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Mn-52 Production for PET/MRI Tracking Of Human Stem Cells Expressing Divalent Metal Transporter 1 (DMT1)
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Mn-52 Production for PET/MRI Tracking Of Human Stem Cells Expressing Divalent Metal Transporter 1 (DMT1)

Christina M. Lewis, Stephen A. Graves, Reinier Hernandez, Hector F. Valdovinos, Todd E. Barnhart, Weibo Cai, Mary E. Meyerand, Robert J. Nickles and Masatoshi Suzuki
Theranostics, Vol.5(3), pp.227-239
01/01/2015
DOI: 10.7150/thno.10185
PMCID: PMC4279187
PMID: 25553111
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https://doi.org/10.7150/thno.10185View
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Abstract

There is a growing demand for long-term in vivo stem cell imaging for assessing cell therapy techniques and guiding therapeutic decisions. This work develops the production of Mn-52 and establishes proof of concept for the use of divalent metal transporter 1 (DMT1) as a positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reporter gene for stem cell tracking in the rat brain. Mn-52 was produced via proton irradiation of a natural chromium target. In a comparison of two Mn-52 separation methods, solvent-solvent extraction was preferred over ion exchange chromatography because of reduced chromium impurities and higher Mn-52 recovery. In vitro uptake of Mn-based PET and MRI contrast agents (Mn-52(2+) and Mn2+, respectively) was enhanced in DMT1 over-expressing human neural progenitor cells (hNPC-DMT1) compared to wild-type control cells (hNPC-WT). After cell transplantation in the rat striatum, increased uptake of Mn-based contrast agents in grafted hNPC-DMT1 was detected in in vivo manganese-enhanced MRI (MEMRI) and ex vivo PET and autoradiography. These initial studies indicate that this approach holds promise for dual-modality PET/MR tracking of transplanted stem cells in the central nervous system and prompt further investigation into the clinical applicability of this technique.
Life Sciences & Biomedicine Medicine, Research & Experimental Research & Experimental Medicine Science & Technology

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