MegaPro, a clinically translatable nanoparticle for in vivo tracking of stem cell implants in pig cartilage defects

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Rationale: Efficient labeling methods for mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are crucial for tracking and understanding their behavior in regenerative medicine applications, particularly in cartilage defects. MegaPro nanoparticles have emerged as a potential alternative to ferumoxytol nanoparticles for this purpose. Methods: In this study, we employed mechanoporation to develop an efficient labeling method for MSCs using MegaPro nanoparticles and compared their effectiveness with ferumoxytol nanoparticles in tracking MSCs and chondrogenic pellets. Pig MSCs were labeled with both nanoparticles using a custom-made microfluidic device, and their characteristics were analyzed using various imaging and spectroscopy techniques. The viability and differentiation capacity of labeled MSCs were also assessed. Labeled MSCs and chondrogenic pellets were implanted into pig knee joints and monitored using MRI and histological analysis. Results: MegaPro-labeled MSCs demonstrated shorter T2 relaxation times, higher iron content, and greater nanoparticle uptake compared to ferumoxytol-labeled MSCs, without significantly affecting their viability and differentiation capacity. Post-implantation, MegaPro-labeled MSCs and chondrogenic pellets displayed a strong hypointense signal on MRI with considerably shorter T2* relaxation times compared to adjacent cartilage. The hypointense signal of both MegaPro- and ferumoxytol-labeled chondrogenic pellets decreased over time. Histological evaluations showed regenerated defect areas and proteoglycan formation with no significant differences between the labeled groups. Conclusion: Our study demonstrates that mechanoporation with MegaPro nanoparticles enables efficient MSC labeling without affecting viability or differentiation. MegaPro-labeled cells show enhanced MRI tracking compared to ferumoxytol-labeled cells, emphasizing their potential in clinical stem cell therapies for cartilage defects.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Theranostics - 13(2023), 8 vom: 01., Seite 2710-2720

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Suryadevara, Vidyani [VerfasserIn]
Hajipour, Mohammad Javad [VerfasserIn]
Adams, Lisa C [VerfasserIn]
Aissaoui, Nour Mary [VerfasserIn]
Rashidi, Ali [VerfasserIn]
Kiru, Louise [VerfasserIn]
Theruvath, Ashok J [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Ching-Hsin [VerfasserIn]
Maruyama, Masahiro [VerfasserIn]
Tsubosaka, Masanori [VerfasserIn]
Lyons, Jennifer K [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Wei Emma [VerfasserIn]
Roudi, Raheleh [VerfasserIn]
Goodman, Stuart B [VerfasserIn]
Daldrup-Link, Heike E [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cartilage defects
Ferrosoferric Oxide
Journal Article
MRI tracking
Mechanoporation
MegaPro nanoparticles
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
XM0M87F357

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Date Completed 24.05.2023

Date Revised 22.07.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.7150/thno.82620

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357180496