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Ferumoxytol Labeling of Human Neural Progenitor Cells for Diagnostic Cellular Tracking in the Porcine Spinal Cord with Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

ABSTRACT: We report on the diagnostic capability of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based tracking of ferumoxytol-labeled human neural progenitor cells (hNPCs) transplanted into the porcine spinal cord. hNPCs prelabeled with two doses of ferumoxytol nanoparticles (hNPC-F^Low and hNPC-F^High ) were injected into the ventral horn of the spinal cord in healthy minipigs. Ferumoxytol-labeled grafts were tracked in vivo up to 105 days after transplantation with MRI. Injection accuracy was assessed in vivo at day 14 and was predictive of "on" or "off" target cell graft location assessed by histology. No difference in long-term cell survival, assessed by quantitative stereology, was observed among hNPC-F^Low , hNPC-F^High , or control grafts. Histological iron colocalized with MRI signal and engrafted human nuclei. Furthermore, the ferumoxytol-labeled cells retained nanoparticles and function in vivo. This approach represents an important leap forward toward facilitating translation of cell-tracking technologies to clinical trials by providing a method of assessing transplantation accuracy, delivered dose, and potentially cell survival. Stem Cells Translational Medicine 2017;6:139-150.

SUBMITTER: Lamanna JJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5442757 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Ferumoxytol Labeling of Human Neural Progenitor Cells for Diagnostic Cellular Tracking in the Porcine Spinal Cord with Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Lamanna Jason J JJ Gutierrez Juanmarco J Urquia Lindsey N LN Hurtig C Victor CV Amador Elman E Grin Natalia N Svendsen Clive N CN Federici Thais T Oshinski John N JN Boulis Nicholas M NM

Stem cells translational medicine 20160829 1

We report on the diagnostic capability of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based tracking of ferumoxytol-labeled human neural progenitor cells (hNPCs) transplanted into the porcine spinal cord. hNPCs prelabeled with two doses of ferumoxytol nanoparticles (hNPC-F<sup>Low</sup> and hNPC-F<sup>High</sup> ) were injected into the ventral horn of the spinal cord in healthy minipigs. Ferumoxytol-labeled grafts were tracked in vivo up to 105 days after transplantation with MRI. Injection accuracy was a ...[more]

PMID: 28170192

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Project description:BackgroundBright-blood and black-blood cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) techniques are frequently employed together during a clinical exam because of their complementary features. While valuable, existing black-blood CMR approaches are flow dependent and prone to failure. We aim to assess the effectiveness and reliability of ferumoxytol enhanced (FE) Half-Fourier Single-shot Turbo Spin-echo (HASTE) imaging without magnetization preparation pulses to yield uniform intra-luminal blood signal suppression by comparing FE-HASTE with pre-ferumoxytol HASTE imaging.MethodsThis study was IRB-approved and HIPAA compliant. Consecutive patients who were referred for FE-CMR between June 2013 and February 2017 were enrolled. Qualitative image scores reflecting the degree and reliability of blood signal suppression were based on a 3-point Likert scale, with 3 reflecting perfect suppression. For quantitative evaluation, homogeneity indices (defined as standard deviation of the left atrial signal intensity) and signal-to-noise ratios (SNR) for vascular lumens and cardiac chambers were measured.ResultsOf the 340 unique patients who underwent FE-CMR, HASTE was performed in 257. Ninety-three patients had both pre-ferumoxytol HASTE and FE-HASTE, and were included in this analysis. Qualitative image scores reflecting the degree and reliability of blood signal suppression were significantly higher for FE-HASTE images (2.9 [IQR 2.8-3.0] vs 1.8 [IQR 1.6-2.1], p < 0.001). Inter-reader agreement was moderate (k = 0.50, 95% CI 0.45-0.55). Blood signal suppression was more complete on FE-HASTE images than on pre-ferumoxytol HASTE, as indicated by lower mean homogeneity indices (24.5 [IQR 18.0-32.8] vs 108.0 [IQR 65.0-170.4], p < 0.001) and lower blood pool SNR for all regions (5.6 [IQR 3.2-10.0] vs 21.5 [IQR 12.5-39.4], p < 0.001).ConclusionFE-HASTE black-blood imaging offers an effective, reliable, and simple approach for flow independent blood signal suppression. The technique holds promise as a fast and routine complement to bright-blood cardiovascular imaging with ferumoxytol.

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Ferumoxytol Labeling of Human Neural Progenitor Cells for Diagnostic Cellular Tracking in the Porcine Spinal Cord with Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

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Ferumoxytol Labeling of Human Neural Progenitor Cells for Diagnostic Cellular Tracking in the Porcine Spinal Cord with Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

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