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Biodistribution of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Labeled with [89Zr]Zr-Oxine in Local Radiation Injuries in Laboratory
Tatiana A Astrelina1, Vitaliy A Brunchukov1, Galina E Kodina1
1State Research Center-Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of Federal Medical Biological Agency, 123182 Moscow, Russia.
Background:
Tracking the migration pathways of living cells after their introduction into a patient's body is a topical issue in the field of cell therapy. Questions related to studying the possibility of long-term intravital biodistribution of mesenchymal stromal cells in the body currently remain open.
Methods:
Forty-nine laboratory animals were used in the study. Modeling of local radiation injuries was carried out, and the dynamics of the distribution of mesenchymal stromal cells labeled with [89Zr]Zr-oxine in the rat body were studied.
Results:
the obtained results of the labelled cell distribution allow us to assume that this procedure could be useful for visualization of local radiation injury using positron emission tomography. However, further research is needed to confirm this assumption.
Conclusions:
intravenous injection leads to the initial accumulation of cells in the lungs and their subsequent redistribution to the liver, spleen, and kidneys. When locally injected into tissues, mesenchymal stromal cells are not distributed systemically in significant quantities.
