Document Detail


Cell labeling with the positive MR contrast agent Gadofluorine M.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17206428     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The purpose of this study was to label human monocytes with Gadofluorine M by simple incubation for subsequent cell depiction at 1.5 and 3 T. Gadofluorine M displays a high r(1) relaxivity and is spontaneously phagocytosed by macrophages. Human monocytes were incubated with Gadofluorine M-Cy at varying concentrations and incubation times and underwent MR imaging at 1.5 and 3 T at increasing time intervals after the labeling procedure. R1-relaxation rates and r1 relaxivities of the labeled cells and non-labeled controls were determined. Cellular contrast agent uptake was examined by fluorescence microscopy and quantified by ICP-AES. Efficient cell labeling was achieved after incubation of the cells with 25 mM Gd Gadofluorine M for 12 h, resulting in a maximal uptake of 0.3 fmol Gd/cell without impairment of cell viability. Fluorescence microscopy confirmed internalization of the fluorescent contrast agent by monocytes. The r1 relaxivity of the labeled cells was 137 mM(-1)s(-1) at 1.5 T and 80.46 mM(-1)s(-1) at 3 T. Imaging studies showed stable labeling for at least 7 days. Human monocytes can be effectively labeled for MR imaging with Gadofluorine M. Potential in vivo cell-tracking applications include targeting of inflammatory processes with Gadofluorine-labeled leukocytes or monitoring of stem cell therapies for the treatment of arthritis.
Authors:
Tobias D Henning; Olaf Saborowski; Daniel Golovko; Sophie Boddington; Jan S Bauer; Yanjun Fu; Reinhard Meier; Hubertus Pietsch; Barbara Sennino; Donald M McDonald; Heike E Daldrup-Link
Related Documents :
7437908 - Effect of chlorpromazine on cell proliferation in the developing rat brain. a combined ...
6956888 - Manipulation of brain dna synthesis is achieved by using a systemic immunological disease.
15226018 - Proliferation patterns in the canine endometrium during the estrous cycle.
12084978 - Cell density-dependent changes of glycosphingolipid biosynthesis in cultured human skin...
2858858 - The change from symmetry to asymmetry of a sodium transport system in red cell membranes.
8297788 - A novel cdna corresponding to transcripts expressed in retina post-mitotic neurons.
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2007-01-06
Journal Detail:
Title:  European radiology     Volume:  17     ISSN:  0938-7994     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur Radiol     Publication Date:  2007 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-04-12     Completed Date:  2008-09-04     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9114774     Medline TA:  Eur Radiol     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1226-34     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, University of California in San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cells, Cultured
Contrast Media / pharmacokinetics*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Microscopy, Confocal
Monocytes / metabolism*
Organometallic Compounds / pharmacokinetics*
Spectrophotometry, Atomic
Staining and Labeling
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
CA082923/CA/NCI NIH HHS; HL 59157/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL-24136/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Contrast Media; 0/Organometallic Compounds; 0/gadofluorine M

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Characterization of myocardial viability using MR and CT imaging.
Next Document:  Coronary artery stent geometry and in-stent contrast attenuation with 64-slice computed tomography.