging. However, little is known about the impact of the presence of these metal particles inside transplanted cells. The use of the bimodal contrast agent GRID made it possible to demonstrate by means of fluorescent microscopy and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) that, after 16 h of incubation (without the use of a transfection agent), neural stem cells (NSCs) were saturated and no longer incorporated particles. With this maximal uptake, no significant effect on cell viability was observed. However, a significant decrease in proliferation was evident in cells that underwent 24 h of labeling. A significant increase in reactive oxygen species was observed for all GRID labeling, with a very significant increase with 24 h of labeling. GRID labeling did not affect cell motility in comparison with PKH26-labeled NSCs in a glioma-based migration assay and also allowed differentiation into all major cell types of the brain. GRID-labeled cells induced a signal change of 47% on T(2) measurements and allows a detection of cell clusters of approximately 220 cells/microl. Further in vivo testing will be required to ensure that cell labeling with gadolinium-based MRI contrast agents does not impair their ability to repair.
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- Cecilie Brekke
- NeuroImaging Research Group - Department of Neurology, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK
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Zhang S, Bian Z, Gu C, Zhang Y, He S, Gu N, Zhang J. Preparation of anti-human cardiac troponin I immunomagnetic nanoparticles and biological activity assays. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2007; 55:143-8. [PMID: 17250996 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2006.11.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2006] [Revised: 11/13/2006] [Accepted: 11/28/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Maghemite nanoparticles (MNPs) were synthesized by chemical coprecipitation and coated with meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (HOOC-CH(SH)-CH(SH)-COOH or DMSA). The morphology and properties of the nanoparticles were characterized by TEM, XRD, Zeta Potential Analyzer and VSM. Subsequentially, the anti-human cardiac troponin I (cTnI) immunomagnetic nanoparticles (IMNPs) were prepared by grafting anti-human cTnI antibodies on the surface of DMSA-coated MNPs using the linker of EDC (1-ethyl-3-[3-dimethylaminopropyl] carbodiimide hydrochloride). The conjugation amount of the antibodies and the activity of IMNPs was evaluated by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Western blotting. The results show that the physical and chemical adsorption occurred at the same time, but the former was unstable and apt to desorb, and the maximum conjugation amount of antibody was about 96 microg on the 0.1 mg MNPs by covalent bond. The stability was also investigated, and after 300 days the antibodies on the IMNPs remained the biological activity.
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- Song Zhang
- Jiangsu Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Department of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, PR China
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Syková E, Jendelová P. Migration, fate and in vivo imaging of adult stem cells in the CNS. Cell Death Differ 2007; 14:1336-42. [PMID: 17396130 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4402140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Adult stem cells have been intensively studied for their potential use in cell therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, ischemia and traumatic injuries. One of the most promising cell sources for autologous cell transplantation is bone marrow, containing a heterogenous cell population that can be roughly divided into hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). MSCs are multipotent progenitor cells that, in the case of severe tissue ischemia or damage, can be attracted to the lesion site, where they can secrete bioactive molecules, either naturally or through genetic engineering. They can also serve as vehicles for delivering therapeutic agents. Mobilized from the marrow, sorted or expanded in culture, MSCs can be delivered to the damaged site by direct or systemic application. In addition, MSCs can be labeled with superparamagnetic nanoparticles that allow in vivo cell imaging. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is thus a suitable method for in vivo cell tracking of transplanted cells in the host organism. This review will focus on cell labeling for MRI and the use of MSCs in experimental and clinical studies for the treatment of brain and spinal cord injuries.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Institute of Experimental Medicine ASCR, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Chung TH, Wu SH, Yao M, Lu CW, Lin YS, Hung Y, Mou CY, Chen YC, Huang DM. The effect of surface charge on the uptake and biological function of mesoporous silica nanoparticles in 3T3-L1 cells and human mesenchymal stem cells. Biomaterials 2007; 28:2959-66. [PMID: 17397919 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2007.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 408] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2006] [Accepted: 03/08/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cellular uptake of nanoparticles for stem cell labeling/tracking is considered as the most promising method. Recently mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) are emerging as an idea agent for efficient stem cell labeling. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of surface charge on the highly efficient cellular uptake and in vitro cytotoxicity of MSNs in human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs). The surface charge was varied by the degree of surface modification with N-trimethoxysilylpropyl-N,N,N-trimethylammonium chloride and the uptake of MSNs was detected by flow cytometry. 3T3-L1 cells were also used to compare the uptake behavior of MSNs between cell types. A clear correlation of positive surface charge and the number of fluorescence-labeled cells was mainly observed in 3T3-L1 cells. In both cells, uptake of unmodified MSNs was inhibited by phenylarsine oxide (PAO) and cytochalasin D (Cyt D) suggesting a clathrin- and an actin-dependent endocytosis were involved. With strongly positive-charged MSNs, the inhibitory effects were observed in 3T3-L1 cells but not in hMSCs. Without regard to the surface charge, uptake of MSNs into both cells did not affect their viability, proliferation, and differentiation. Our results show that MSNs uptake by hMSCs can be regulated by a threshold of positive surface charge but also imply that the modulation of surface charge on MSNs uptake is specific to cell type.
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- Tsai-Hua Chung
- Stem Cell Research Center, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli 350, Taiwan, ROC
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Drugs, surgery, and radiation are the traditional modalities of therapy in medicine. To these are being added new therapies based on cells and viruses or their derivatives. In these novel therapies, a cell or viral vector acts as a drug in its own right, altering the host or a disease process to bring about healing. Most of these advances originate from the significant recent advances in molecular medicine, but some have been around for some time. Blood transfusions and cowpox vaccinations are part of the history of medicine...but nevertheless are examples of cell- and viral-based therapies. This article focuses on the modern molecular incarnations of these therapies, and specifically on how imaging is used to track and guide these novel agents. We survey the literature dealing with imaging these new cell and viral particle therapies and provide a framework for understanding publications in this area. Leading technology of gene modifications are the fundamental modifications applied to make these new therapies amenable to imaging.
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- Dawid Schellingerhout
- Neuroradiology Section, Department of Radiology and Experimental Diagnostic Imaging, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Vemulapalli S, Metzler SD, Akabani G, Petry NA, Niehaus NJ, Liu X, Patil NH, Greer KL, Jaszczak RJ, Coleman RE, Dong C, Goldschmidt-Clermont PJ, Chin BB. Cell therapy in murine atherosclerosis: in vivo imaging with high-resolution helical SPECT. Radiology 2007; 242:198-207. [PMID: 17185668 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2421051461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine the feasibility of in vivo localization and quantification of indium 111 (111In)-oxine-labeled bone marrow (BM) with high-resolution whole-body helical single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in an established murine model of atherosclerosis and vascular repair. MATERIALS AND METHODS The institutional animal care and use committee approved this study. BM from young B6 Rosa 26 Lac Z+/+ mice was radiolabeled with 111In-oxine. On days 1, 4, and 7 after administration of radiolabeled cells, five C57/BL6 apolipoprotein E-deficient mice and five wild-type (WT) control mice were imaged with whole-body high-resolution helical SPECT. Quantification with SPECT was compared with ex vivo analysis by means of gamma counting. Autoradiography and beta-galactosidase staining were used to verify donor cell biodistribution. Linear regression was used to assess the correlation between continuous variables. Two-tailed Student t test was used to compare values between groups, and paired two-tailed t test was used to assess changes within subjects at different time points. RESULTS SPECT image contrast was high, with clear visualization of BM, liver, and spleen 7 days after administration of radiolabeled cells. SPECT revealed that 42% and 58% more activity was localized to the aorta and BM (P<.05 for both), respectively, in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice versus WT mice. Furthermore, 28% and 27% less activity was localized to the liver and spleen (P<.05 for both), respectively, in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice versus WT mice. SPECT and organ gamma counts showed good quantitative correlation (r=0.9). beta-Galactosidase staining and microautoradiography of recipient aortas showed donor cell localization to the intima of visible atherosclerotic plaque but not to unaffected regions of the vessel wall. CONCLUSION High-resolution in vivo helical pinhole SPECT can be used to monitor and quantify early biodistribution of 111In-oxine-labeled BM in a murine model of progenitor cell therapy for atherosclerosis.
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- Sreekanth Vemulapalli
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3808 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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The biocompatibility and toxicity of magnetic particles. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s0075-7535(06)32007-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/11/2023]
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Oppitz M, Pintaske J, Kehlbach R, Schick F, Schriek G, Busch C. Magnetic resonance imaging of iron-oxide labeled SK-Mel 28 human melanoma cells in the chick embryo using a clinical whole body MRI scanner. MAGNETIC RESONANCE MATERIALS IN PHYSICS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2006; 20:1-9. [PMID: 17180610 DOI: 10.1007/s10334-006-0062-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2006] [Revised: 11/10/2006] [Accepted: 11/17/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate advantages and limitations of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to monitor the migration of superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) labeled cells in the chick embryo. MATERIALS AND METHODS Labeled human SK-Mel 28 melanoma cells were injected into the E2 chick embryo neural tube. Embryos were examined with a clinical 3 T MRI whole body system using 3D T*(2)-weighted sequences with isotropic spatial resolutions of 0.3-1.0 mm. MR-measurements of embryos were performed 2 - 16 days after cell injection. MRI findings were verified by dissection and histology. RESULTS After injection, melanoma cells formed aggregations that were detectable in the neural tube as signal voids in MR images from day 2 after injection. Emigrating cells later left MRI detectable tracks. Aggregates that remained in the neural tube left label that was absorbed by glia cells. In E18 chick embryos, signals of haematopoiesis interfered with signals from cell labeling. CONCLUSION It was shown that SK-Mel 28 cells will resume the neural crest pathways after injection into the embryonic micro-environment. SPIO cell labeling allows monitoring of transplanted melanoma cells during embryonic development. MRI using the standard clinical equipment promises to be valuable for high-sensitive monitoring of ex-vivo labeled cells in the chick embryo.
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- M Oppitz
- Department of Experimental Embryology, Institute of Anatomy, University of Tübingen, Osterbergstr. 3, 72074, Tübingen, Germany.
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Müller K, Skepper JN, Posfai M, Trivedi R, Howarth S, Corot C, Lancelot E, Thompson PW, Brown AP, Gillard JH. Effect of ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (Ferumoxtran-10) on human monocyte-macrophages in vitro. Biomaterials 2006; 28:1629-42. [PMID: 17178155 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2006.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2006] [Accepted: 12/01/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ferumoxtran-10, a dextran-coated ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide particle, has the potential to reveal macrophages in vivo using magnetic resonance imaging potentially acting as a marker of inflammatory status. Pending clinical trials, we examined the interactions of Ferumoxtran-10 with human monocyte-macrophages (HMMs) in vitro to assess its safety and lack of pro-inflammatory activity. After 72 h, Ferumoxtran-10 was not toxic at 1 mg/ml and may be only mildly toxic at 10 mg/ml. Viability in cells with a high intracellular Ferumoxtran-10 load was not affected over 14 days. Ferumoxtran-10 did not interfere with baseline or stimulated cytokine (interleukin-12, interleukin-6, tumour necrosis factor-alpha or interleukin-1beta) or superoxide anion production or with Fc-receptor-mediated phagocytosis. Similarly, Ferumoxtran-10 did not induce cytokine production and was not chemotactic. High-resolution electron microscopy and selected-area electron diffraction confirmed the core of Ferumoxtran-10 is composed of crystalline magnetite. Bright field transmission electron microscopy of thin sections demonstrated that Ferumoxtran-10 was retained in lysosomes of HMM for several days. Ferumoxtran-10 is not toxic to HMMs in vitro, does not activate them to produce pro-inflammatory cytokines or superoxide anions, is not chemotactic and does not interfere with Fc-receptor-mediated phagocytosis. Furthermore, extremely high intracellular Ferumoxtran-10 concentrations had only slight or no effects on these key activities.
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- Karin Müller
- Multi-Imaging Centre, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3DY, UK.
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Rogers WJ, Meyer CH, Kramer CM. Technology insight: in vivo cell tracking by use of MRI. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 3:554-62. [PMID: 16990841 DOI: 10.1038/ncpcardio0659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 219] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2005] [Accepted: 06/18/2006] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Animal studies have shown some success in the use of stem cells of diverse origins to treat heart failure and ventricular dysfunction secondary to ischemic injury. The clinical use of these cells is, therefore, promising. In order to develop effective cell therapies, the location, distribution and long-term viability of these cells must be evaluated in a noninvasive manner. MRI of cells labeled with magnetically visible contrast agents after either direct injection or local or intravenous infusion has the potential to fulfill this goal. In this Review, techniques for labeling and imaging a variety of cells will be discussed. Particular attention will be given to the advantages and limitations of various contrast agents and passive and facilitated cell-labeling methods, as well as to imaging techniques that produce negative and positive contrast, and the effect on image quantification of compartmentalization of contrast agents within the cell.
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- Walter J Rogers
- Department of Radiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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Aranguren XL, Luttun A, Clavel C, Moreno C, Abizanda G, Barajas MA, Pelacho B, Uriz M, Araña M, Echavarri A, Soriano M, Andreu EJ, Merino J, Garcia-Verdugo JM, Verfaillie CM, Prósper F. In vitro and in vivo arterial differentiation of human multipotent adult progenitor cells. Blood 2006; 109:2634-42. [PMID: 17090652 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2006-06-030411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Many stem cell types have been shown to differentiate into endothelial cells (ECs); however, their specification to arterial or venous endothelium remains unexplored. We tested whether a specific arterial or venous EC fate could be induced in human multipotent adult progenitor cells (hMAPCs) and AC133(+) cells (hAC133(+)). In vitro, in the presence of VEGF(165), hAC133(+) cells only adopted a venous and microvascular EC phenotype, while hMAPCs differentiated into both arterial and venous ECs, possibly because hMAPCs expressed significantly more sonic hedgehog (Shh) and its receptors as well as Notch 1 and 3 receptors and some of their ligands. Accordingly, blocking either of those pathways attenuated in vitro arterial EC differentiation from hMAPCs. Complementarily, stimulating these pathways by addition of Delta-like 4 (Dll-4), a Notch ligand, and Shh to VEGF(165) further boosted arterial differentiation in hMAPCs both in vitro and in an in vivo Matrigel model. These results represent the first demonstration of adult stem cells with the potential to be differentiated into different types of ECs in vitro and in vivo and provide a useful human model to study arteriovenous specification.
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- Xabier L Aranguren
- Hematology Service and Cell Therapy, Clínica Universitaria, Foundation for Applied Medical Research, Division of Cancer, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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Zhou R, Acton PD, Ferrari VA. Imaging stem cells implanted in infarcted myocardium. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006; 48:2094-106. [PMID: 17112999 PMCID: PMC2597078 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2006] [Revised: 08/14/2006] [Accepted: 08/14/2006] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Stem cell-based cellular cardiomyoplasty represents a promising therapy for myocardial infarction. Noninvasive imaging techniques would allow the evaluation of survival, migration, and differentiation status of implanted stem cells in the same subject over time. This review describes methods for cell visualization using several corresponding noninvasive imaging modalities, including magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, single-photon emission computed tomography, and bioluminescent imaging. Reporter-based cell visualization is compared with direct cell labeling for short- and long-term cell tracking.
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- Rong Zhou
- Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
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Baumjohann D, Hess A, Budinsky L, Brune K, Schuler G, Lutz MB. In vivo magnetic resonance imaging of dendritic cell migration into the draining lymph nodes of mice. Eur J Immunol 2006; 36:2544-55. [PMID: 16909432 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200535742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Dendritic cell (DC) migration into the draining lymph nodes is critical for T cell priming. Here, we show that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used to visualize DC migration in vivo. We combined clinically approved small particles of iron oxide (SPIO) with protamine sulfate to achieve efficient uptake by murine bone marrow-derived DC. SPIO-DC were largely unaltered and after injection into the footpads of mice, they migrated into the T cell areas of the draining lymph nodes, which could be visualized by MRI. Distinct MRI signal reduction patterns correlated with the detection of SPIO-DC mainly within Thy-1.2+ B220- T cell areas, as confirmed by iron staining and immunohistology. Clear signal reduction patterns could still be observed with 1x10(6) injected SPIO-DC at high resolution, resulting in the detection of about 2000 DC. Control injections of homing-incompetent SPIO-DC derived from CCR7-/- mice or SPIO alone did not reach the T cell areas. Taken together, the results demonstrate that clinically approved contrast agents allow the non-invasive visualization of DC migration into the draining lymph node by MRI in vivo at high resolution. This protocol therefore also allows dynamic imaging of immune responses and MRI-based tracking of human DC in patients.
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- Dirk Baumjohann
- Department of Dermatology, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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Arbab AS, Liu W, Frank JA. Cellular magnetic resonance imaging: current status and future prospects. Expert Rev Med Devices 2006; 3:427-39. [PMID: 16866640 DOI: 10.1586/17434440.3.4.427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Cellular magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) allows for the tracking of the temporal and spatial migration of cells labeled with MR contrast agents within organs and tissues. This rapidly growing area of experimental research has the potential of translating from bench to bedside and may be used in conjunction with cellular therapy clinical trials or in the evaluation of novel drug therapies. Ex vivo labeling of nonphagocytic cells with superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles or paramagnetic contrast agents (i.e., gadolinium or manganese) allows for the detection of single cells or clusters of labeled cells within target tissues using CMRI following either direct implantation or intravenous injection. However, prior to the translation of experimental cell labeling studies to clinical trials, it is essential to perform preclinical evaluation to demonstrate a lack of toxicity, the ability to scale-up labeling using good manufacturing practice and the ability to detect cells by in vivo MRI in relevant model systems.
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- Ali S Arbab
- Henry Ford Health System, Radiology Research, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
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Pawelczyk E, Arbab AS, Pandit S, Hu E, Frank JA. Expression of transferrin receptor and ferritin following ferumoxides-protamine sulfate labeling of cells: implications for cellular magnetic resonance imaging. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2006; 19:581-92. [PMID: 16673357 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.1038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Ferumoxides-protamine sulfate (FE-Pro) complexes are used for intracellular magnetic labeling of cells to non-invasively monitor cell trafficking by in vivo MRI. FE-Pro labeling is non-toxic to cells; however, the effects of FE-Pro labeling on cellular expression of transferrin receptor (TfR-1) and ferritin, proteins involved in iron transport and storage, has not been reported. FE-Pro-labeled human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), HeLa cells and primary macrophages were cultured from 1 week to 2 months and evaluated for TfR-1 and ferritin gene expression by RT-PCR and protein levels were determined using Western blots. MTT (proliferation assay) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) analysis were performed. FE-Pro labeling of HeLa and MSCs resulted in a transient decrease in TfR-1 mRNA and protein levels. In contrast, Fe-Pro labeling of primary macrophages resulted in an increase in TfR-1 mRNA but not in TfR-1 protein levels. Ferritin mRNA and protein levels increased transiently in labeled HeLa and macrophages but were sustained in MSCs. No changes in MTT and ROS analysis were noted. In conclusion, FE-Pro labeling elicited physiological changes of iron metabolism or storage, validating the safety of this procedure for cellular tracking by MRI.
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- Edyta Pawelczyk
- Laboratory of Diagnostic Radiology Research, Experimental Neuroimaging Section, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Muldoon LL, Sàndor M, Pinkston KE, Neuwelt EA. Imaging, distribution, and toxicity of superparamagnetic iron oxide magnetic resonance nanoparticles in the rat brain and intracerebral tumor. Neurosurgery 2006; 57:785-96; discussion 785-96. [PMID: 16239893 DOI: 10.1093/neurosurgery/57.4.785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents are gaining use in the central nervous system. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the imaging characteristics, distribution, time course, and neurotoxicity of the clinical agents ferumoxtran-10, ferumoxides, and ferumoxytol, and the laboratory preparation MION-46 in rat brain. METHODS Iron oxide agents were administered by intracerebral inoculation or intraarterially after osmotic blood-brain barrier opening in normal rats and intravenously in nude rats with intracerebral tumor xenografts. Rat brains were imaged by MRI at multiple time points and then were assessed for iron histochemistry and pathological features. RESULTS After intracerebral injection, MRI signal changes declined slowly over weeks to months. After transvascular delivery, transient (3 d) enhancement was seen with ferumoxtran-10 or ferumoxytol, whereas ferumoxides induced long-term (28 d) signal dropout. No pathological brain cell or myelin changes were detected after delivery of the clinical iron oxide agents to normal brains. In tumor models, ferumoxtran-10 enhanced one small-cell lung carcinoma intracerebral tumor, which correlated with iron staining in cells with macrophage morphological features at the tumor margin. Little enhancement was seen in two other models. CONCLUSION These studies demonstrate the safety and efficacy of iron oxide-based MRI contrast agents in the brain and provide imaging parameters and time course data for future studies in brain tumors and neurological lesions.
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- Leslie L Muldoon
- Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Lebel RM, Menon RS, Bowen CV. Relaxometry model of strong dipolar perturbers for balanced-SSFP: application to quantification of SPIO loaded cells. Magn Reson Med 2006; 55:583-91. [PMID: 16450353 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.20799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Magnetic resonance microscopy using magnetically labeled cells is an emerging discipline offering the potential for non-destructive studies targeting numerous cellular events in medical research. The present work develops a technique to quantify superparamagnetic iron-oxide (SPIO) loaded cells using fully balanced steady state free precession (b-SSFP) imaging. An analytic model based on phase cancellation was derived for a single particle and extended to predict mono-exponential decay versus echo time in the presence of multiple randomly distributed particles. Numerical models verified phase incoherence as the dominant contrast mechanism and evaluated the model using a full range of tissue decay rates, repetition times, and flip angles. Numerical simulations indicated a relaxation rate enhancement (DeltaR(2b)=0.412 gamma . LMD) proportional to LMD, the local magnetic dose (the additional sample magnetization due to the SPIO particles), a quantity related to the concentration of contrast agent. A phantom model of SPIO loaded cells showed excellent agreement with simulations, demonstrated comparable sensitivity to gradient echo DeltaR(*) (2) enhancements, and 14 times the sensitivity of spin echo DeltaR(2) measurements. We believe this model can be used to facilitate the generation of quantitative maps of targeted cell populations.
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- R Marc Lebel
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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Synthesis and characterization of magnetic nanoparticles coated with a uniform silica shell. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2005.09.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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He G, Zhang H, Wei H, Wang Y, Zhang X, Tang Y, Wei Y, Hu S. In vivo imaging of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells transplanted into myocardium using magnetic resonance imaging: a novel method to trace the transplanted cells. Int J Cardiol 2006; 114:4-10. [PMID: 16759718 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.11.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2005] [Revised: 10/18/2005] [Accepted: 11/17/2005] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND In vivo imaging of the cells transplanted into the beating heart is very important for the study of the cell's retention, migration. This study was designed to find a new labeling agent to trace and visualize the transplanted cells in vivo. METHOD BMMSCs were incubated with SPIO for 48 h. The labeling efficiency was tested through Prussian blue staining, the growth ability was evaluated through MTT, and the cells viability was tested through Trypan blue rejection method, the migratory ability was assessed with Costar Transwell plates. After 10 days of coronary ligation of the Chinese mini swine, the labeled or unlabeled cells were transplanted into the myocardium. The MRI was carried out immediately and 1-4 weeks, respectively. After MRI the hearts were excised, the segment in which injections were performed were thin cut and stained with hematoxylin-eosin and Prussian blue staining. RESULTS There were intracytoplasmatic blue particles in nearly every cell in the Prussian blue staining. SPIO had no poison effect on the cells' growth and proliferation. The cells' viability was more than 95%. The migratory ability was not affected. The injected sites containing labeled cells could all be detected through MRI and were confirmed on pathology. After 4 weeks the injected labeled cells could still be detected through MRI. The pathology showed the injected cells could survive in the MI area, and parallel in the same direction. CONCLUSION The cells could be efficiently and safely labeled with SPIO and the labeled cells could be reliably detected by MRI in vivo.
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- Gengxu He
- Research Center for Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine, the Ministry of Health, and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Institute and Fu-Wai Heart Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, 167 Beilishi Road, Beijing 100037, China
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Syková E, Jendelová P. Magnetic resonance tracking of implanted adult and embryonic stem cells in injured brain and spinal cord. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2006; 1049:146-60. [PMID: 15965114 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1334.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Stem cells are a promising tool for treating brain and spinal cord injury. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides a noninvasive method to study the fate of transplanted cells in vivo. We studied implanted rat bone marrow stromal cells (MSCs) and mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs) labeled with iron-oxide nanoparticles (Endorem) and human CD34+ cells labeled with magnetic MicroBeads (Miltenyi) in rats with a cortical or spinal cord lesion. Cells were grafted intracerebrally, contralaterally to a cortical photochemical lesion, or injected intravenously. During the first week post transplantation, transplanted cells migrated to the lesion. About 3% of MSCs and ESCs differentiated into neurons, while no MSCs, but 75% of ESCs differentiated into astrocytes. Labeled MSCs, ESCs, and CD34+ cells were visible in the lesion on MR images as a hypointensive signal, persisting for more than 50 days. In rats with a balloon-induced spinal cord compression lesion, intravenously injected MSCs migrated to the lesion, leading to a hypointensive MRI signal. In plantar and Basso-Beattie-Bresnehan (BBB) tests, grafted animals scored better than lesioned animals injected with saline solution. Histologic studies confirmed a decrease in lesion size. We also used 3-D polymer constructs seeded with MSCs to bridge a spinal cord lesion. Our studies demonstrate that grafted adult as well as embryonic stem cells labeled with iron-oxide nanoparticles migrate into a lesion site in brain as well as in spinal cord.
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- Eva Syková
- Institute of Experimental Medicine ASCR, Vídeská 1083, 140 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic.
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Lee H, Lee E, Kim DK, Jang NK, Jeong YY, Jon S. Antibiofouling Polymer-Coated Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles as Potential Magnetic Resonance Contrast Agents for in Vivo Cancer Imaging. J Am Chem Soc 2006; 128:7383-9. [PMID: 16734494 DOI: 10.1021/ja061529k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 376] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We report the fabrication and characterization of antifouling polymer-coated magnetic nanoparticles as nanoprobes for magnetic resonance (MR) contrast agents. Magnetite superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPION) were coated with the protein- or cell-resistant polymer, poly(TMSMA-r-PEGMA), to generate stable, protein-resistant MR probes. Coated magnetic nanoparticles synthesized using two different preparation methods (in situ and stepwise, respectively) were both well dispersed in PBS buffer at a variety of pH conditions (pH 1-10). In addition, dynamic light scattering data revealed that their sizes were not altered even after 24 h of incubation in 10% serum containing cell culture medium, indicative of a lack of protein adsorption on their surfaces. When the antibiofouling polymer-coated SPION were incubated with macrophage cells, uptake was significantly lower in comparison to that of the popular contrast agent, Feridex I.V., suggesting that the polymer-coated SPION can be long-circulated in plasma by escaping from uptake by the reticular endothelial system (RES) such as macrophages. Indeed, when the coated SPION were administered to tumor xenograft mice by intravenous injection, the tumor could be detected in T2-weighted MR images within 1 h as a result of the accumulation of the nanomagnets within the tumor site. Although the poly(TMSMA-r-PEGMA)-coated SPION do not have any targeting ligands on their surface, they are potentially useful for cancer diagnosis in vivo.
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- Haerim Lee
- Department of Life Science, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), 1 Oryoung-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea
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Ju S, Teng G, Zhang Y, Ma M, Chen F, Ni Y. In vitro labeling and MRI of mesenchymal stem cells from human umbilical cord blood. Magn Reson Imaging 2006; 24:611-7. [PMID: 16735183 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2005.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2005] [Accepted: 12/17/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to label human umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) with poly-l-lysine (PLL)-conjugated superparamagnetic iron oxide particles and to obtain magnetic resonance (MR) images of the labeled MSCs' suspension at 1.5 T. MATERIAL AND METHODS PLL was conjugated with iron oxide to form superparamagnetic particles called Fe(2)O(3)-PLL. Human umbilical cord blood MSCs were isolated, purified, expanded and incubated with Fe(2)O(3)-PLL. Prussian blue stain was performed to show intracellular iron; spectrometry was used to quantify iron uptake within cells. Tetrazolium salt (MTT) assay was applied to evaluate toxicity and proliferation of MSCs labeled with various concentrations of Fe(2)O(3)-PLL. The cell apoptosis rate was determined by annexin V/propichium iodide (PI) double staining method. Vials containing cells underwent MR imaging (MRI) with T(1), T(2) and T(2)* weighted MRI. RESULTS Iron-containing intracytoplasmatic vesicles could be observed clearly with Prussian blue staining in all samples except the unlabeled control. The iron content per cell determined by spectrometry was 64.51+/-10.32 pg. Among MSCs with and without labeling of various concentrations of Fe(2)O(3)-PLL, MTT values of light absorption had no statistically significant difference (Kruskal-Wallis test, chi(2)=10.35, P=.17). A concentration at 20 mug/ml of iron appeared most suitable for incubating cells. Of labeled and unlabeled MSCs, the early [annexin V-fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-positive/PI-negative] and late (annexin V-FITC-positive/PI-positive) apoptotic cells were 10.34+/-0.43%/11.36+/-1.30% and 4.01+/-1.76%/2.98+/-1.37%, respectively, and there were no significant differences between them (P>.05). T(2) weighted image (WI) and T(2)*WI demonstrated significant decrease of signal intensity (SI) in vials containing 1 x 10(6) (1 day), 1x10(6) (8 days) and 5 x 10(5) labeled cells, in comparison with unlabeled cells (P<.05). The percentage change of SI (DeltaSI) was significantly higher in 10(6) labeled cells after 1-day culture than that in the same number of labeled cells after 8-day culture and that in 5 x 10(5) labeled cells, particularly on T(2)*WI (P<.05). Among pulse sequences, T(2)*WI demonstrated the highest DeltaSI (P<.05). CONCLUSION The human umbilical cord blood MSCs can be labeled with Fe(2)O(3)-PLL without significant change in viability and apoptosis. The suspension of labeled MSCs can be imaged with standard 1.5-T MR equipment.
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- Shenghong Ju
- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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Khakoo AY, Pati S, Anderson SA, Reid W, Elshal MF, Rovira II, Nguyen AT, Malide D, Combs CA, Hall G, Zhang J, Raffeld M, Rogers TB, Stetler-Stevenson W, Frank JA, Reitz M, Finkel T. Human mesenchymal stem cells exert potent antitumorigenic effects in a model of Kaposi's sarcoma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 203:1235-47. [PMID: 16636132 PMCID: PMC2121206 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20051921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 566] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Emerging evidence suggests that both human stem cells and mature stromal cells can play an important role in the development and growth of human malignancies. In contrast to these tumor-promoting properties, we observed that in an in vivo model of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), intravenously (i.v.) injected human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) home to sites of tumorigenesis and potently inhibit tumor growth. We further show that human MSCs can inhibit the in vitro activation of the Akt protein kinase within some but not all tumor and primary cell lines. The inhibition of Akt activity requires the MSCs to make direct cell-cell contact and can be inhibited by a neutralizing antibody against E-cadherin. We further demonstrate that in vivo, Akt activation within KS cells is potently down-regulated in areas adjacent to MSC infiltration. Finally, the in vivo tumor-suppressive effects of MSCs correlates with their ability to inhibit target cell Akt activity, and KS tumors engineered to express a constitutively activated Akt construct are no longer sensitive to i.v. MSC administration. These results suggest that in contrast to other stem cells or normal stromal cells, MSCs possess intrinsic antineoplastic properties and that this stem cell population might be of particular utility for treating those human malignancies characterized by dysregulated Akt.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Disease Models, Animal
- Enzyme Activation/immunology
- Graft vs Tumor Effect/immunology
- Male
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation
- Mesenchymal Stem Cells/immunology
- Mice
- Mice, Nude
- Neoplasm Transplantation
- Neoplasms, Experimental/immunology
- Neoplasms, Experimental/pathology
- Neoplasms, Experimental/therapy
- Oncogene Protein v-akt/immunology
- Sarcoma, Kaposi/immunology
- Sarcoma, Kaposi/pathology
- Sarcoma, Kaposi/therapy
- Stromal Cells/immunology
- Stromal Cells/transplantation
- Transplantation, Heterologous
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
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- Aarif Y Khakoo
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cardiovascular Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Stuckey DJ, Carr CA, Martin-Rendon E, Tyler DJ, Willmott C, Cassidy PJ, Hale SJM, Schneider JE, Tatton L, Harding SE, Radda GK, Watt S, Clarke K. Iron particles for noninvasive monitoring of bone marrow stromal cell engraftment into, and isolation of viable engrafted donor cells from, the heart. Stem Cells 2006; 24:1968-75. [PMID: 16627684 DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2006-0074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Stem cells offer a promising approach to the treatment of myocardial infarction and prevention of heart failure. We have used iron labeling of bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) to noninvasively track cell location in the infarcted rat heart over 16 weeks using cine-magnetic resonance imaging (cine-MRI) and to isolate the BMSCs from the grafted hearts using the magnetic properties of the donor cells. BMSCs were isolated from rat bone marrow, characterized by flow cytometry, transduced with lentiviral vectors expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP), and labeled with iron particles. BMSCs were injected into the infarct periphery immediately following coronary artery ligation, and rat hearts were imaged at 1, 4, 10, and 16 weeks postinfarction. Signal voids caused by the iron particles in the BMSCs were detected in all rats at all time points. In mildly infarcted hearts, the volume of the signal void decreased over the 16 weeks, whereas the signal void volume did not decrease significantly in severely infarcted hearts. High-resolution three-dimensional magnetic resonance (MR) microscopy identified hypointense regions at the same position as in vivo. Donor cells containing iron particles and expressing GFP were identified in MR-targeted heart sections after magnetic cell separation from digested hearts. In conclusion, MRI can be used to track cells labeled with iron particles in damaged tissue for at least 16 weeks after injection and to guide tissue sectioning by accurately identifying regions of cell engraftment. The magnetic properties of the iron-labeled donor cells can be used for their isolation from host tissue to enable further characterization.
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- Daniel J Stuckey
- Cardiac Metabolism Research Group, Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, Sherrington Building, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, UK, OX1 3PT
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Berger C, Rausch M, Schmidt P, Rudin M. Feasibility and Limits of Magnetically Labeling Primary Cultured Rat T Cells with Ferumoxides Coupled with Commonly Used Transfection Agents. Mol Imaging 2006. [DOI: 10.2310/7290.2006.00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Cedric Berger
- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Switzerland
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Switzerland
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Wu YL, Ye Q, Foley LM, Hitchens TK, Sato K, Williams JB, Ho C. In situ labeling of immune cells with iron oxide particles: an approach to detect organ rejection by cellular MRI. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006; 103:1852-7. [PMID: 16443687 PMCID: PMC1413627 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0507198103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In vivo cell tracking by MRI can provide means to observe biological processes and monitor cell therapy directly. Immune cells, e.g., macrophages, play crucial roles in many pathophysiological processes, including organ rejection, inflammation, autoimmune diseases, cancer, atherosclerotic plaque formation, numerous neurological disorders, etc. The current gold standard for diagnosing and staging rejection after organ transplantation is biopsy, which is not only invasive, but also prone to sampling errors. Here, we report a noninvasive approach using MRI to detect graft rejection after solid organ transplantation. In addition, we present the feasibility of imaging individual macrophages in vivo by MRI in a rodent heterotopic working-heart transplantation model using a more sensitive contrast agent, the micrometer-sized paramagnetic iron oxide particle, as a methodology to detect acute cardiac rejection.
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- Yijen L. Wu
- Pittsburgh NMR Center for Biomedical Research, Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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- Pittsburgh NMR Center for Biomedical Research, Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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- Pittsburgh NMR Center for Biomedical Research, Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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- Pittsburgh NMR Center for Biomedical Research, Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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- Pittsburgh NMR Center for Biomedical Research, Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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- Pittsburgh NMR Center for Biomedical Research, Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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- Pittsburgh NMR Center for Biomedical Research, Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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Lorenz MR, Holzapfel V, Musyanovych A, Nothelfer K, Walther P, Frank H, Landfester K, Schrezenmeier H, Mailänder V. Uptake of functionalized, fluorescent-labeled polymeric particles in different cell lines and stem cells. Biomaterials 2006; 27:2820-8. [PMID: 16430958 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2005.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 255] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2005] [Accepted: 12/30/2005] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Labeling of cells with particles for in-vivo detection is interesting for various biomedical applications. The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and efficiency labeling of cells with polymeric particles without the use of transfection agents. We hypothesized that surface charge would influence cellular uptake. The submicron particles were synthesized by the miniemulsion process. A fluorescent dye which served as reporter was embedded in these particles. The surface charge was varied by adjusting the amount of copolymerized monomer with amino group thus enabling to study the cellular uptake in correlation to the surface charge. Fluorescent-activated cell sorter (FACS) measurements were performed for detecting the uptake of the particles or attachment of particles in mesenchymal stem cells (MSC), and the three cell lines HeLa, Jurkat, and KG1a. These cell lines were chosen as they can serve as models for clinically interesting cellular targets. For these cell lines-with the exception of MSCs-a clear correlation of surface charge and fluorescence intensity could be shown. For an efficient uptake of the submicron particles, no transfection agents were needed. Confocal laser scanning microscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) revealed differences in subcellular localization of the particles. In MSCs and HeLa particles were mostly located inside of cellular compartments resembling endosomes, while in Jurkat and KG1a, nanoparticles were predominantly located in clusters on the cell surface. Scanning electron microscopy showed microvilli to be involved in this process.
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- Myriam Ricarda Lorenz
- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Institute for Clinical Transfusion Medicine and Immunogenetics Ulm, University of Ulm, Helmholtzstr. 10, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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Tartaj P, Morales MP, Veintemillas-Verdaguer S, Gonzalez-Carreño T, Serna CJ. chapter 5 Synthesis, Properties and Biomedical Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles. HANDBOOK OF MAGNETIC MATERIALS 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-2719(05)16005-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Lange C, Tögel F, Ittrich H, Clayton F, Nolte-Ernsting C, Zander AR, Westenfelder C. Administered mesenchymal stem cells enhance recovery from ischemia/reperfusion-induced acute renal failure in rats. Kidney Int 2005; 68:1613-7. [PMID: 16164638 DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1755.2005.00573.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 341] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Adult stem cells are promising for the development of novel therapies in regenerative medicine. Acute renal failure (ARF) remains a frequent clinical complication, associated with an unacceptably high mortality rate, in large part due to the ineffectiveness of currently available therapies. The aim of this study was, therefore, to evaluate the therapeutic effectiveness of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in a rat model of ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) ARF. METHODS We used a common I/R model in rats to induce ARF by clamping both renal pedicles for 40 minutes. Mesenchymal stem cells were iron-dextran-labeled for in vivo tracking studies by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and kidneys were imaged for mesenchymal stem cells immediately after infusion and at day 3 after ARF. Renal injury was scored on day 3 and cells were additionally tracked by Prussian blue staining. RESULTS We show in I/R-induced ARF in rats, modeling the most common form of clinical ARF, that infusion of mesenchymal stem cells enhances recovery of renal function. Mesenchymal stem cells were found to be located in the kidney cortex after injection, as demonstrated by MRI. Mesenchymal stem cells-treated animals had both significantly better renal function on days 2 and 3 and better injury scores at day 3 after ARF. Histologically, mesenchymal stem cells were predominantly located in glomerular capillaries, while tubules showed no iron labeling, indicating absent tubular transdifferentiation. CONCLUSION We conclude that the highly renoprotective capacity of mesenchymal stem cells opens the possibility for a cell-based paradigm shift in the treatment of I/R ARF.
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- Claudia Lange
- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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Siglienti I, Bendszus M, Kleinschnitz C, Stoll G. Cytokine profile of iron-laden macrophages: implications for cellular magnetic resonance imaging. J Neuroimmunol 2005; 173:166-73. [PMID: 16380168 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2005.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2005] [Accepted: 11/15/2005] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO/USPIO) particles are a promising new tool to label cells for in vivo monitoring of their migration into the nervous system by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Upon systemic application, SPIO/USPIO particles are preferentially internalized by macrophages. It is unclear whether this affects their immunological profile. We tested the cytokine production of rat and mouse macrophages in vitro and found that internalization of SPIO/USPIO shifted macrophages towards an anti-inflammatory, less responsive phenotype by enhancing interleukin (IL)-10 and inhibiting tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha production. During macrophage interaction with T-cells IL-12p40 secretion was inhibited. Based on our in vitro findings, potential immunomodulatory effects of SPIO/USPIO particles in vivo warrant further investigation.
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- Ines Siglienti
- Department of Neurology, Julius-Maximilians-Universität, Josef-Schneider-Str. 11, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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Evgenov NV, Medarova Z, Dai G, Bonner-Weir S, Moore A. In vivo imaging of islet transplantation. Nat Med 2005; 12:144-8. [PMID: 16380717 DOI: 10.1038/nm1316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 222] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2005] [Accepted: 07/20/2005] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Type 1 diabetes mellitus is characterized by the selective destruction of insulin-producing beta cells, which leads to a deficiency in insulin secretion and, as a result, to hyperglycemia. At present, transplantation of pancreatic islets is an emerging and promising clinical modality, which can render individuals with type 1 diabetes insulin independent without increasing the incidence of hypoglycemic events. To monitor transplantation efficiency and graft survival, reliable noninvasive imaging methods are needed. If such methods were introduced into the clinic, essential information could be obtained repeatedly and noninvasively. Here we report on the in vivo detection of transplanted human pancreatic islets using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that allowed noninvasive monitoring of islet grafts in diabetic mice in real time. We anticipate that the information obtained in this study would ultimately result in the ability to detect and monitor islet engraftment in humans, which would greatly aid the clinical management of this disease.
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- Natalia V Evgenov
- Molecular Imaging Laboratory, MGH/MIT/HMS Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Room 2301, Building 149, 13th Street, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, USA
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Arbab AS, Yocum GT, Rad AM, Khakoo AY, Fellowes V, Read EJ, Frank JA. Labeling of cells with ferumoxides-protamine sulfate complexes does not inhibit function or differentiation capacity of hematopoietic or mesenchymal stem cells. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2005; 18:553-9. [PMID: 16229060 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 220] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Two FDA-approved agents, ferumoxides (Feridex), a suspension of superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) nanoparticles and protamine sulfate, a drug used to reverse heparin anticoagulation, can be complexed and used to label cells magnetically ex vivo. Labeling stem cells with ferumoxides-protamine sulfate (FePro) complexes allows for non-invasive monitoring by MRI. However, in order for stem cell trials or therapies to be effective, this labeling technique must not inhibit the ability of cells to differentiate. In this study, we examined the effect of FePro labeling on stem cell differentiation. Viability, phenotypic expression and differential capacity of FePro labeled CD34 + hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) and mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) were compared with unlabeled control cells. Colony-forming unit (CFU) assays showed that the capacity to differentiate was equivalent for labeled and unlabeled HSC. Furthermore, labeling did not alter expression of surface phenotypic markers (CD34, CD31, CXCR4, CD20, CD3 and CD14) on HSC, as measured by flow cytometry. SDF-1-induced HSC migration and HSC differentiation to dendritic cells were also unaffected by FePro labeling. Both FePro-labeled and unlabeled MSC were cultured in chondrogenesis-inducing conditions. Alcian blue staining for proteoglycans revealed similar chondrogenic differentiation for both FePro-labeled and unlabeled cells. Furthermore, collagen X proteins, indicators of cartilage formation, were detected at similar levels in both labeled and unlabeled cell pellets. Prussian blue staining confirmed that cells in labeled pellets contained iron oxide, whereas cells in unlabeled pellets did not. It is concluded that FePro labeling does not alter the function or differentiation capacity of HSC and MSC. These data increase confidence that MRI studies of FePro-labeled HSC or MSC will provide an accurate representation of in vivo trafficking of unlabeled cells.
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- Ali S Arbab
- Radiology Research, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
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Yano S, Kuroda S, Shichinohe H, Hida K, Iwasaki Y. Do bone marrow stromal cells proliferate after transplantation into mice cerebral infarct?—A double labeling study. Brain Res 2005; 1065:60-7. [PMID: 16313889 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2005.10.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2005] [Revised: 10/04/2005] [Accepted: 10/11/2005] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
The present study was aimed to clarify the proliferation capacity of the bone marrow stromal cells (BMSC) transplanted into the brain. The BMSC were harvested from green fluorescence protein (GFP)-transgenic mice, grown to the confluency and passed three times. They were labeled by co-culture with Ferucarbotran, a superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) agent. The proportions of the SPIO-positive cells were evaluated from P3 to P7, using Turnbull blue staining. The GFP-BMSC labeled by Ferucarbotran were transplanted into the ipsilateral striatum of the mice brain subjected to permanent focal ischemia at 7 days after the insult. The distribution and differentiation of GFP- and SPIO-positive cells in the brain were studied 3 months after transplantation, using immunohistochemistry and Turnbull blue staining. As the results, the proportions of the SPIO-positive cells gradually decreased from 93.6% at P3 to 6.5% at P7. Fluorescence immunohistochemistry revealed that the GFP-positive cells were widely distributed around infarct and partially expressed MAP2 and NeuN 3 months after transplantation. However, only a smaller number of SPIO-positive cells could be detected on Turnbull blue staining. The ratio of the SPIO- to GFP-positive cells was approximately 2.7%. The results strongly suggest that the BMSC repeat proliferation many times, migrate into the lesion, and partially express the neuronal phenotype in the host brain during 3 months after transplantation. The double labeling technique would be valuable to prove the proliferation of the transplanted cells in the host tissue because GFP gene and SPIO nanoparticles have different inheritance characteristics.
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- Shunsuke Yano
- Department of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, North 15 West 7, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan
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