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| Name | Class |
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| Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | OTHER |
| Translational Medicine Research Collaboration | OTHER |
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The ability to label specific cells and image their natural movements in vivo would allow researchers to investigate the mechanisms of disease progression. In addition, cell-based therapy, especially stem cell therapy, requires non-invasive monitoring of transplanted cells to follow their bio-distribution and biological function. Because of recent interest in stem cell treatment, several methods have been investigated for in vivo cell tracking. The investigators propose to assess whether the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent Endorem (superparamagnetic particles of iron oxide) can be used to label cells for in vivo tracking using MRI. The investigators will use 20 healthy human volunteers to:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Administration of labelled cells | Experimental | MRI scanning before and after administration of iron-labelled cells |
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| Administration of Endorem | Experimental | MRI scanning before and after intravenous administration of Endorem |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Administration of autologous Endorem-labelled mononuclear cells intravenously | Biological | single dose |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in signal intensity in the region of interest on MRI scanning | 0 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours, 5-7 days |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| David E Newby | University of Edinburgh | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Edinburgh/Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh | Edinburgh | EH16 4SA | United Kingdom |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 22787016 | Result | Richards JM, Shaw CA, Lang NN, Williams MC, Semple SI, MacGillivray TJ, Gray C, Crawford JH, Alam SR, Atkinson AP, Forrest EK, Bienek C, Mills NL, Burdess A, Dhaliwal K, Simpson AJ, Wallace WA, Hill AT, Roddie PH, McKillop G, Connolly TA, Feuerstein GZ, Barclay GR, Turner ML, Newby DE. In vivo mononuclear cell tracking using superparamagnetic particles of iron oxide: feasibility and safety in humans. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2012 Jul;5(4):509-17. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.112.972596. Epub 2012 Jul 10. |
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| Administration of Endorem | Drug | single dose, intravenous |
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