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Indium-111 oxine labelling affects the cellular integrity of haematopoietic progenitor cells

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Purpose

Cell-based therapy by transplantation of progenitor cells has emerged as a promising development for organ repair, but non-invasive imaging approaches are required to monitor the fate of transplanted cells. Radioactive labelling with 111In-oxine has been used in preclinical trials. This study aimed to validate 111In-oxine labelling and subsequent in vivo and ex vivo detection of haematopoietic progenitor cells.

Methods

Murine haematopoietic progenitor cells (106, FDCPmix) were labelled with 0.1 MBq (low dose) or 1.0 MBq (high dose) 111In-oxine and compared with unlabelled controls. Cellular retention of 111In, viability and proliferation were determined up to 48 h after labelling. Labelled cells were injected into the cavity of the left or right cardiac ventricle in mice. Scintigraphic images were acquired 24 h later. Organ samples were harvested to determine the tissue-specific activity.

Results

Labelling efficiency was 75±14%. Cellular retention of incorporated 111In after 48 h was 18±4%. Percentage viability after 48 h was 90±1% (control), 58±7% (low dose) and 48±8% (high dose) (p<0.0001). Numbers of viable cells after 48 h (normalised to 0 h) were 249±51% (control), 42±8% (low dose) and 32±5% (high dose) (p<0.0001). Cells accumulated in the spleen (86.6±27.0% ID/g), bone marrow (59.1±16.1% ID/g) and liver (30.3±9.5% ID/g) after left ventricular injection, whereas most of the cells were detected in the lungs (42.4±21.8% ID/g) after right ventricular injection.

Conclusion

Radiolabelling of haematopoietic progenitor cells with 111In-oxine is feasible, with high labelling efficiency but restricted stability. The integrity of labelled cells is significantly affected, with substantially reduced viability and proliferation and limited migration after systemic transfusion.

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This work was supported by a research grant from the RWTH Aachen University (START 43/02).

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany

    Bernd Nowak, Patrick Reinartz, Wolfgang M. Schaefer & Ulrich Buell

  2. Department of Molecular Cardiovascular Research, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

    Christian Weber, Andreas Schober, Ute Zeiffer, Elisa A. Liehn & Philipp von Hundelshausen

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Nowak, B., Weber, C., Schober, A. et al. Indium-111 oxine labelling affects the cellular integrity of haematopoietic progenitor cells. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 34, 715–721 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-006-0275-3

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