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MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE
卷 49, 期 6, 页码 1006-1013出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.10465
关键词
dendritic cells; MRI; endocytosis; mouse
资金
- NCI NIH HHS [CA73743] Funding Source: Medline
- NCRR NIH HHS [P41-RR03631] Funding Source: Medline
- NIAMS NIH HHS [P50-AR049617] Funding Source: Medline
Dendritic cells (DCs) function as antigen presenting cells in vivo and play a fundamental role in numerous diseases. New methods are described for high-efficiency intracellular labeling of DCs with superparamagnetic iron-oxide (SPIO) utilizing a receptor-mediated endocytosis (RME) mechanism. Bone marrow-derived DCs or a fetal skin-derived DC line were incubated with SPIO conjugated to anti-CD11c monoclonal antibody (mAb) under conditions favoring RME. These cells exhibited approximately a 50-fold increase in uptake relative to DCs incubated with SPIO without the mAb. Flow cytometry studies assaying cell surface markers showed a down-modulation of CD11c, but no other changes in phenotype. Immunological function of the DCs was unmodified by the labeling, as determined by cytokine secretion assays. The RME mechanism was confirmed using electron microscopy, endocytosis inhibition assays, and incubation experiments with SPIO conjugated to mAbs against accessory molecules that are not expressed on DCs. Labeled DCs were injected into murine quadriceps and monitored in vivo for several days using MR microimaging at 11.7 T. DCs were observed to remain within the muscle for >24 hr. The use of RME is an efficient way to label immune cells for in vivo MRI and can be applied to a wide variety of cell types. (C) 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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