In vivo SPECT reporter gene imaging of regulatory T cells.
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) were identified several years ago and are key in controlling autoimmune diseases and limiting immune responses to foreign antigens, including alloantigens. In vivo imaging techniques including intravital microscopy as well as whole body imaging using bioluminescence probes...
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doaj-0ea4ae1396b74ba491e13c829f5520f62020-11-24T21:41:27ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032011-01-01610e2585710.1371/journal.pone.0025857In vivo SPECT reporter gene imaging of regulatory T cells.Ehsan Sharif-PaghalehKavitha SunasseeRichard TavaréKulachelvy RatnasothyAlexander KoersNiwa AliRowa AlhabbabPhilip J BlowerRobert I LechlerLesley A SmythGregory E MullenGiovanna LombardiRegulatory T cells (Tregs) were identified several years ago and are key in controlling autoimmune diseases and limiting immune responses to foreign antigens, including alloantigens. In vivo imaging techniques including intravital microscopy as well as whole body imaging using bioluminescence probes have contributed to the understanding of in vivo Treg function, their mechanisms of action and target cells. Imaging of the human sodium/iodide symporter via Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) has been used to image various cell types in vivo. It has several advantages over the aforementioned imaging techniques including high sensitivity, it allows non-invasive whole body studies of viable cell migration and localisation of cells over time and lastly it may offer the possibility to be translated to the clinic. This study addresses whether SPECT/CT imaging can be used to visualise the migratory pattern of Tregs in vivo. Treg lines derived from CD4(+)CD25(+)FoxP3(+) cells were retrovirally transduced with a construct encoding for the human Sodium Iodide Symporter (NIS) and the fluorescent protein mCherry and stimulated with autologous DCs. NIS expressing self-specific Tregs were specifically radiolabelled in vitro with Technetium-99m pertechnetate ((99m)TcO(4)(-)) and exposure of these cells to radioactivity did not affect cell viability, phenotype or function. In addition adoptively transferred Treg-NIS cells were imaged in vivo in C57BL/6 (BL/6) mice by SPECT/CT using (99m)TcO(4)(-). After 24 hours NIS expressing Tregs were observed in the spleen and their localisation was further confirmed by organ biodistribution studies and flow cytometry analysis. The data presented here suggests that SPECT/CT imaging can be utilised in preclinical imaging studies of adoptively transferred Tregs without affecting Treg function and viability thereby allowing longitudinal studies within disease models.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3197183?pdf=render |
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Ehsan Sharif-Paghaleh Kavitha Sunassee Richard Tavaré Kulachelvy Ratnasothy Alexander Koers Niwa Ali Rowa Alhabbab Philip J Blower Robert I Lechler Lesley A Smyth Gregory E Mullen Giovanna Lombardi |
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Ehsan Sharif-Paghaleh Kavitha Sunassee Richard Tavaré Kulachelvy Ratnasothy Alexander Koers Niwa Ali Rowa Alhabbab Philip J Blower Robert I Lechler Lesley A Smyth Gregory E Mullen Giovanna Lombardi In vivo SPECT reporter gene imaging of regulatory T cells. PLoS ONE |
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Ehsan Sharif-Paghaleh Kavitha Sunassee Richard Tavaré Kulachelvy Ratnasothy Alexander Koers Niwa Ali Rowa Alhabbab Philip J Blower Robert I Lechler Lesley A Smyth Gregory E Mullen Giovanna Lombardi |
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In vivo SPECT reporter gene imaging of regulatory T cells. |
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In vivo SPECT reporter gene imaging of regulatory T cells. |
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In vivo SPECT reporter gene imaging of regulatory T cells. |
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In vivo SPECT reporter gene imaging of regulatory T cells. |
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In vivo SPECT reporter gene imaging of regulatory T cells. |
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in vivo spect reporter gene imaging of regulatory t cells. |
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Regulatory T cells (Tregs) were identified several years ago and are key in controlling autoimmune diseases and limiting immune responses to foreign antigens, including alloantigens. In vivo imaging techniques including intravital microscopy as well as whole body imaging using bioluminescence probes have contributed to the understanding of in vivo Treg function, their mechanisms of action and target cells. Imaging of the human sodium/iodide symporter via Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) has been used to image various cell types in vivo. It has several advantages over the aforementioned imaging techniques including high sensitivity, it allows non-invasive whole body studies of viable cell migration and localisation of cells over time and lastly it may offer the possibility to be translated to the clinic. This study addresses whether SPECT/CT imaging can be used to visualise the migratory pattern of Tregs in vivo. Treg lines derived from CD4(+)CD25(+)FoxP3(+) cells were retrovirally transduced with a construct encoding for the human Sodium Iodide Symporter (NIS) and the fluorescent protein mCherry and stimulated with autologous DCs. NIS expressing self-specific Tregs were specifically radiolabelled in vitro with Technetium-99m pertechnetate ((99m)TcO(4)(-)) and exposure of these cells to radioactivity did not affect cell viability, phenotype or function. In addition adoptively transferred Treg-NIS cells were imaged in vivo in C57BL/6 (BL/6) mice by SPECT/CT using (99m)TcO(4)(-). After 24 hours NIS expressing Tregs were observed in the spleen and their localisation was further confirmed by organ biodistribution studies and flow cytometry analysis. The data presented here suggests that SPECT/CT imaging can be utilised in preclinical imaging studies of adoptively transferred Tregs without affecting Treg function and viability thereby allowing longitudinal studies within disease models. |
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