Nanoparticles have been employed to elucidate the innate immune cell biology and trace cells accumulating at inflammation sites. Inflammation prompts innate immune cells, the initial responders, to undergo rapid turnover and replenishment within the hematopoietic bone marrow. Yet, we currently lack a precise understanding of how inflammation affects cellular nanoparticle uptake at the level of progenitors of innate immune cells in the hematopoietic marrow. To bridge this gap, we aimed to develop imaging tools to explore the uptake dynamics of fluorescently labeled cross-linked iron oxide nanoparticles in the bone marrow niche under varying degrees of inflammation. The inflammatory models included mice that received intramuscular lipopolysaccharide injections to induce moderate inflammation and streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice with additional intramuscular lipopolysaccharide injections to intensify inflammation. In vivo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and fluorescence imaging revealed an elevated level of nanoparticle uptake at the bone marrow as the levels of inflammation increased. The heightened uptake of nanoparticles within the inflamed marrow was attributed to enhanced permeability and retention with increased nanoparticle intake by hematopoietic progenitor cells. Moreover, intravital microscopy showed increased colocalization of nanoparticles within slowly patrolling monocytes in these inflamed hematopoietic marrow niches. Our discoveries unveil a previously unknown role of the inflamed hematopoietic marrow in enhanced storage and rapid deployment of nanoparticles, which can specifically target innate immune cells at their production site during inflammation. These insights underscore the critical function of the hematopoietic bone marrow in distributing iron nanoparticles to innate immune cells during inflammation. Our findings offer diagnostic and prognostic value, identifying the hematopoietic bone marrow as an imaging biomarker for early detection in inflammation imaging, advancing personalized clinical care.

3rd Faculty of Medicine Charles University Prague 100 00 Czech Republic

Biomedical Core Facility Rappaport Faculty of Medicine Technion Israel Institute of Technology Haifa 3200003 Israel

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