Tracking Mesenchymal Stem Cells with Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Loaded Poly(lactide-co-glycolide) Microparticles
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Abstract
Monitoring the location, distribution and long-term engraftment of administered cells is critical for demonstrating the success of a cell therapy. Among available imaging-based cell tracking tools, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is advantageous due to its noninvasiveness, deep penetration, and high spatial resolution. While tracking cells in preclinical models via internalized MRI contrast agents (iron oxide nanoparticles, IO-NPs) is a widely used method, IO-NPs suffer from low iron content per particle, low uptake in nonphagocytotic cell types (e.g., mesenchymal stem cells, MSCs), weak negative contrast, and decreased MRI signal due to cell proliferation and cellular exocytosis. Herein, we demonstrate that internalization of IO-NP (10 nm) loaded biodegradable poly(lactide-co-glycolide) microparticles (IO/PLGA-MPs, 0.4-3 μm) in MSCs enhances MR parameters such as the r(2) relaxivity (5-fold), residence time inside the cells (3-fold) and R(2) signal (2-fold) compared to IO-NPs alone. Intriguingly, in vitro and in vivo experiments demonstrate that internalization of IO/PLGA-MPs in MSCs does not compromise inherent cell properties such as viability, proliferation, migration and their ability to home to sites of inflammation.
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