大鼠骨髓源神经干细胞的Sinerem体外标记及磁共振成像研究

目的 应用超小超顺磁性氧化铁(USPIO)Sinerem和转染试剂多聚赖氨酸(PLL)复合物标记大鼠骨髓源神经干细胞,初步评价磁共振成像活体示踪Sinerem标记干细胞的可行性.方法 分离SD大鼠骨髓基质干细胞,体外培养诱导成骨髓源神经干细胞.将制备的Sinerem-PLL复合物以浓度Sinerem 200μg/ml和干细胞共孵育培养过夜.采用普鲁士蓝染色和透射电镜确定细胞内铁的摄取、定位情况;并对细胞增殖、凋亡检测评价.体内外以SE序列T2WI与T2*WI行4.7T磁共振干细胞成像.结果 该方法标记干细胞效率为95%以上,普鲁士蓝染色显示铁颗粒存在胞质中,电镜显示铁颗粒集中于内涵体和溶酶体中;该浓度时Sinerem对细胞的活性影响与未标记细胞相比差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05).标记后细胞体内外的T2WI与T2*WI信号强度明显降低.结论 利用Sinerem对比剂经PLL介导标记骨髓源神经干细胞高效易行,磁共振可用于活体示踪神经干细胞.

Sinerem labeling and MRI tracking of neural stem cells in vivo and in vitro

OBJECTIVE: To label rat neural stem cells (NSCs) with the complex of Sinerem, the ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide (USPIO), and poly-L-lysine (PLL), and evaluate the feasibility of tracking the labeled cells with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in vitro and in vivo. METHODS: Sinerem was incubated with PLL to obtain the complex of Sinerem-PLL. The mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) isolated from the bone marrow of SD rats were cultured and induced to differentiate into the neural stem cells. The second-passage cells were cultured overnight with the Sinerem-PLL complex, after which Prussian blue staining and transmission electron microscopy were performed to observe the nanoparticles in the cytoplasm. Cell apoptosis assay was performed to assess the cell viability 1 day, 1 week, and 2 weeks after the labeling. Cell tracking with 4.7 MR system was carried out in vivo and in vitro using T(2)WI and T(2)*WI sequences. RESULTS: The NSCs could be effectively labeled with Sinerem-PLL complex with the labeling efficiency exceeding 95%. Prussian blue staining showed numerous blue iron particles in the cytoplasm, and under transmission electron microscope, these particles accumulated in the endosomes/lysosomes. The labeling did not significantly affect the cell viability and proliferation. Remarkable low signal density changes of the labeled cells was seen on T(2)WI and T(2)*WI in vivo and in vitro. CONCLUSION: NSCs can be effectively labeled with Sinerem-PLL complex, and MRI can be used to track the labeled cells in vivo and in vitro.