PMID- 19623584 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20091211 LR - 20181201 IS - 1097-4644 (Electronic) IS - 0730-2312 (Linking) VI - 108 IP - 2 DP - 2009 Oct 1 TI - In vitro labeling of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells with superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles. PG - 529-35 LID - 10.1002/jcb.22283 [doi] AB - Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSCs) transplantation has been shown to promote regeneration and neuroprotection in central nervous system (CNS) injuries and neurodegenerative diseases. To develop this approach into a clinical setting it is important to be able to follow the fates of transplanted cells by noninvasive imaging. Neural precursor cells and hematopoietic stem cells can be efficiently labeled by superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) nanoparticle. The purpose of our study was to prospectively evaluate the influence of SPIO on hUC-MSCs and the feasibility of tracking for hUC-MSCs by noninvasive imaging. In vitro studies demonstrated that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can efficiently detect low numbers of SPIO-labeled hUC-MSCs and that the intensity of the signal was proportional to the number of labeled cells. After transplantation into focal areas in adult rat spinal cord transplanted SPIO-labeled hUC-MSCs produced a hypointense signal using T2-weighted MRI in rats that persisted for up to 2 weeks. This study demonstrated the feasibility of noninvasive imaging of transplanted hUC-MSCs. CI - (c) 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. FAU - Hu, Sheng-Li AU - Hu SL AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Southwest Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China. FAU - Zhang, Jiu-Quan AU - Zhang JQ FAU - Hu, Xiang AU - Hu X FAU - Hu, Rong AU - Hu R FAU - Luo, Hai-Shui AU - Luo HS FAU - Li, Fei AU - Li F FAU - Xia, Yong-Zhi AU - Xia YZ FAU - Li, Jiang-Tao AU - Li JT FAU - Lin, Jiang-Kai AU - Lin JK FAU - Zhu, Gang AU - Zhu G FAU - Feng, Hua AU - Feng H LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - J Cell Biochem JT - Journal of cellular biochemistry JID - 8205768 RN - 0 (Antigens, CD) RN - XM0M87F357 (Ferrosoferric Oxide) SB - IM MH - Analysis of Variance MH - Animals MH - Antigens, CD/metabolism MH - Cell Survival MH - Female MH - Ferrosoferric Oxide/*metabolism MH - Flow Cytometry MH - Humans MH - Injections, Spinal MH - Laminectomy MH - Magnetic Resonance Imaging MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cells/*cytology/metabolism/ultrastructure MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley/surgery MH - Regression Analysis MH - Spinal Cord/cytology/surgery MH - Time Factors MH - Umbilical Cord/*cytology EDAT- 2009/07/23 09:00 MHDA- 2009/12/16 06:00 CRDT- 2009/07/23 09:00 PHST- 2009/07/23 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/07/23 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2009/12/16 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1002/jcb.22283 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Cell Biochem. 2009 Oct 1;108(2):529-35. doi: 10.1002/jcb.22283.