Physicochemical characterization of ferumoxytol, heparin and protamine nanocomplexes for improved magnetic labeling of stem cells
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2017
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Stem cell-based therapies have become a major focus in regenerative medicine and to treat diseases. A straightforward approach combining three drugs, heparin (H), protamine (P) with ferumoxytol (F) in the form of nanocomplexes (NCs) effectively labeled stem cells for cellular MRI. We report on the physicochemical characteristics for optimizing the H, P, and F components in different ratios, and mixing sequences, producing NCs that varied in hydrodynamic size. NC size depended on the order in which drugs were mixed in media. Electron microscopy of HPF or FHP showed that F was located on the surface of spheroidal shaped HP complexes. Human stem cells incubated with FHP NCs resulted in a significantly greater iron concentration per cell compared to that found in HPF NCs with the same concentration of F. These results indicate that FHP could be useful for labeling stem cells in translational studies in the clinic. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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Nanomedicine-Nanotechnology Biology And Medicine. Amsterdam, v. 13, n. 2, p. 503-513, 2017.