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Superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) labeling efficiency and subsequent MRI tracking of native cell populations pertinent to pulmonary heart valve tissue engineering studies.

Abstract：

:The intimal and medial linings of the pulmonary artery consist largely of vascular endothelial cells (VECs) and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), respectively. The migration of these cell types to a potential tissue-engineered pulmonary valve (TEPV) implant process is therefore of interest in understanding the valve remodeling process. Visualization and cell tracking by MRI, which employs hypointense contrast achievable through the use of superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) microparticles to label cells, provides a method in which this can be studied. We investigated the SPIO labeling efficiency of human VECs and VSMCs, and used two- and three-dimensional gradient echo sequences to track the migration of these cells in agar gel constructs. Protamine sulfate (4.5 µg/mL) was used to enhance SPIO uptake and was found to have no influence on cell viability or proliferation. MRI experiments were initially performed using a 9.4-T scanner. The results demonstrated that the spatial positions of hypointense spots were relatively unchanged over 12 days. Subsequent MR experiments performed at 7 T demonstrated that three-dimensional imaging provided the best spatial resolution to assess cell fate. R(2)* maps were bright in SPIO cell-encapsulated gels in comparison with unlabeled counterparts. Signal voids were ruled out as hypointense regions owing to the smooth exponential decay of T(2)* in these voxels. As a next step, we intend to use the SPIO cell labeling and MR protocols established in this study to assess whether hemodynamic stresses will alter the vascular cell migratory patterns. These studies will shed light on the mechanisms of vascular remodeling after TEPV implantation.

journal_name

NMR Biomed

journal_title

NMR in biomedicine

authors

Ramaswamy S,Schornack PA,Smelko AG,Boronyak SM,Ivanova J,Mayer JE Jr,Sacks MS

doi

10.1002/nbm.1642

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-03-01 00:00:00

pages

410-7

issue

eissn

0952-3480

issn

1099-1492

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Superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) labeling efficiency and subsequent MRI tracking of native cell populations pertinent to pulmonary heart valve tissue engineering studies.