Table 4.

Cellular iron concentration (pg/cell) after labeling with different ferumoxides-protamine sulfate (FE-Pro) ratios and incubation times


FE-Pro complexes Cell types (incubation time)

0:0 μg/mL

50:0 μg/mL

50:1.5 μg/mL

50:2.25 μg/mL

50:3 μg/mL

50:4.5 μg/mL

50:9 μg/mL
HSC (overnight)   0.11 ± 0.10   ND   ND   ND   2.01 ± 0.10   ND   ND  
MSC (overnight)   0.18 ± 0.10   ND   ND   ND   10.94 ± 1.86   9.75 ± 3.03   ND  
LADMAC (2 h)   0.31 ± 0.13   0.67 ± 0.09*  ND   ND   3.73 ± 0.26   6.02 ± 0.09   5.58 ± 0.09  
LADMAC (overnight)   0.31 ± 0.13   2.81 ± 0.33*  ND   ND   11.25 ± 1.13   13.58 ± 1.50   12.64 ± 1.40  
Mouse splenocyte (overnight)   0.21 ± 0.09   ND   0.54 ± 0.05   0.85 ± 0.05   1.47 ± 0.03   ND   ND  
Mouse macrophage (overnight)
 
0.05 ± 0.02
 
ND
 
17.90 ± 1.85
 
ND
 
17.31 ± 1.06
 
ND
 
17.89 ± 1.82
 

FE-Pro complexes Cell types (incubation time)

0:0 μg/mL

50:0 μg/mL

50:1.5 μg/mL

50:2.25 μg/mL

50:3 μg/mL

50:4.5 μg/mL

50:9 μg/mL
HSC (overnight)   0.11 ± 0.10   ND   ND   ND   2.01 ± 0.10   ND   ND  
MSC (overnight)   0.18 ± 0.10   ND   ND   ND   10.94 ± 1.86   9.75 ± 3.03   ND  
LADMAC (2 h)   0.31 ± 0.13   0.67 ± 0.09*  ND   ND   3.73 ± 0.26   6.02 ± 0.09   5.58 ± 0.09  
LADMAC (overnight)   0.31 ± 0.13   2.81 ± 0.33*  ND   ND   11.25 ± 1.13   13.58 ± 1.50   12.64 ± 1.40  
Mouse splenocyte (overnight)   0.21 ± 0.09   ND   0.54 ± 0.05   0.85 ± 0.05   1.47 ± 0.03   ND   ND  
Mouse macrophage (overnight)
 
0.05 ± 0.02
 
ND
 
17.90 ± 1.85
 
ND
 
17.31 ± 1.06
 
ND
 
17.89 ± 1.82
 

Data are expressed as mean ± 1 SD from 3 to 4 samples.

MSC indicates mesenchymal stem cells. All other abbreviations are explained in Table 2.

*

Significant differences (P < .001) compared with cells incubated with Fe-Pro complexes at corresponding time points.

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