Gene expression profiling on FePro labeled bone marrow stromal cells

ABSTRACT: Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPION) are increasingly used to label human bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs, also called mesenchymal stem cells) to monitor their fate by in vivo MRI and histology after Prussian blue (PB) staining. SPION-labeling appears to be safe as assessed by in vitro differentiation of BMSCs, however, we chose to determine the effect of labeling on maintaining the “stemness” of cells within the BMSC population. Colony forming efficiency, CD146 expression, gene expression profiling, bone and myelosupportive stroma formation in vivo were evaluated. SPION-labeling did not alter these assays. Equivalent bone with host hematopoiesis was formed by SPION-labeled and unlabeled BMSCs. PB+ adipocytes were noted, definitively demonstrating their donor origin, as well

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Francesco Marincola 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-20431 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress