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ArticleStem cell reviews and reports2017

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Ferumoxytol-Labeled Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Mouse Brain.

Na Kyung Lee, Hyeong Seop Kim, Dongkyeom Yoo, Jung Won Hwang, Soo Jin Choi, Wonil Oh, Jong Wook Chang, Duk L Na

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Article in Stem cell reviews and reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Na Kyung LeeDepartment of Health Sciences and Technology, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, 135-710, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hyeong Seop KimDepartment of Health Sciences and Technology, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, 135-710, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Dongkyeom YooCenter for Molecular & Cellular Imaging, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jung Won HwangDepartment of Health Sciences and Technology, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, 135-710, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Soo Jin ChoiBiomedical Research Institute, MEDIPOST Co., Ltd., 463-400, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Wonil OhBiomedical Research Institute, MEDIPOST Co., Ltd., 463-400, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Jong Wook ChangDepartment of Health Sciences and Technology, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, 135-710, Seoul, Republic of Korea. jongwook.chang@samsung.com.
Duk L NaDepartment of Health Sciences and Technology, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, 135-710, Seoul, Republic of Korea. dukna@naver.com.
Sungkyunkwan University · KRMedipost (South Korea) · KRSamsung Medical Center · KRRegenerative Medicine Institute · MX

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The success of stem cell therapy is highly dependent on accurate delivery of stem cells to the target site of interest. Possible ways to track the distribution of MSCs in vivo include the use of reporter genes or nanoparticles. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ferumoxytol (Feraheme® [USA], Rienso® [UK]) as a treatment for iron deficiency anemia. Ferumoxytol is an ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle (USPIO) that has recently been used to track the fate of transplanted cells using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The major objectives of this study were to demonstrate the feasibility of labeling hUCB-MSCs with ferumoxytol and to observe, through MRI, the engraftment of ferumoxytol-labeled human umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hUCB-MSCs) delivered via stereotactic injection into the hippocampi of a transgenic mouse model of familial Alzheimer's disease (5XFAD). Ferumoxytol had no toxic effects on the viability or stemness of hUCB-MSCs when assessed in vitro. Through MRI, hypointense signals were discernible at the site where ferumoxytol-labeled human MSCs were injected. Iron-positive areas were also observed in the engrafted hippocampi. The results from this study support the use of nanoparticle labeling to monitor transplanted MSCs in real time as a follow-up for AD stem cell therapy in the clinical field.

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AnimalsBrainCells, CulturedCell TrackingFeasibility StudiesFerrosoferric OxideHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMesenchymal Stem CellsMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationMice, TransgenicReproducibility of ResultsStaining and LabelingTransplantation, HeterologousFerrosoferric OxideFerumoxytolMagnetic resonance imagingMesenchymal stem cellsMonitoringStem cell therapy

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PMID27757917
PMCPMC5346117
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