Tracking of Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cells in a Model of Cisplatin-Induced Acute Kidney Injury: Comparison of Bioluminescence Imaging versus qRT-PCR.

ABSTRACT: Determining the cell fate and the distribution of mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSCs) after transplantation are essential parts of characterizing the mechanisms of action and biosafety profile of stem cell therapy. Many recent studies have shown that MSCs migrate into injured tissues, but are only detectable at extremely low frequencies. We investigated the cell fate of MSCs after transplantation in an acute kidney injury (AKI) mouse model using in vivo bioluminescence imaging (BLI) and subsequent verification of cell migration using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). The AKI was induced by a single injection of cisplatin (8 or 12 mg/kg). One day later, adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal/stem cells isolated from luciferase transgenic mice (Luc⁺-mASCs, 5 × 10⁵) w

SUBMITTER: Schubert R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6165020 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature