scholarly journals Ultrasonic Imaging of Carotid Inflammatory Plaque with Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Wei Li ◽  
Jiang Wu ◽  
Mingjin Guo ◽  
Jing Shang
Keyword(s):  
Contrast Agents ◽  
Ultrasound Imaging ◽  
Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide ◽  
Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles ◽  
Iron Oxide Nanoparticle ◽  
Good Imaging ◽  
Arterial Plaque ◽  
Cell Adhesion Molecule 1

Chronic inflammation can stimulate the formation and progression of atherosclerotic plaques and increase the vulnerability of plaques. However, there are few studies on the changes of carotid inflammatory plaques during treatment. Our study attempted to investigate the use of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle (SPION) ultrasound imaging to detect the expression of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) in patients with carotid plaques and analyze the effects of SPION ultrasound imaging in inflammatory plaque visualization effect. SPION microbubble contrast agents have good imaging effects both in vivo and in vitro. We conjugated the VCAM-1 protein to the microbubbles wrapped in SPIONs to form SPIONs carrying VCAM-1 antibodies. Observe the signal intensity of SPIONs carrying VCAM-1 antibody to arteritis plaque. The results showed that the SPION contrast agent carrying VCAM-1 antibody had higher peak gray-scale video intensity than the other two groups of contrast agents not carrying VCAM-1 antibody. It shows that SPIONs have excellent imaging effects in ultrasound imaging, can evaluate the inflammatory response of arterial plaque lesions, and are of great significance for the study of carotid inflammatory plaque changes.

scholarly journals Cellular MR Imaging

2005 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 153535002005051 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel Modo ◽  
Mathias Hoehn ◽  
Jeff W.M. Bulte
Keyword(s):  
Mr Imaging ◽  
Contrast Agents ◽  
Immune Cell ◽  
Late Phase ◽  
Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide ◽  
Cell Trafficking ◽  
Macrophage Activity ◽  
Active Research

Cellular MR imaging is a young field that aims to visualize targeted cells in living organisms. In order to provide a different signal intensity of the targeted cell, they are either labeled with MR contrast agents in vivo or prelabeled in vitro. Either (ultrasmall) superparamagnetic iron oxide [(U)SPIO] particles or (polymeric) paramagnetic chelates can be used for this purpose. For in vivo cellular labeling, Gd3+- and Mn2+- chelates have mainly been used for targeted hepatobiliary imaging, and (U)SPIO-based cellular imaging has been focused on imaging of macrophage activity. Several of these magneto-pharmaceuticals have been FDA-approved or are in late-phase clinical trials. As for prelabeling of cells in vitro, a challenge has been to induce a sufficient uptake of contrast agents into nonphagocytic cells, without affecting normal cellular function. It appears that this issue has now largely been resolved, leading to an active research on monitoring the cellular biodistribution in vivo following transplantation or transfusion of these cells, including cell migration and trafficking. New applications of cellular MR imaging will be directed, for instance, towards our understanding of hematopoietic (immune) cell trafficking and of novel guided (stem) cell-based therapies aimed to be translated to the clinic in the future.

scholarly journals Targeting Brain Tumors with Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Experimental Model of the Orthotopic Glioblastoma in Rats

Biomedicines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1592
Author(s):  
Natalia Yudintceva ◽  
Ekaterina Lomert ◽  
Natalia Mikhailova ◽  
Elena Tolkunova ◽  
Nikol Agadzhanian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Mesenchymal Stem Cells ◽  
Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide ◽  
Iron Oxide Nanoparticle ◽  
Cancer Therapies ◽  
Orthotopic Model ◽  
Biodistribution Studies ◽  
Tumor Tropism

Despite multimodal approaches for the treatment of multiforme glioblastoma (GBM) advances in outcome have been very modest indicating the necessity of novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Currently, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) represent a promising platform for cell-based cancer therapies because of their tumor-tropism, low immunogenicity, easy accessibility, isolation procedure, and culturing. In the present study, we assessed the tumor-tropism and biodistribution of the superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle (SPION)-labeled MSCs in the orthotopic model of C6 glioblastoma in Wistar rats. As shown in in vitro studies employing confocal microscopy, high-content quantitative image cytometer, and xCelligence system MSCs exhibit a high migratory capacity towards C6 glioblastoma cells. Intravenous administration of SPION-labeled MSCs in vivo resulted in intratumoral accumulation of the tagged cells in the tumor tissues that in turn significantly enhanced the contrast of the tumor when high-field magnetic resonance imaging was performed. Subsequent biodistribution studies employing highly sensitive nonlinear magnetic response measurements (NLR-M2) supported by histological analysis confirm the retention of MSCs in the glioblastoma. In conclusion, MSCs due to their tumor-tropism could be employed as a drug-delivery platform for future theranostic approaches.

In vivo tracking of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle–labeled mesenchymal stem cell tropism to malignant gliomas using magnetic resonance imaging

2008 ◽  
Vol 108 (2) ◽  
pp. 320-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xing Wu ◽  
Jin Hu ◽  
Liangfu Zhou ◽  
Ying Mao ◽  
Bojie Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Iron Oxide ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Mr Imaging ◽  
Malignant Gliomas ◽  
Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide ◽  
Iron Oxide Nanoparticle ◽  
Gradient Echo ◽  
Systemic Injection

Object Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been shown to migrate toward tumors, but their distribution pattern in gliomas has not been completely portrayed. The primary purpose of the study was to assay the tropism capacity of MSCs to gliomas, to delineate the pattern of MSC distribution in gliomas after systemic injection, and to track the migration and incorporation of magnetically labeled MSCs using 1.5-T magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Methods The MSCs from Fischer 344 rats were colabeled with superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIO) and enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP). The tropism capacity of MSCs was quantitatively assayed in vitro using the Transwell system. To track the migration of MSCs in vivo, MR imaging was performed both 7 and 14 days after systemic administration of labeled MSCs. After MR imaging, the distribution patterns of MSCs in rats with gliomas were examined using Prussian blue and fluorescence staining. Results The in vitro study showed that MSCs possessed significantly greater migratory capacity than fibroblast cells (p < 0.001) and that lysis of F98 glioma cells and cultured F98 cells showed a greater capacity to induce migration of cells than other stimuli (p < 0.05). Seven days after MSC transplantation, the SPIO–EGFP colabeled cells were distributed throughout the tumor, where a well-defined dark hypointense region was represented on gradient echo sequences. After 14 days, most of the colabeled MSCs were found at the border between the tumor and normal parenchyma, which was represented on gradient echo sequences as diluted amorphous dark areas at the edge of the tumors. Conclusions This study demonstrated that systemically transplanted MSCs migrate toward gliomas with high specificity in a temporal–spatial pattern, which can be tracked using MR imaging.

scholarly journals Ultrasound-Based Molecular Imaging of Tumors with PTPmu Biomarker-Targeted Nanobubble Contrast Agents

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 1983
Author(s):  
Mette L. Johansen ◽  
Reshani Perera ◽  
Eric Abenojar ◽  
Xinning Wang ◽  
Jason Vincent ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Contrast Agents ◽  
Ultrasound Imaging ◽  
Imaging Modality ◽  
Tyrosine Phosphatase ◽  
Receptor Protein ◽  
Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound ◽  
Core Lipid ◽  
Contrast Enhanced

Ultrasound imaging is a widely used, readily accessible and safe imaging modality. Molecularly-targeted microbubble- and nanobubble-based contrast agents used in conjunction with ultrasound imaging expand the utility of this modality by specifically targeting and detecting biomarkers associated with different pathologies including cancer. In this study, nanobubbles directed to a cancer biomarker derived from the Receptor Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase mu, PTPmu, were evaluated alongside non-targeted nanobubbles using contrast enhanced ultrasound both in vitro and in vivo in mice. In vitro resonant mass and clinical ultrasound measurements showed gas-core, lipid-shelled nanobubbles conjugated to either a PTPmu-directed peptide or a Scrambled control peptide were equivalent. Mice with heterotopic human tumors expressing the PTPmu-biomarker were injected with PTPmu-targeted or control nanobubbles and dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound was performed. Tumor enhancement was more rapid and greater with PTPmu-targeted nanobubbles compared to the non-targeted control nanobubbles. Peak tumor enhancement by the PTPmu-targeted nanobubbles occurred within five minutes of contrast injection and was more than 35% higher than the Scrambled nanobubble signal for the subsequent two minutes. At later time points, the signal in tumors remained higher with PTPmu-targeted nanobubbles demonstrating that PTPmu-targeted nanobubbles recognize tumors using molecular ultrasound imaging and may be useful for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.

scholarly journals Neural Induction Potential and MRI of ADSCs Labeled Cationic Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticle In Vitro

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiqiong Ma ◽  
Qi Xie ◽  
Baolin Zhang ◽  
Huixian Chen ◽  
Jianyi Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Iron Oxide ◽  
Iron Content ◽  
Cell Tracking ◽  
T2 Mapping ◽  
Neural Induction ◽  
Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide ◽  
Emission Spectrometry ◽  
Iron Oxide Nanoparticle

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) combined with contrast agents is believed to be useful for stem cell tracking in vivo, and the aim of this research was to investigate the biosafety and neural induction of SD rat-originated adipose derived stem cells (ADSCs) using cationic superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) nanoparticle which was synthesized by the improved polyol method, in order to allow visualization using in vitro MRI. The scan protocols were performed with T2-mapping sequence; meanwhile, the ultrastructure of labeled cells was observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) while the iron content was measured by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). After neural induction, nestin and NSE (neural markers) were obviously expressed. In vitro MRI showed that the cationic PEG/PEI-modified SPIO nanoparticles could achieve great relaxation performance and favourable longevity. And the ICP-AES quantified the lowest iron content that could be detected by MRI as 1.56~1.8 pg/cell. This study showed that the cationic SPIO could be directly used to label ADSCs, which could then inductively differentiate into nerve and be imaged by in vitro MRI, which would exhibit important guiding significance for the further in vivo MRI towards animal models with neurodegenerative disorders.

scholarly journals Complex Relationship Between Signal Intensity Properties in Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) and Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Degradation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Guzy ◽  
Shatadru Chakravarty ◽  
Foster Buchanan ◽  
Haoran Chen ◽  
Jeffrey M. Gaudet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Particle ◽  
Imaging Modality ◽  
Quantitative Imaging ◽  
Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles ◽  
Iron Oxide Nanoparticle ◽  
Magnetic Particle Imaging ◽  
Particle Imaging

Magnetic particle imaging (MPI) is an exciting new biomedical imaging technology that uses superparamagnetic nanoparticles as an imaging tracer. MPI is touted as a quantitative imaging modality but MPI signal properties have never been characterized for nanoparticles undergoing biodegradation. Here we characterize the nature of the MPI signal properties as a function of degradation of various magnetic particle formulations. We show that MPI signal properties can increase or decrease as a function of nanoparticle formulation and chemical environment and that long-term in vitro experiments only roughly approximate long-term in vivo MPI signal properties. Data are supported by electron microscopy of nanoparticle degradation. Knowledge of MPI signal property changes during nanoparticle degradation will be critical in design and interpretation of all MPI experiments. Further, we demonstrate for the first time, an environmentally sensitive MPI contrast mechanism opening the door to smart contrast paradigms in MPI.<br>

scholarly journals Complex Relationship Between Signal Intensity Properties in Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) and Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Degradation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Guzy ◽  
Shatadru Chakravarty ◽  
Foster Buchanan ◽  
Haoran Chen ◽  
Jeffrey M. Gaudet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Particle ◽  
Imaging Modality ◽  
Quantitative Imaging ◽  
Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles ◽  
Iron Oxide Nanoparticle ◽  
Magnetic Particle Imaging ◽  
Particle Imaging

Magnetic particle imaging (MPI) is an exciting new biomedical imaging technology that uses superparamagnetic nanoparticles as an imaging tracer. MPI is touted as a quantitative imaging modality but MPI signal properties have never been characterized for nanoparticles undergoing biodegradation. Here we characterize the nature of the MPI signal properties as a function of degradation of various magnetic particle formulations. We show that MPI signal properties can increase or decrease as a function of nanoparticle formulation and chemical environment and that long-term in vitro experiments only roughly approximate long-term in vivo MPI signal properties. Data are supported by electron microscopy of nanoparticle degradation. Knowledge of MPI signal property changes during nanoparticle degradation will be critical in design and interpretation of all MPI experiments. Further, we demonstrate for the first time, an environmentally sensitive MPI contrast mechanism opening the door to smart contrast paradigms in MPI.<br>

scholarly journals Complex Relationship Between Signal Intensity Properties in Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) and Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Degradation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Guzy ◽  
Shatadru Chakravarty ◽  
Foster Buchanan ◽  
Haoran Chen ◽  
Jeffrey M. Gaudet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Particle ◽  
Imaging Modality ◽  
Quantitative Imaging ◽  
Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles ◽  
Iron Oxide Nanoparticle ◽  
Magnetic Particle Imaging ◽  
Particle Imaging

Magnetic particle imaging (MPI) is an exciting new biomedical imaging technology that uses superparamagnetic nanoparticles as an imaging tracer. MPI is touted as a quantitative imaging modality but MPI signal properties have never been characterized for nanoparticles undergoing biodegradation. Here we characterize the nature of the MPI signal properties as a function of degradation of various magnetic particle formulations. We show that MPI signal properties can increase or decrease as a function of nanoparticle formulation and chemical environment and that long-term in vitro experiments only roughly approximate long-term in vivo MPI signal properties. Data are supported by electron microscopy of nanoparticle degradation. Knowledge of MPI signal property changes during nanoparticle degradation will be critical in design and interpretation of all MPI experiments. Further, we demonstrate for the first time, an environmentally sensitive MPI contrast mechanism opening the door to smart contrast paradigms in MPI.<br>

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