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Constantinides C. Is There Preclinical and Clinical Value for 19F MRI in Stem Cell Cardiac Regeneration? Cell Transplant 2020; 29:963689720954434. [PMID: 33000632 PMCID: PMC7784514 DOI: 10.1177/0963689720954434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Revised: 07/05/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular regeneration aims to renew damaged or necrotic tissue and to enhance cardiac functional performance. Despite the hope arisen from the introduction and use of stem cells (SCs) as a novel cardiac regenerative approach, to-this-date, clinical trial findings are still ambivalent despite preclinical successes. Concurrently, noninvasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) advances have been based on nanotechnological breakthroughs that have (a) allowed fluorinated nanoparticles and ultrasmall iron oxide single-cell labeling, (b) explored imaging detection sensitivity limits (for preclinical/low-field clinical settings), and (c) accomplished cellular tracking in vivo. Nevertheless, outcomes have been far from ideal. Herein, the recently developed preclinical and clinical 1H and 19F MRI approaches for direct cardiac SC labeling techniques intended for cellular implantation and their potential for tracking these cells in health and infarcted states are summarized. To this extent, the potential preclinical and clinical values of 19F MRI and tracking of SCs for cardiac regeneration in myocardial infarction are questioned and challenged.
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Enhanced Therapeutic Effects of Human iPS Cell Derived-Cardiomyocyte by Combined Cell-Sheets with Omental Flap Technique in Porcine Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Model. Sci Rep 2017; 7:8824. [PMID: 28821761 PMCID: PMC5562896 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-08869-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2017] [Accepted: 07/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Transplant of human induced pluripotent stem cell derived cardiomyocytes (hiPS-CMs) cell-sheet is a promising approach for treating ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM). However, poor blood supply to the transplanted cell-sheet is a concern related to the effectiveness and durability of the treatment. Herein, we hypothesized that the combined the omentum flap might enhance survival and the therapeutic effects of hiPS-CM cell-sheet transplant for ICM treatment. Treatment by Wnt signaling molecules in hiPS cells produced hiPS-CMs, which were magnetically labeled by superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO), followed by culture in the thermoresponsive dishes to generate hiPS-CMs cell-sheets. A porcine ICM model included 4 groups; sham operation, omentum flap only, cell-sheet only, or combination therapy. Ejection fraction (EF) was significantly greater in the cell-sheet only and combination group compared to the other groups during the follow-up period. At 3 months, the EF of the combination group was significantly greater than that of the cell-sheet only group. Consistently, the survival rate of the SPIO-labeled hiPS-CMs, as assessed by MRI, was significantly greater in the combination group than in the cell-sheet only group. This cell delivery system would be useful in optimizing the hiPS-CM cell-sheet transplant for treating severe heart failure.
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Lost signature: progress and failures in in vivo tracking of implanted stem cells. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:9907-22. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6965-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2015] [Revised: 08/25/2015] [Accepted: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Tanaka K, Fukase K. Chemical Approach to a Whole Body Imaging of Sialo-N-Linked Glycans. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2014; 367:201-30. [PMID: 25971916 DOI: 10.1007/128_2014_603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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PET and noninvasive fluorescence imaging of the sialo-N-linked glycan derivatives are described. To establish the efficient labeling protocol for N-glycans and/or glycoconjugates, new labeling probes of fluorescence and ⁶⁸Ga-DOTA, as the positron emission nucleus for PET, through rapid 6π-azaelectrocyclization were designed and synthesized, (E)-ester aldehydes. The high reactivity of these probes enabled the labeling of lysine residues in peptides, proteins, and even amino groups on the cell surfaces at very low concentrations of the target molecules (~10⁻⁸ M) within a short reaction time (~5 min) to result in "selective" and "non-destructive" labeling of the more accessible amines. The first MicroPET of glycoproteins, ⁶⁸Ga-DOTA-orosomucoid and asialoorosomucoid, successfully visualized the differences in the circulatory residence of glycoproteins, in the presence or absence of sialic acids. In vivo dynamics of the new N-glycoclusters, prepared by the "self-activating" Huisgen cycloaddition reaction, could also be affected significantly by their partial structures at the non-reducing end, i.e., the presence or absence of sialic acids, and/or sialoside linkages to galactose. Azaelectrocyclization chemistry is also applicable to the engineering of the proteins and/or the cell surfaces by the oligosaccharides; lymphocytes chemically engineered by sialo-N-glycan successfully target the tumor implanted in BALB/C nude mice, detected by noninvasive fluorescence imaging.
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- Katsunori Tanaka
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka, 560-0043, Japan,
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Kawamura M, Miyagawa S, Fukushima S, Saito A, Miki K, Ito E, Sougawa N, Kawamura T, Daimon T, Shimizu T, Okano T, Toda K, Sawa Y. Enhanced survival of transplanted human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes by the combination of cell sheets with the pedicled omental flap technique in a porcine heart. Circulation 2013; 128:S87-94. [PMID: 24030425 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.112.000366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Transplantation of cardiomyocytes that are derived from human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPS-CMs) shows promise in generating new functional myocardium in situ, whereas the survival and functionality of the transplanted cells are critical in considering this therapeutic impact. Cell-sheet method has been used to transplant many functional cells; however, potential ischemia might limit cell survival. The omentum, which is known to have rich vasculature, is expected to be a source of blood supply. We hypothesized that transplantation of hiPS-CM cell sheets combined with an omentum flap may deliver a large number of functional hiPS-CMs with enhanced blood supply. METHODS AND RESULTS Retrovirally established human iPS cells were treated with Wnt signaling molecules to induce cardiomyogenic differentiation, followed by superparamagnetic iron oxide labeling. Cell sheets were created from the magnetically labeled hiPS-CMs using temperature-responsive dishes and transplanted to porcine hearts with or without the omentum flap (n=8 each). Two months after transplantation, the survival of superparamagnetic iron oxide-labeled hiPS-CMs, assessed by MRI, was significantly greater in mini-pigs with the omentum than in those without it; histologically, vascular density in the transplanted area was significantly greater in mini-pigs with the omentum than in those without it. The transplanted tissues contained abundant cardiac troponin T-positive cells surrounded by vascular-rich structures. CONCLUSIONS The omentum flap enhanced the survival of hiPS-CMs after transplantation via increased angiogenesis, suggesting that this strategy is useful in clinical settings. The combination of hiPS-CMs and the omentum flap may be a promising technique for the development of tissue-engineered vascular-rich new myocardium in vivo.
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- Masashi Kawamura
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan (M.K., S.M., S.F., K.M., E.I., N.S., T.K., K.T., Y.S.); Medical Center for Translational Research, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Osaka, Japan (A.S.); Department of Biostatistics, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan (T.D.); Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan (T.S., T.O.)
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Tanaka K, Moriwaki K, Yokoi S, Koyama K, Miyoshi E, Fukase K. Whole-body imaging of tumor cells by azaelectrocyclization: Visualization of metastasis dependence on glycan structure. Bioorg Med Chem 2013; 21:1074-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2013.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2012] [Revised: 01/03/2013] [Accepted: 01/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Tanaka K, Fukase K. Development of Azaelectrocyclization-Based Labeling and Application to Noninvasive Imaging and Targeting Using N-Glycan Derivatives—In Pursuit of N-Glycan Functions on Proteins, Dendrimers, and Living Cells—. TRENDS GLYCOSCI GLYC 2012. [DOI: 10.4052/tigg.24.47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Tanaka K, Yokoi S, Morimoto K, Iwata T, Nakamoto Y, Nakayama K, Koyama K, Fujiwara T, Fukase K. Cell surface biotinylation by azaelectrocyclization: easy-handling and versatile approach for living cell labeling. Bioorg Med Chem 2011; 20:1865-8. [PMID: 22257530 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2011.12.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2011] [Revised: 12/07/2011] [Accepted: 12/20/2011] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Versatile method for living cell labeling has been established. Cell surfaces are initially biotinylated by azaelectrocyclization, and then treated with the fluorescence-labeled avidin or the anti-biotin antibody.
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- Katsunori Tanaka
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka-shi, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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In vivo tracking of transplanted mononuclear cells using manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MEMRI). PLoS One 2011; 6:e25487. [PMID: 22003393 PMCID: PMC3189206 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2011] [Accepted: 09/06/2011] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Transplantation of mononuclear cells (MNCs) has previously been tested as a method to induce therapeutic angiogenesis to treat limb ischemia in clinical trials. Non-invasive high resolution imaging is required to track the cells and evaluate clinical relevance after cell transplantation. The hypothesis that MRI can provide in vivo detection and long-term observation of MNCs labeled with manganese contrast-agent was investigated in ischemic rat legs. METHODS AND FINDINGS The Mn-labeled MNCs were evaluated using 7-tesla high-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Intramuscular transplanted Mn-labeled MNCs were visualized with MRI for at least 7 and up to 21 days after transplantation in the ischemic leg. The distribution of Mn-labeled MNCs was similar to that of ¹¹¹In-labeled MNCs measured with single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and DiI-dyed MNCs with fluorescence microscopy. In addition, at 1-2 days after transplantation the volume of the site injected with intact Mn-labeled MNCs was significantly larger than that injected with dead MNCs, although the dead Mn-labeled MNCs were also found for approximately 2 weeks in the ischemic legs. The area covered by CD31-positive cells (as a marker of capillary endothelial cells) in the intact Mn-MNCs implanted site at 43 days was significantly larger than that at a site implanted with dead Mn-MNCs. CONCLUSIONS The present Mn-enhanced MRI method enabled visualization of the transplanted area with a 150-175 µm in-plane spatial resolution and allowed the migration of labeled-MNCs to be observed for long periods in the same subject. After further optimization, MRI-based Mn-enhanced cell-tracking could be a useful technique for evaluation of cell therapy both in research and clinical applications.
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Amatsubo T, Yanagisawa D, Morikawa S, Taguchi H, Tooyama I. Amyloid imaging using high-field magnetic resonance. Magn Reson Med Sci 2011; 9:95-9. [PMID: 20885081 DOI: 10.2463/mrms.9.95] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The formation of senile plaques followed by deposition of amyloid β peptides (Aβ) are the earliest pathological changes of Alzheimer's disease (AD); thus, detection of the plaques remains the most important early diagnostic indicator of AD. Amyloid imaging is a noninvasive technique for visualizing senile plaques in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's using positron emission tomography (PET) or magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Several types of probes have been developed for PET, but few ligands have been developed specifically for MR imaging detection of amyloid plaques. This review presents recent advances in amyloid imaging using MR imaging and includes our studies.
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- Tomone Amatsubo
- Molecular Neuroscience Research Center, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
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Tanaka K, Minami K, Tahara T, Fujii Y, Siwu ERO, Nozaki S, Onoe H, Yokoi S, Koyama K, Watanabe Y, Fukase K. Electrocyclization-based labeling allows efficient in vivo imaging of cellular trafficking. ChemMedChem 2010; 5:841-5. [PMID: 20408160 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201000027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Katsunori Tanaka
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka-shi, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Arbab AS, Janic B, Haller J, Pawelczyk E, Liu W, Frank JA. In Vivo Cellular Imaging for Translational Medical Research. Curr Med Imaging 2009; 5:19-38. [PMID: 19768136 DOI: 10.2174/157340509787354697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Personalized treatment using stem, modified or genetically engineered, cells is becoming a reality in the field of medicine, in which allogenic or autologous cells can be used for treatment and possibly for early diagnosis of diseases. Hematopoietic, stromal and organ specific stem cells are under evaluation for cell-based therapies for cardiac, neurological, autoimmune and other disorders. Cytotoxic or genetically altered T-cells are under clinical trial for the treatment of hematopoietic or other malignant diseases. Before using stem cells in clinical trials, translational research in experimental animal models are essential, with a critical emphasis on developing noninvasive methods for tracking the temporal and spatial homing of these cells to target tissues. Moreover, it is necessary to determine the transplanted cell's engraftment efficiency and functional capability. Various in vivo imaging modalities are in use to track the movement and incorporation of administered cells. Tagging cells with reporter genes, fluorescent dyes or different contrast agents transforms them into cellular probes or imaging agents. Recent reports have shown that magnetically labeled cells can be used as cellular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) probes, demonstrating the cell trafficking to target tissues. In this review, we will discuss the methods to transform cells into probes for in vivo imaging, along with their advantages and disadvantages as well as the future clinical applicability of cellular imaging method and corresponding imaging modality.
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- Ali S Arbab
- Cellular and Molecular Imaging Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
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Hematopoietic, stromal and organ-specific stem cells are under evaluation for therapeutic efficacy in cell-based therapies of cardiac, neurological and other disorders. It is critically important to track the location of directly transplanted or infused cells that can serve as gene carrier/delivery vehicles for the treatment of disease processes and be able to noninvasively monitor the temporal and spatial homing of these cells to target tissues. Moreover, it is also necessary to determine their engraftment efficiency and functional capability following transplantation. There are various in vivo imaging modalities used to track the movement and incorporation of administered cells. Tagging stem cells with different contrast agents can make these cells probes for different imaging modalities. Recent reports have shown that stem cells labeled with iron oxides can be used as cellular MRI probes demonstrating the cell trafficking to target tissues. In this review, we will discuss the status and future prospect of stem cell tracking by cellular MRI for cell-based therapy.
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- Ali S Arbab
- Henry Ford Hospital, Cellular & Molecular Imaging Laboratory,Department of Radiology, 1 Ford Place, 2F Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
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Zhang Q, Li Y, Shi Y, Zhang Y. HVJ envelope vector, a versatile delivery system: its development, application, and perspectives. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2008; 373:345-9. [PMID: 18588856 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.06.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2008] [Accepted: 06/13/2008] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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An efficient and minimally invasive vector system is the "bottle neck" of both gene transfer and drug delivery. Numerous viral and non-viral (synthetic) delivery systems have been developed and improved. Hemagglutinating virus of Japan (HVJ, Sendai virus) envelope vector is a novel and unique system which combined the advantages of viral and non-viral vectors with the following features and advantages: (1) safe and easy as a "non-viral" transfection reagent; (2) delivery of various molecules including plasmid DNA, siRNA, protein, antisense oligonucleotide; (3) wide usability from in vitro to in vivo. In this review, the development, application, and perspectives of the HVJ envelope vector will be discussed.
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- Qingxian Zhang
- Department of Nephrology, Third Hospital, Hebei Medical University, No. 139 Ziqiang Road, Shijiazhuang 050051, PR China
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Takata K, Kitamura Y, Yanagisawa D, Morikawa S, Morita M, Inubushi T, Tsuchiya D, Chishiro S, Saeki M, Taniguchi T, Shimohama S, Tooyama I. Microglial transplantation increases amyloid-beta clearance in Alzheimer model rats. FEBS Lett 2007; 581:475-8. [PMID: 17240371 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2006] [Revised: 12/29/2006] [Accepted: 01/08/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Immunization with amyloid-beta (Abeta) peptides, a therapeutic approach in Alzheimer's disease (AD), reduces brain Abeta, and microglial Abeta phagocytosis has been proposed as an Abeta-lowering mechanism. We transplanted rat microglia into the rat lateral ventricle just after intra-hippocampal Abeta injection, and then investigated the contribution of exogenous microglia to Abeta clearance. Migration of exogenous microglia from the lateral ventricle to Abeta plaque was detected by magnetic resonance imaging and histochemical analysis, and the clearance of Abeta was increased by transplantation. These results suggest the possible usefulness of exogenous microglia to the therapeutic approach in AD.
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- Kazuyuki Takata
- Department of Neurobiology and 21st Century COE Program, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8414, Japan
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Maki J, Masuda C, Morikawa S, Morita M, Inubushi T, Matsusue Y, Taguchi H, Tooyama I. The MR tracking of transplanted ATDC5 cells using fluorinated poly-l-lysine-CF3. Biomaterials 2007; 28:434-40. [PMID: 16978693 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2006.08.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2006] [Accepted: 08/24/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging using super-paramagnetic iron oxides (SPIOs) is a powerful tool to monitor transplanted cells in living animals. However, since SPIOs are negative contrast agents it is difficult to track transplanted cells in bone and cartilage that originally display low signals. In this study, we examined the feasibility of tracking with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-labeled poly-L-lysine-CF(3) (PLK-CF(3)) using mouse ATDC5 cells, a stem cell line of bone and cartilage cells. FITC-labeled PLK-CF(3) was easily internalized by ATDC5 cells by adding it into culture medium. No acute or long-term toxicities were seen at less than 160 microg/ml. Labeled cells transplanted into the cranial bone of mice were detected for at least 7 days by MR images. FITC-labeled PLK-CF(3) is a useful positive contrast agent for MR tracking in bone and cartilage.
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- Junichi Maki
- Molecular Neuroscience Research Center, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu 520-2192, Japan
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Masuda C, Maki Z, Morikawa S, Morita M, Inubushi T, Matsusue Y, Yamagata S, Taguchi H, Doi Y, Shirai N, Hirao K, Tooyama I. MR tracking of transplanted glial cells using poly-l-lysine-CF3. Neurosci Res 2006; 56:224-8. [PMID: 16899318 DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2006.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2005] [Revised: 05/01/2006] [Accepted: 06/27/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging using super-paramagnetic iron oxides (SPIOs) is a powerful tool to monitor transplanted cells in living animals. Since, however, SPIOs are negative contrast agents, positive agents have been explored. In this study, we examined the feasibility of FITC-labeled poly-L-lysine-CF3 (PLK-CF3) using glial cells. FITC-labeled PLK-CF3 was easily internalized by neuroblastoma cells and glia as adding it into culture medium. No toxicity was seen at the concentration of less than 80 microg/ml. MR images positively detected labeled cells transplanted in the brain of living mouse. The results indicate that FITC-labeled PLK-CF3 is a useful positive contrast agent for MR tracking.
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- Chiaki Masuda
- Molecular Neuroscience Research Center, Shiga University of Medical Science, Setatsukinowa-cho, Otsu 520-2192, Japan
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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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Song Y, Morikawa S, Morita M, Inubushi T, Takada T, Torii R, Tooyama I. Magnetic resonance imaging using hemagglutinating virus of Japan-envelope vector successfully detects localization of intra-cardially administered microglia in normal mouse brain. Neurosci Lett 2006; 395:42-5. [PMID: 16298480 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2005.10.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2005] [Revised: 10/20/2005] [Accepted: 10/20/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Although the therapeutic use of microglia has received some attention for the treatment of brain diseases, few non-invasive techniques exist for monitoring the cells after administration. Here, we present a technique using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to track microglia injected intra-cardially. We labeled microglia expressing enhanced green fluorescent protein with superparamagnetic iron oxide (Resovist) using the hemagglutinating virus of Japan-envelope vector. We injected labeled microglia into the left ventricle of the heart of mice. After monitoring exogenously administered microglia in the mouse brain in vivo using T(2)*-weighted MRI at a magnetic field of 7T, we compared the MR images with histochemical localization of exogenous microglia in vitro. MRI revealed clear signal changes attributable to Resovist-containing microglia in the mouse brain. Histochemistry demonstrated the presence of exogenous microglia in the brain at the same locations shown by MRI. This study demonstrates the usefulness of MRI for non-invasive monitoring of exogenous microglia, and suggests a promising future for microglia/macrophages as therapeutic tools for brain disease.
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- Yang Song
- Molecular Neuroscience Research Center, Shiga University of Medical Science, Setatsukinowa-cho, Otsu 520-2192, Japan
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Oishi J, Kawamura K, Kang JH, Kodama K, Sonoda T, Murata M, Niidome T, Katayama Y. An intracellular kinase signal-responsive gene carrier for disordered cell-specific gene therapy. J Control Release 2005; 110:431-436. [PMID: 16309776 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2005.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2005] [Revised: 09/05/2005] [Accepted: 10/11/2005] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We have previously reported artificial gene-regulation systems responding to cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) using cationic polymer. This cationic polymer (PAK) was a graft-type polymer with an oligopeptide that is a substrate for PKA and could regulate gene-expression in a cell-free system. In the present study, we carried out a detailed characterization of the PAK-DNA complex (AFM observation and DLS measurement) and tried to apply this polymer to living cells. In the unstimulated NIH 3T3 cells, transfection of the PAK-DNA complex showed no expression of the delivered gene. This means that PAK formed a stable complex with DNA in the normal cells to totally suppress gene expression. In contrast, significant expression was seen when the PAK-DNA complex was delivered to forskolin-treated cells. Thus, activated PKA disintegrates the complexes even in living cells, resulting in gene expression. Our results indicate that this type of intracellular signal-responsive polymer will be useful for the cell-specific release of genes.
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- Jun Oishi
- Graduate School of Systems Life Sciences, Kyushu University, Hakozaki 6-10-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan; CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, Hakozaki 6-10-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan; CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, Hakozaki 6-10-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, Hakozaki 6-10-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan; CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, Hakozaki 6-10-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan; CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, Hakozaki 6-10-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan; CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan.
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Miyoshi S, Flexman JA, Cross DJ, Maravilla KR, Kim Y, Anzai Y, Oshima J, Minoshima S. Transfection of neuroprogenitor cells with iron nanoparticles for magnetic resonance imaging tracking: cell viability, differentiation, and intracellular localization. Mol Imaging Biol 2005; 7:286-95. [PMID: 16080022 DOI: 10.1007/s11307-005-0008-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can track labeled cells in the brain. The use of hemagglutinating virus of Japan envelopes (HVJ-Es) to effectively introduce the contrast agent to neural progenitor cells (NPCs) is limited to date despite their high NPC affinity. PROCEDURES HVJ-Es and Lipofectamine 2000 were compared as transfection vehicles of superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO). Labeled NPCs were examined for iron content, MRI signal change, and fundamental cell characteristics. Prussian Blue staining was used after differentiation to determine SPIO localization. RESULTS HVJ-Es transfected up to 12.5 +/- 8.8 times more SPIO into NPCs. HVJ-Es do not affect cell viability or differentiation capability. Superparamagnetic iron oxide was disseminated in both the soma and neurites. CONCLUSIONS These findings indicate that HVJ-Es are an effective vehicle for SPIO transfection of NPCs. The intracellular localization after differentiation raises the question as to the capability of MRI to distinguish cell migration from axonal or dendritic growth in vivo.
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- Sosuke Miyoshi
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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Current awareness in NMR in biomedicine. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2005; 18:205-12. [PMID: 15920785 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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