Journal
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 293, Issue 4, Pages H2129-H2139Publisher
AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00677.2007
Keywords
ischemic heart; myocardial infarction; electron paramagnetic resonance oximetry; OxySpin
Funding
- NIBIB NIH HHS [R01 EB006153, R01 EB006153-01A2, R01-EB-004031, R01 EB004031, R01-EB-006163, R01 EB006163] Funding Source: Medline
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It is unclear whether oxygen plays a role in stem cell therapy. Hence, the determination of local oxygenation (Po-2) in the infarct heart and at the site of transplantation may be critical to study the efficacy of cell therapy. To demonstrate this, we have developed an oxygen-sensing paramagnetic spin probes (OxySpin) to monitor oxygenation in the region of cell transplantation using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. Skeletal myoblast (SM) cells isolated from thigh muscle biopsies of mice were labeled with OxySpin by coculturing the cells with submicron-sized (270 +/- 120 nm) particulates of the probe. Myocardial infarction was created by left coronary artery ligation in mice. Immediately after ligation, labeled SM cells were transplanted in the ischemic region of the heart. The engraftment of the transplanted cells and in situ Po-2 in the heart were monitored weekly for 4 wk. EPR measurements revealed the retention of cells in the infarcted tissue. The myocardial Po-2 at the site of SM cell therapy was significantly higher compared with the untreated group throughout the 4-wk period. Histological studies revealed differentiation and engraftment of SM cells into myotubes and increased incidence of neovascularization in the infarct region. The infarct size in the treated group was significantly decreased, whereas echocardiography showed an overall improvement in cardiac function when compared with untreated hearts. To our knowledge, this the first report detailing changes in in situ oxygenation in cell therapy. The increased myocardial Po-2 positively correlated with neoangiogenesis and cardiac function.
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