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Detection of homing-in of stem cells labeled with technetium-99m hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime in infarcted myocardium after intracoronary injection
Address for correspondence: Dr. Sujata Mohanty, Stem Cell Facility, Ist Floor, ORBO Complex, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - 110 029, India. E-mail: drmohantysujata@gmail.com
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Abstract
Bone marrow stem cells having myogenic potential are promising candidates for various cell-based therapies for myocardial disease. We present here images showing homing of technetium-99m (Tc-99m) hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime (HMPAO) labeled stem cells in the infarcted myocardium from a pilot study conducted to radio-label part of the stem cells in patients enrolled in a stem cell clinical trial for recent myocardial infarction.
Keywords
Bone marrow mononuclear cells
myocardium
stem cell
technetium-99m hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime
We present here a case of 42-year-old male with a history of myocardial infarction (MI) and angioplasty 1 month back. Resting Tc-99m methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) myocardial perfusion study was done to confirm and locate the site of MI. On separate day, the patient underwent a bone marrow (BM) aspirate collection. BM derived mononuclear cells (MNCs) were isolated by Ficoll density gradient separation method.[12] The isolated MNCs were evaluated for viability by Trypan Blue dye exclusion test, surface marker profile for CD 34 by flow cytometry and MNC morphology by Giemsa staining.
Bone marrow-MNCs were incubated under sterile conditions for 45 min at room temperature with 10 mCi of Tc-99m HMPAO in 1 ml normal saline (NS) followed by centrifugation and decanting. Excess of unbound activity was removed by two washings of resuspended pellet in 1 ml NS followed by centrifugation. This pellet was finally diluted in NS. Freshly isolated MNCs showed 65% labeling efficiency and intact viability. A dose of 2.5 mCi of radio labeled BM-MNCs was withdrawn and intracoronary injection into the left coronary arteries was performed in cardiac catheterization laboratory. The images were acquired within 1 h postinjection on Dual head Gamma camera system (Infinia Hawkeye, GE Medical system, USA) and homing-in of radiolabel stem cells was observed [Figure 1].
Bone marrow stem cells having myogenic potential are promising candidates for various cell-based therapies for myocardial disease. Present images show homing-in of Tc-99m HMPAO labeled stem cells in the infarcted myocardium. Previous studies have reported the Technetium labeled stem cells in animal studies[345] and also its feasibility in humans.[678] A pilot study was conducted to radio-label part of the stem cells in patients enrolled in a stem cell clinical trial for recent MI.
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