| Cellular MRI as a suitable, sensitive non-invasive modality for correlating in vivo migratory efficiencies of different dendritic cell populations with subsequent immunological outcomes. | |
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PMID: 22190576 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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The clinical application of dendritic cells (DC) as adjuvants in immunotherapies such as the cell-based cancer vaccine continues to gain interest. The overall efficacy of this emerging immunotherapy, however, remains low. Studies suggest the stage of maturation and activation of ex vivo-prepared DC immediately prior to patient administration is critical to subsequent DC migration in vivo, which ultimately affects overall vaccine efficacy. While it is possible to generate mature and activated DC ex vivo using various stimulatory cocktails, in the case of cancer patients, the qualitative and quantitative assessment of which DC stimulatory cocktail works most effectively to enhance subsequent DC migration in vivo is difficult. Thus, a non-invasive imaging modality capable of monitoring the real-time migration of DC in long-term studies is required. In this paper, we address whether cellular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is sufficiently sensitive to quantitatively detect differences in the migratory abilities of two different DC preparations: untreated (resting) versus ex vivo matured in a mouse model. In order to distinguish our ex vivo-generated DC of interest from surrounding tissues in magnetic resonance (MR) images, DC were labeled in vitro with the superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) nanoparticle FeREX®. Characterization of DC phenotype and function following addition of a cytokine maturation cocktail and the toll-like receptor ligand CpG, both in the presence and in the absence of SPIO, were also carried out. Conventional histological techniques were used to verify the quantitative data obtained from MR images. This study provides important information relevant to tracking the in vivo migration of ex vivo-prepared and stimulated DC. |
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Sonali de Chickera; Christy Willert; Christiane Mallet; Ronan Foley; Paula Foster; Gregory A Dekaban |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-12-20 |
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Title: International immunology Volume: - ISSN: 1460-2377 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Dec |
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Created Date: 2011-12-22 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8916182 Medline TA: Int Immunol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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BioTherapeutics Research Laboratory, Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario, N6A 5K8. |
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