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ArticleMolecular biology reports2019

Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles as a tool to track mouse neural stem cells in vivo.

Ricardo Luiz Azevedo-Pereira, Bárbara Rangel, Fernanda Tovar-Moll, Emerson Leandro Gasparetto, Marcia Attias, Camila Zaverucha-do-Valle, Jasmin, Rosalia Mendez-Otero

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Article in Molecular biology reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ricardo Luiz Azevedo-PereiraInstituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Bárbara RangelInstituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Fernanda Tovar-MollUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Emerson Leandro GasparettoUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Marcia AttiasInstituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Camila Zaverucha-do-ValleInstituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
JasminNúcleo Multidisciplinar de Pesquisa em Biologia-Duque de Caxias, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rosalia Mendez-OteroInstituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. rmotero@biof.ufrj.br.
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro · BRInstituto Evandro Chagas · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cell transplantation offers a promising approach in many neurological disorders. Neural stem (NS) cells are potential candidates for cell therapy. The ability to track the grafted cells in the host tissue will refine this therapy. Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPION) have been suggested as a feasible method, but there is no consensus about its safety. Here we investigated the feasibility of label NS cells with SPION and track by MRI after transplantation into mouse striatum with SPION cells and its therapeutic effects by grafting the cells into mouse striatum. We demonstrated that SPION-labeled NS cells display normal patterns of cellular processes including proliferation, migration, differentiation and neurosphere formation. Transmission electron microscopy reveals SPION in the cytoplasm of the cells, which was confirmed by microanalysis. Neurons and astrocytes generated from SPION-labeled NS cells were able to carry nanoparticles after 7 days under differentiation. SPION-labeled NS cells transplanted into striatum of mice were detected by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and microscopy 51 days later. In agreement with others reports, we demonstrated that NS cells are able to incorporate SPION in vitro without altering the stemness, and can survive and be tracked by MRI after they have been grafted into mice striatum.

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AnimalsCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedCell SurvivalCell TrackingFerric CompoundsIronMagnetic Resonance ImagingMagnetite NanoparticlesMiceMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionNeural Stem CellsNeuronsFerric Compoundsferric oxideIronMagnetite NanoparticlesCell trackingCellular therapyMagnetic resonance imagingNeural stem cellsSuperparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle

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PMID30421128
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