In:
Circulation, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 126, No. 4 ( 2012-07-24), p. 430-439
Abstract:
Evaluation of novel cellular therapies in large-animal models and patients is currently hampered by the lack of imaging approaches that allow for long-term monitoring of viable transplanted cells. In this study, sodium iodide symporter (NIS) transgene imaging was evaluated as an approach to follow in vivo survival, engraftment, and distribution of human-induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) derivatives in a pig model of myocardial infarction. Methods and Results— Transgenic hiPSC lines stably expressing a fluorescent reporter and NIS (NIS pos -hiPSCs) were established. Iodide uptake, efflux, and viability of NIS pos -hiPSCs were assessed in vitro. Ten (±2) days after induction of myocardial infarction by transient occlusion of the left anterior descending artery, catheter-based intramyocardial injection of NIS pos -hiPSCs guided by 3-dimensional NOGA mapping was performed. Dual-isotope single photon emission computed tomographic/computed tomographic imaging was applied with the use of 123 I to follow donor cell survival and distribution and with the use of 99m TC-tetrofosmin for perfusion imaging. In vitro, iodide uptake in NIS pos -hiPSCs was increased 100-fold above that of nontransgenic controls. In vivo, viable NIS pos -hiPSCs could be visualized for up to 15 weeks. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated that hiPSC-derived endothelial cells contributed to vascularization. Up to 12 to 15 weeks after transplantation, no teratomas were detected. Conclusions— This study describes for the first time the feasibility of repeated long-term in vivo imaging of viability and tissue distribution of cellular grafts in large animals. Moreover, this is the first report demonstrating vascular differentiation and long-term engraftment of hiPSCs in a large-animal model of myocardial infarction. NIS pos -hiPSCs represent a valuable tool to monitor and improve current cellular treatment strategies in clinically relevant animal models.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0009-7322
,
1524-4539
DOI:
10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.087684
Language:
English
Publisher:
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Publication Date:
2012
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1466401-X
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80099-5
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