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Tracking stem cells with superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles: perspectives and considerations
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Tracking stem cells with superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles: perspectives and considerations

Jasmin, Gustavo Torres de Souza, Ruy Andrade Louzada, Paulo Henrique Rosado-de-Castro, Rosalia Mendez-Otero and Antonio Carlos Campos de Carvalho
International journal of nanomedicine, Vol.12, pp.779-793
01/01/2017
DOI: 10.2147/IJN.S126530
PMCID: PMC5279820
PMID: 28182122
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Abstract

Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) have been used for diagnoses in biomedical applications, due to their unique properties and their apparent safety for humans. In general, SPIONs do not seem to produce cell damage, although their long-term in vivo effects continue to be investigated. The possibility of efficiently labeling cells with these magnetic nanoparticles has stimulated their use to noninvasively track cells by magnetic resonance imaging after transplantation. SPIONs are attracting increasing attention and are one of the preferred methods for cell labeling and tracking in preclinical and clinical studies. For clinical protocol approval of magnetic-labeled cell tracking, it is essential to expand our knowledge of the time course of SPIONs after cell incorporation and transplantation. This review focuses on the recent advances in tracking SPION-labeled stem cells, analyzing the possibilities and limitations of their use, not only focusing on myocardial infarction but also discussing other models.
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