Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Monocytes Labeled with Ultrasmall Superparamagnetic Particles of Iron Oxide Using Magnetoelectroporation in an Animal Model of Multiple Sclerosis | Zendy

Raoul D. Oude Engberink | Zendy; Susanne M. A. van der Pol | Zendy; Piotr Walczak | Zendy; Annette van der Toorn | Zendy; Max A. Viergever | Zendy; Christine D. Dijkstra | Zendy; Jeff W. M. Bulte | Zendy; Helga E. de Vries | Zendy; Erwin L. A. Blezer | Zendy

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Monocytes Labeled with Ultrasmall Superparamagnetic Particles of Iron Oxide Using Magnetoelectroporation in an Animal Model of Multiple Sclerosis

Author(s) -

Raoul D. Oude Engberink,

Susanne M. A. van der Pol,

Piotr Walczak,

Annette van der Toorn,

Max A. Viergever,

Christine D. Dijkstra,

Jeff W. M. Bulte,

Helga E. de Vries,

Erwin L. A. Blezer

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

molecular imaging

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.815

H-Index - 60

eISSN - 1536-0121

pISSN - 1535-3508

DOI - 10.2310/7290.2010.00016

Subject(s) - experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis , multiple sclerosis , pathology , magnetic resonance imaging , in vivo , encephalomyelitis , monocyte , central nervous system , cerebellum , infiltration (hvac) , chemistry , medicine , immunology , biology , materials science , microbiology and biotechnology , composite material , radiology

Infiltrated monocytes play a crucial role in the demyelination process during multiple sclerosis (MS), an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS). Still, methods to monitor their infiltration pattern over time are lacking. In this study, magnetoelectroporation (MEP) was used to label rat monocytes with the superparamagnetic iron oxide particles Sinerem, Endorem, and Supravist. Supravist-labeled monocytes were injected in rats that we induced with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, a model for MS. Imaging at 4.7 and 9.4 T revealed multiple foci of decreased signal intensity predominantly located in the cerebellum. Immunohistochemical evaluation confirmed the presence of intracellular iron in infiltrated cells, indicating the suitability of MEP to specifically follow labeled monocytes in vivo in this disease model. This technique may be further optimized and potentially used in MS patients to assess monocyte migration into the brain and to monitor the efficacy of therapeutic agents aimed at blocking cellular migration into the CNS

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