RRC ID 68707
著者 Amadeo F, Plagge A, Chacko A, Wilm B, Hanson V, Liptrott N, Murray P, Taylor A.
タイトル Firefly luciferase offers superior performance to AkaLuc for tracking the fate of administered cell therapies.
ジャーナル Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging
Abstract INTRODUCTION:A novel, red-shifted bioluminescence imaging (BLI) system called AkaBLI has been recently developed for cell tracking in preclinical models and to date, limited data is available on how it performs in relation to existing systems.
PURPOSE:To systematically compare the performance of AkaBLI and the standard Firefly luciferase (FLuc) systems to monitor the biodistribution and fate of cell therapies in rodents.
METHODS:Umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) were transduced to produce two genetically engineered populations, expressing either AkaLuc or the engineered FLuc luc2. The bioluminescence of AkaLuc+ and FLuc+ cells was assessed both in vitro (emission spectra, saturation kinetics and light emission per cell) and in vivo (substrate kinetics following intraperitoneal and subcutaneous administration and biodistribution of the cells up to day 7).
RESULTS:Introduction of the reporter genes has no effect on MSC phenotype. For BLI, the FLuc system is superior to AkaBLI in terms of (i) light output, producing a stronger signal after subcutaneous substrate delivery and more consistent signal kinetics when delivered intraperitoneally; (ii) absence of hepatic background; and (iii) safety, where the AkaLuc substrate was associated with a reaction in the skin of the mice in vivo.
CONCLUSION:We conclude that there is no advantage in using the AkaBLI system to track the biodistribution of systemically administered cell-based regenerative medicine therapies in vivo.
巻・号 49(3)
ページ 796-808
公開日 2022-2-1
DOI 10.1007/s00259-021-05439-4
PII 10.1007/s00259-021-05439-4
PMID 34313817
PMC PMC8803776
MeSH Animals Genes, Reporter Luciferases, Firefly* / genetics Luciferases, Firefly* / metabolism Luminescent Measurements / methods Mesenchymal Stem Cells* / metabolism Mice Tissue Distribution
IF 7.704
リソース情報
遺伝子材料 pcDNA3 Venus-Akaluc (RDB15781)