Stem cell labeling using polyethylenimine conjugated (alpha-NaYbF4:Tm3+)/CaF2 upconversion nanoparticles
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Cell and Developmental BiologyDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Department of Orthopedics and Physical Rehabilitation
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Journal ArticlePublication Date
2013-03-20Keywords
Near InfraredPhotoluminescence
Bioimaging
Upconversion Nanoparticles
Stem cell
Bioimaging and Biomedical Optics
Cell and Developmental Biology
Cell Biology
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
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We report on a polyethylenimine (PEI) covalently conjugated (alpha-NaYbF4:Tm3+)/CaF2 upconversion nanoparticle (PEI-UCNP) and its use for labeling rat mesenchymal stem cells (rMSCs). The PEI-UCNPs absorb and emit near-infrared light, allowing for improved in vivo imaging depth over conventional probes. We found that such covalent surface conjugation by PEI results in a much more stable PEI-UCNP suspension in PBS compared to conventional electrostatic layer by layer (LbL) self-assembling coating approach. We systematically examined the effects of nanoparticle dose and exposure time on rat mesenchymal stem cell (rMSC) cytotoxicity. The exocytosis of PEI-UCNPs from labeled rMSCs and the impact of PEI-UCNP uptake on rMSC differentiation was also investigated. Our data show that incubation of 100-microg/mL PEI-UCNPs with rMSCs for 4 h led to efficient labeling of the MSCs, and such a level of PEI-UCNP exposure imposed little cytotoxicity to rMSCs (95% viability). However, extended incubation of PEI-UCNPs at the 100 microg/mL dose for 24 hour resulted in some cytotoxicity to rMSCs (60% viability). PEI-UCNP labeled rMSCs also exhibited normal early proliferation, and the internalized PEI-UCNPs did not leak out to cause unintended labeling of adjacent cells during a 14-day transwell culture experiment. Finally, PEI-UCNP labeled rMSCs were able to undergo osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation upon in vitro induction, although the osteogenesis of labeled rMSCs appeared to be less potent than that of the unlabeled rMSCs. Taken together, PEI-UCNPs are promising agents for stem cell labeling and tracking.Source
Zhao L, Kutikov A, Shen J, Duan C, Song J, Han G. Stem Cell Labeling using Polyethylenimine Conjugated (α-NaYbF4:Tm3+)/CaF2 Upconversion Nanoparticles. Theranostics 2013; 3(4):249-257. doi:10.7150/thno.5432. doi: 10.7150/thno.5432. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.7150/thno.5432Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/29124PubMed ID
23606911Notes
Co-author Artem B. Kutikov is a doctoral student in the Cell Biology program in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) at UMass Medical School.
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