title: In vivo tracking of murine adipose tissue-derived multipotent adult stem cells and ex vivo cross-validation.
abstract: Stem cells are characterized by the ability to renew themselves and to differentiate into specialized cell types, while stem cell therapy is believed to treat a number of different human diseases through either cell regeneration or paracrine effects. Herein, an in vivo and ex vivo near infrared time domain (NIR TD) optical imaging study was undertaken to evaluate the migratory ability of murine adipose tissue-derived multipotent adult stem cells [mAT-MASC] after intramuscular injection in mice. In vivo NIR TD optical imaging data analysis showed a migration of DiD-labelled mAT-MASC in the leg opposite the injection site, which was confirmed by a fibered confocal microendoscopy system. Ex vivo NIR TD optical imaging results showed a systemic distribution of labelled cells. Considering a potential microenvironmental contamination, a cross-validation study by multimodality approaches was followed: mAT-MASC were isolated from male mice expressing constitutively eGFP, which was detectable using techniques of immunofluorescence and qPCR. Y-chromosome positive cells, injected into wild-type female recipients, were detected by FISH. Cross-validation confirmed the data obtained by in vivo/ex vivo TD optical imaging analysis. In summary, our data demonstrates the usefulness of NIR TD optical imaging in tracking delivered cells, giving insights into the migratory properties of the injected cells.
authors: Optical Imaging Laboratory, Cluster in Biomedicine (CBM scrl), 34149 Trieste, Italy.
authors: Chiara
authors: C
authors: Garrovo
authors: Natascha
authors: N
authors: Bergamin
authors: Dave
authors: D
authors: Bates
authors: Daniela
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authors: Cesselli
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authors: Ferrari
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authors: Alberto Beltrami
authors: Vito
authors: V
authors: Lorusso
authors: Stefania
authors: S
authors: Biffi
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