INTRODUCTION: Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is suitable for noninvasive long-term tracking. We labeled human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neural precursors (iPSC-NPs) with two types of iron-based nanoparticles, silica-coated cobalt zinc ferrite nanoparticles (CZF) and poly-l-lysine-coated iron oxide superparamagnetic nanoparticles (PLL-coated γ-Fe2O3) and studied their effect on proliferation and neuronal differentiation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We investigated the effect of these two contrast agents on neural precursor cell proliferation and differentiation capability. We further defined the intracellular localization and labeling efficiency and analyzed labeled cells by MR. RESULTS: Cell proliferation was not affected by PLL-coated γ-Fe2O3 but was slowed down in cells labeled with CZF. Labeling efficiency, iron content and relaxation rates measured by MR were lower in cells labeled with CZF when compared to PLL-coated γ-Fe2O3. Cytoplasmic localization of both types of nanoparticles was confirmed by transmission electron microscopy. Flow cytometry and immunocytochemical analysis of specific markers expressed during neuronal differentiation did not show any significant differences between unlabeled cells or cells labeled with both magnetic nanoparticles. CONCLUSION: Our results show that cells labeled with PLL-coated γ-Fe2O3 are suitable for MR detection, did not affect the differentiation potential of iPSC-NPs and are suitable for in vivo cell therapies in experimental models of central nervous system disorders.

• MeSH
• buněčná diferenciace * MeSH
• fibroblasty cytologie   MeSH
• imunoenzymatické techniky MeSH
• indukované pluripotentní kmenové buňky cytologie   MeSH
• kontrastní látky chemie   MeSH
• kultivované buňky MeSH
• kvantitativní polymerázová řetězová reakce MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• lysin chemie   MeSH
• magnetická rezonanční tomografie metody   MeSH
• magnetické nanočástice chemie   MeSH
• neurony cytologie   MeSH
• plíce cytologie   MeSH
• plod cytologie   MeSH
• proliferace buněk MeSH
• průtoková cytometrie MeSH
• transmisní elektronová mikroskopie MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH