In vitro labelling and detection of mesenchymal stromal cells: a comparison between magnetic resonance imaging of iron-labelled cells and magnetic resonance spectroscopy of fluorine-labelled cells

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 1 - Trang 1-7 - 2017
Stefania Rizzo1, Francesco Petrella2,3, Ileana Zucca4, Elena Rinaldi5, Andrea Barbaglia4, Francesco Padelli4, Fulvio Baggi5, Lorenzo Spaggiari2,3, Massimo Bellomi1,3, Maria Grazia Bruzzone6
1Department of Radiology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
2Department of Thoracic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
3Department of Oncology and Hemato-oncology, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
4Scientific Department, Neurological Institute IRCCS “Carlo Besta”, Milan, Italy
5Neuroimmunology and Neuromuscular Diseases Unit, Neurological Institute IRCCS “Carlo Besta”, Milan, Italy
6Department of Neuroradiology, Neurological Institute IRCCS “Carlo Besta”, Milan, Italy

Tóm tắt

Among the various stem cell populations used for cell therapy, adult mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have emerged as a major new cell technology. These cells must be tracked after transplantation to monitor their migration within the body and quantify their accumulation at the target site. This study assessed whether rat bone marrow MSCs can be labelled with superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) nanoparticles and perfluorocarbon (PFC) nanoemulsion formulations without altering cell viability and compared magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) results from iron-labelled and fluorine-labelled MSCs, respectively. Of MSCs, 2 × 106 were labelled with Molday ION Rhodamine-B (MIRB) and 2 × 106 were labelled with Cell Sense. Cell viability was evaluated by trypan blue exclusion method. Labelled MSCs were divided into four samples containing increasing cell numbers (0.125 × 106, 0.25 × 106, 0.5 × 106, 1 × 106) and scanned on a 7T MRI: for MIRB-labelled cells, phantoms and cells negative control, T1, T2 and T2* maps were acquired; for Cell Sense labelled cells, phantoms and unlabelled cells, a 19F non-localised single-pulse MRS sequence was acquired. In total, 86.8% and 83.6% of MIRB-labelled cells and Cell Sense-labelled cells were viable, respectively. MIRB-labelled cells were visible in all samples with different cell numbers; pellets containing 0.5 × 106 and 1 × 106 of Cell Sense-labelled cells showed a detectable 19F signal. Our data support the use of both types of contrast material (SPIO and PFC) for MSCs labelling, although further efforts should be dedicated to improve the efficiency of PFC labelling.

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