Abstract
Background: The success of many cell-based therapies is highly dependent on the accurate delivery, dosing and trafficking of the cellular therapeutic. In vivo magnetic resonance (MR) cell tracking provides a means to noninvasively and longitudinally evaluate these parameters for cellular therapy. Objective: To provide an overview of MR cell tracking and how cellular therapeutics might be improved by utilizing this technology. Methods: We focused on the technologies utilized for stem cell and immunotherapies in preclinical models of disease. Results/conclusion: New technologies in MR cell tracking will soon take the field beyond preclinical studies and begin to show benefits in clinical trials of novel experimental cell-based therapies.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 293-306 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2009 |
Keywords
- Cell migration
- Cell tracking
- Contrast agent
- Immunotherapy
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Stem cells
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology
- Drug Discovery
- Clinical Biochemistry