MR医学影像文献Zhang-2016-In Vivo Targeted MR Imaging of Endo.pdfVIP

molecules Article In Vivo Targeted MR Imaging of Endogenous Neural Stem Cells in Ischemic Stroke Fang Zhang †, Xiaohui Duan †, Liejing Lu, Xiang Zhang, Xiaomei Zhong, Jiaji Mao, Meiwei Chen and Jun Shen * Department of Radiology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510120, Guangdong, China; xinxin110007@126.com (F.Z.); duanxiaohui-128@163.com (X.D.); luliejing@ (L.L.); xiangz2007@163.com (X.Z.); zhxm07@126.com (X.Z.); canterburybells@126.com (J.M.); anyway90@163.com (M.C.) * Correspondence: shenjun@; Tel.: +86-20-8133-2243 † These authors contributed equally to this work. Academic Editor: Zhen Cheng Received: 20 July 2016; Accepted: 26 August 2016; Published: 29 August 2016 Abstract: Acute ischemic stroke remains a leading cause of death and disability. Endogenous neurogenesis enhanced via activation of neural stem cells (NSCs) could be a promising method for stroke treatment. In vivo targeted tracking is highly desirable for monitoring the dynamics of endogenous NSCs in stroke. Previously, we have successfully realized in vivo targeted MR imaging of endogenous NSCs in normal adult mice brains by using anti-CD15 antibody-conjugated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (anti-CD15-SPIONs) as the molecular probe. Herein, we explore the performance of this molecular probe in targeted in vivo tracking of activated endogenous NSCs in ischemic stroke. Our study showed that intraventricular injection of anti-CD15-SPIONs could label activated endogenous NSCs in situ seven days after ischemic stroke, which were detected as enlarged areas of hypo-intense signals on MR imaging at 7.0 T. The treatment of cytosine arabinosine could inhibit the activation of endogenous NSCs, which was featured by the disappearance of areas of hypo-intense signals on MR imaging. Using anti-CD15-SPIONs as imaging