title: Noninvasive multimodal imaging of stem cell transplants in the brain using bioluminescence imaging and magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: Transplantation of stem cells represents a promising approach for the therapy of different brain diseases, including stroke, Parkinson's, and Huntington's disease. Tracking of stem cells with noninvasive imaging technologies provides insight into location, migration, and proliferation of the cells-key features for a possible clinical translation. This chapter describes a multimodal and noninvasive approach employing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and bioluminescence imaging (BLI), both of which offer the opportunity for repetitive measurements on the same individual, revealing the full temporal profile of cell dynamics. The combination of these modalities allows the simultaneous investigation of different aspects of the graft fate. We will present the detailed protocol for noninvasive multimodal tracking of labeled and transplanted neural stem cells, specifically optimized for brain applications, which allows repetitive assessment of localization as well as identification of cell viability and cell quantity after transplantation.
authors.affiliation: In-vivo-NMR Laboratory, Max Planck Institute for Neurological Research, Gleueler Str. 50, Cologne, 50931, Germany.
authors.forename: Annette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tennstaedt
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aswendt
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Adamczak
authors.forename: Mathias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hoehn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D064987:Cell- and Tissue-Based Therapy; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D008163:Luminescent Measurements / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D051379:Mice; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D058953:Neural Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000637:transplantation*; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation