title: Measurement of oxygenation at the site of stem cell therapy in a murine model of myocardial infarction.
abstract: We have developed a noninvasive EPR (electron paramagnetic resonance) oximetry, based on a new class of oxygen-sensing nano-particulate probe (LiNc-BuO), for simultaneous monitoring of stem-cell therapy and in situ oxygenation (partial pressure of oxygen, pO2) in a mouse model of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). AMI was induced by a permanent occlusion of left-anterior-descending (LAD) coronary artery. Skeletal myoblast (SM) cells were used for therapy. The oximetry probe was implanted in the mid-ventricular region using a needle. Tissue histological studies after 3 weeks of implantation of the probe revealed significant fibrosis, which was solely due to the needle track and not due to the probe particles. The feasibility of long-term monitoring of pO2 was established in control (non-infarct) group of hearts (> 3 months; pO2 = 15.0 +/- 1.2 mmHg,). A mixture of the probe with/without SM cells (1 x 10(5)) was implanted as a single injection in the infarcted region and the myocardial tissue pO2 at the site of cell therapy was measured for 4 weeks. The pO2 was significantly higher in infarcted hearts treated with SM cells (pO2 = 3.5 +/- 0.9 mmHg) compared to untreated hearts (pO2 = 1.6 +/- 0.7 mmHg). We have demonstrated, for the first time, the feasibility of monitoring pO2 in mouse hearts after stem cell therapy.
authors.affiliation: Center for Biomedical EPR Spectroscopy and Imaging, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, 420 W. 12th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
authors.forename: Mahmood
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Vijay Kumar
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Kutala
authors.forename: Sheik
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wisel
authors.forename: Simi M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Chacko
authors.forename: M Lakshmi
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Kuppusamy
authors.forename: Pawel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kwiatkowski
authors.forename: Periannan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kuppusamy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003470:Culture Media; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006614:Hindlimb; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D032448:Myoblasts, Skeletal / Q000378:metabolism / Q000637:transplantation; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D010092:Oximetry; D010100:Oxygen / Q000032:analysis*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D010313:Partial Pressure; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D010100:Oxygen