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2008 ; 295
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Bioluminescence imaging to monitor the in vivo distribution of administered
mesenchymal stem cells in acute kidney injury
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Tögel F
; Yang Y
; Zhang P
; Hu Z
; Westenfelder C
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol
2008[Jul]; 295
(1
): F315-21
PMID18480180
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Effective and targeted delivery of cells to injured organs is critical to the
development of cell therapies. However, currently available in vivo cell tracking
methods still lack sufficient sensitivity and specificity. We examined,
therefore, whether a highly sensitive and specific bioluminescence method is
suitable to noninvasively image the organ distribution of administered
mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in vivo. MSCs were transfected with a
luciferase/neomycin phosphotransferase construct (luc/neo-MSC). Bioluminescence
of these cells was measured (charge-coupled device camera) after treatment with
luciferin, showing a linear increase of photon emission with rising cell numbers.
To track these cells in vivo, groups of mice were injected with 1 x 10(5)
luc/neo-MSCs/animal and imaged with bioluminescence imaging at various time
points. Injection of cells in the suprarenal aorta showed diffuse distribution of
cells in normal animals, whereas distinct localization to the kidneys was
observed in mice with ischemia- and reperfusion-induced acute kidney injury
(AKI). Intrajugular infusion of MSCs demonstrated predominant accumulation of
cells in both lungs. In animals with AKI, detectable cell numbers declined over
time, as assessed by bioluminescence imaging and confirmed by PCR, a process that
was associated with low apoptosis levels of intrarenally located MSCs. In
conclusion, the described bioluminescence technology provides a sensitive and
safe tool for the repeated in vivo tracking of infused luc/neo-MSCs in all major
organs. This method will be of substantial utility in the preclinical testing and
design of cell therapeutic strategies in kidney and other diseases.