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ArticleMolecular imaging and biology2011

The use of cellular magnetic resonance imaging to track the fate of iron-labeled multipotent stromal cells after direct transplantation in a mouse model of spinal cord injury.

Laura E Gonzalez-Lara, Xiaoyun Xu, Klara Hofstetrova, Anna Pniak, Yuhua Chen, Catherine D McFadden, Francisco M Martinez-Santiesteban, Brian K Rutt, Arthur Brown, Paula J Foster

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Article in Molecular imaging and biology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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  20. Stem cell therapy for the spinal cord.Stem cell research & therapy · 2012
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10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Laura E Gonzalez-LaraDepartment of Medical Biophysics, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. gonzalez@imaging.robarts.ca
Xiaoyun Xu
Klara Hofstetrova
Anna Pniak
Yuhua Chen
Catherine D McFadden
Francisco M Martinez-Santiesteban
Brian K Rutt
Arthur Brown
Paula J Foster
Robarts Clinical Trials · CAStanford University · US

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe objective of this study was to track the fate of iron-labeled, multipotent stromal cells (MSC) after their direct transplantation into mice with spinal cord injuries using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). PROCEDURES: Mice with spinal cord injuries received a direct transplant of (1) live MSC labeled with micron-sized iron oxide particles (MPIO); (2) dead, MPIO-labeled MSC; (3) unlabeled MSC; or (4) free MPIO and were imaged at 3 T for 6 weeks after transplantation.

resultsLive, iron-labeled MSC appeared as a well-defined region of signal loss in the mouse spinal cord at the site of transplant. However, the MR appearance of dead, iron-labeled MSC and free iron particles was similar and persisted for the 6 weeks of the study.

conclusionsIron-labeled stem cells can be detected and monitored in vivo after direct transplantation into the injured spinal cord of mice. However, the fate of the iron label is not clear. Our investigation indicates that caution should be taken when interpreting MR images after direct transplantation of iron-labeled cells.

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Staining and LabelingStem Cell TransplantationAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalEndosomesFlow CytometryIronMacrophagesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMiceMultipotent Stem CellsSpinal Cord InjuriesStromal CellsIron

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