Review Article
Potential Therapeutic Mechanisms and Tracking of Transplanted Stem Cells: Implications for Stroke Treatment
Table 1
Tracer agents currently available for tracking stem cells in stroke.
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SPECT: single photon emission computed tomography; hUTC: human umbilical tissue-derived cells; IV: intravenous; IBZ: the ischemic boundary zone; SPIOs: superparamagnetic iron oxide; MRI: magnetic resonance imaging; MSCs: mesenchymal stem cells; IA: intra-arterial; MCA: middle cerebral artery; NSCs: endogenous neural stem cells; IC: intracerebral; BLI: bioluminescence imaging; hMSCs: human MSCs; MPIO: micron-sized superparamagnetic iron oxide; eNSCs: endogenous NSCs; NPS: neural progenitor cell; FMNC: fluorescent magnetite nano cluster; fmSIO4@SPIONs: fluorescent mesoporous silica-coated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles; AIE NPs: fluorescent nanoparticles with aggregation-induced emission; FLI: fluorescent imaging; BMSCs: bone marrow-derived MSCs; GRMNBs: multigold nanorod (multiGNR) crystal-seeded magnetic mesoporous silica nanobeads; PAI: photoacoustic imaging; IVIS: interactive video information system; MGIO: microgel iron oxide; hfMSCs: human fetal MSCs; IP: intraperitoneal; Fluc: firefly luciferase; eGFP: enhanced green fluorescent protein; eNSCs: endogenous NSCs; ECFC: endothelial colony-forming cell. |