Abstract
Aim: To test the hypothesis that MRI can monitor intraportal vein (IPV) transcatheter delivery of clinically applicable heparin-protamine-ferumoxytol (HPF) nanocomplex-labeled natural killer (NK) cells to liver tumor. Materials & methods: Liver tumor rat models underwent catheterization for IPV infusion of HPF-labeled NK cells (NK-92MI cell line). MRI measurements within tumor and adjacent liver tissues were compared pre- and post-NK cell infusion. Histology studies were used to identify NK cells in the target tumors. Results: For first time, we demonstrated that MRI tracks HPF-labeled NK cells migration within liver following IPV delivery. Conclusion: IPV transcatheter infusion permitted selective delivery of NK cells to liver tissues and MRI allowed tracking NK cell biodistributions within the tumors.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1761-1774 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Nanomedicine |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1 2015 |
Keywords
- MRI
- liver tumor
- natural killer cell
- portal vein
- rat
- transcatheter delivery
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Bioengineering
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Biomedical Engineering
- Materials Science(all)