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ReviewInternational journal of nanomedicine2014

Stem cell tracking using iron oxide nanoparticles.

Elizabeth Bull, Seyed Yazdan Madani, Roosey Sheth, Amelia Seifalian, Mark Green, Alexander M Seifalian

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Review in International journal of nanomedicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

51 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Elizabeth BullUCL Centre for Nanotechnology and Regenerative Medicine, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London.
Seyed Yazdan MadaniUCL Centre for Nanotechnology and Regenerative Medicine, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London.
Roosey ShethUCL Centre for Nanotechnology and Regenerative Medicine, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London.
Amelia SeifalianUCL Centre for Nanotechnology and Regenerative Medicine, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London.
Mark GreenDepartment of Physics, King's College London, Strand Campus, London, UK.
Alexander M SeifalianUCL Centre for Nanotechnology and Regenerative Medicine, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London ; Royal Free London National Health Service Foundation Trust Hospital, London, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) are an exciting advancement in the field of nanotechnology. They expand the possibilities of noninvasive analysis and have many useful properties, making them potential candidates for numerous novel applications. Notably, they have been shown that they can be tracked by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and are capable of conjugation with various cell types, including stem cells. In-depth research has been undertaken to establish these benefits, so that a deeper level of understanding of stem cell migratory pathways and differentiation, tumor migration, and improved drug delivery can be achieved. Stem cells have the ability to treat and cure many debilitating diseases with limited side effects, but a main problem that arises is in the noninvasive tracking and analysis of these stem cells. Recently, researchers have acknowledged the use of SPIONs for this purpose and have set out to establish suitable protocols for coating and attachment, so as to bring MRI tracking of SPION-labeled stem cells into common practice. This review paper explains the manner in which SPIONs are produced, conjugated, and tracked using MRI, as well as a discussion on their limitations. A concise summary of recently researched magnetic particle coatings is provided, and the effects of SPIONs on stem cells are evaluated, while animal and human studies investigating the role of SPIONs in stem cell tracking will be explored.

Indexed as

DextransMagnetite NanoparticlesAnimalsCells, CulturedCell TrackingHumansImage EnhancementMagnetic Resonance ImagingStem CellsDextransferumoxtran-10Magnetite Nanoparticlesmagneticnanoparticlestem cells

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PMID24729700
PMCPMC3976208

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