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. 2014 Aug 11;9:3749–3770. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S65616

Table 6.

Detection methods of SPION and therapeutic response

Neurological disorder Ref Magnetic resonance imaging
Histological image
Other methods
MF (T) Sequence Weighted images (TR/TE; ms) FOV; MT; ST Time Assay Time Result Technique Time Result
Stroke 76 3.0 N/A T2*: 2,560/6.8 N/A; N/A; 1.6 mm 1, 7, 21 d ImH (Sox2; BrdU) 21 d +Sox2/BrdU N/A N/A N/A
15 N/A 3D GRE 3D spin echo T2*: 100/10 T2: 2,000/60 256×128; 50×50; 1 mm 1 h, 1, 3, 7 d HE; BB 21 d +BB N/A N/A N/A
75 3.0 T2 WI DWI T2*: 5,000/60 200 mm; 320×320; 2 mm 1 h, 1, 7, 14, 21, 28 d AP; HE 1, 28 d +AP N/A N/A N/A
72 9.4 3D GRE 3D spin echo T2: 2,000/105 T2*: 6,000/70 70×70; 512×512; 1 mm 10 h, 21 d HE; ImH (CD31) 1, 21 d +CD31 N/A N/A N/A
65 3.0 3D spin echo T2: 16.11/3 N/A 10 d N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
63 3.0 spin echo T2: 5,840/104 45×45; 256×256; 1.5 mm 1, 3, 7, 30 d AP; ImH (β tubulin III) 30 d +AP, β tubulin III N/A N/A N/A
71 7.0 3D RARE 8 T2: N/A N/A 1, 14 d AP; ImH (GFAP; VEGF; CD90, CD11C, neurofilament) 14 d =AP; +GFAP; VEGF; CD90 MiCo 14 d N/A
14 9.4 2D MSMD 3D FLASH T2: 6,000/10 T2: 100/12 40×40; 256×256; 2 mm 12 h, 10 d AP; HE; ImH (GFP) 10, 21 d +AP; GFP CF; CG: ME 10, 21 d +Ir/SC
64 2.35 Spin echo T2: 400/25 234×234; 0; 469 mm 0, 1, 15, 28 d ImH MAB1281; 1, 15, 28 d +MAB1 281 N/A N/A N/A
62 3.0 Turbo spin echo T2: 2,548/80 80×80; 224×205; 1.5 mm 1, 8, 11, 17 d AP 21 d +AP CF; ICP-AES 21 d N/A
73 9.4 3D FLASH 2D multi-echo T2: 2,250/10; T1: N/A 4.0×4.0; 256×256; 0.4 mm 4 h, 2, 4, 7 and 14 d AP; ImH GFP; ferritin 2, 6, 14 d +AP; GFAP N/A N/A N/A
12 7.0 3D spin echo T2: 82.5/4,000 5×5 cm; 256×256; 0.6 mm 2, 60 d AP; ImH (CD133; vimentin; GFAP; NeuN; synaptophysin) St 60 d +AP; GFAP; NeuN; CD133 EFG; CF; FC; Biol 2–60 d N/A
13 1.5 Turbo spin echo GRE T2: 2,000/81
T2*: 280/20
5 cm; 512×512; 1.5 mm 1, 5, 12 d AP; HE; ImH (ED1; vimentin) 1, 5, 12 d +AP; =ED1; +vit (5 d) Microarray 0 +28 genes
70 1.5 Turbo spin echo T2: 5,000/90 120×120; 256×128; 2 mm −1, 1, 3, 7, 14, 21 d AP; NiS; ImH (BrdU, NeuN, GFAP, MHC-III) 1 ISt 28 IV N/A N/A N/A N/A
68 4.7 Spin echo; RARE; FLASH; 3D (T2*) T1: 600/14
T2: 5,000/90
T2*: 758/30
T2*: 560/20
4×3 cm; 256×196; 1 mm
4×3 cm; 256×196; 1 mm
4×3 cm; 256×196; 1 mm
4×3×1 cm; 256×96×32; N/A
2, 7–70 d AP; ImH (nestin; β tubulin; MAP2; TH; GFAP) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
69 4.7 or 9.4 3D spin echo
3D GRE
T2: 1,300/98
T2*: 300/5
34×22×11; 128×64×32; N/A
10×16×4; 128×128×12; N/A
1 h, 2 h, 1 d AP; HE N/A +AP N/A N/A N/A
67 7.0 or 9.4 Spin-echo multislice T2: N/A 3.5 cm; 128×128; 1 mm 24 h, 14 d AP; NiS; ImH (GFP) 14 d +AP; GFP N/A N/A N/A
66 4.7 Turbo spin echo T2: 2,000/42.5 3.5 cm; 256×256; 0.5 mm 14–49 d AP ImH (CD90, fibronectin, CD45, CD11b) 14, 49 d +AP; CD90, CD45 ME 14 d +Ir/SC
74 7.0 2D multislice
3D FLASH
T2: 200/20 20×12×10; 256×256×128; 0.5–0.7 mm 6, 8, 11, 16 d ImH (GFP) 6, 8, 11 d +GFP N/A N/A N/A
Parkinson’s 25 1.5 FFE T2: 388/23 205×256; 120; 2 mm 1, 2, 4, 8 w ImH (TH; nestin; B-III-tubulin; GFP); AP (10 μm) 8 w +GFP/T H STr rig PCR (GDNF; TH) 8 w +GDN F/TH
24 1.5 FFE T2: 274/12 60×60; 256×256; 1.2 mm 1, 4, 8 and 12 w BrdU; AP (5 μm) 12 w +BrdU STr rig rtPCR (GFAP; nestin; NSE; TH) 12 w §
22 7.0 RARE; 3D
FLASH
T2: 3,500/75
T2*: 150/14
256×256; 256×256; 0.7 mm
256×256; 128×96×24; 0.15 mm
1, 5 and 7.1 w ImH (TH); AP (40 μm) St 7.1 w +TH + STr rig HPLC (C18) brain
(DA; HVA)
1 w >2.5×
21 9.4 FLASH T2: 500/40 40×40; 256×128; 0.5 mm 3, 6 w ImH (GFAP; TH); AP (10 μm) 6 w =TH + STr PET (11C-raclopride; 560 MBq) 2, 4 w **
23 7.0 2D GRE T2: 400.4/5.4 N/A 2 d, 4, 8, 16 and 24 w ImH (SSEA-1; TH; DAT; 5-HT; GFP); AP (20 μm) St 8, 16, 24 w +10% GFP + with AP N/A N/A N/A
20 1.5 Spin-echo fast spin-eco GRE T1: 340/11 T2: 3,000/102
T2*: 200/20
6×6 cm; 256×256; 2 mm 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 w AP; ImH (nestin; GFAP; β-tubulin; IgG-FITC; 40 μm) 10 w +GFP with AP N/A N/A N/A
19 4.7 FLASH T2: 3,500/40 256×256; 0.5 mm 4 w ImH (TH; 30 μm) 14–16 w +11% TH + STr right PET (11C-CFT; 10 mCi) 4 w +DAT
Sclerosis 31 3.0 Spin echo T2: 4,000/36 2×2; 256×256; 1 mm 1, 7, 28 d ImH (curboxy dextran; HLA-I) 28 d +carboxy dextran; HLA-I N/A N/A N/A
33 9.4 2D FLASH T2: 316.5/3.49 1.6×1.6; 256×256; 0.4 mm 1, 10, 20, 30 d AP; ImH (HuNA; B-III-tubulin; GFAP; OCT-4; MBP) 5, 15, 25, 45 d +HuNA/B-III-tubulin/MBP N/A N/A N/A
32 7.0 RARE8
FLASH
Spin echo
T2: 3,300/54
T2*: 1,000/7
T1: 300/11, 7
2.2×2.2; 256×256; 1 mm 1, 18 w ImH (GFAP), CD11b) 9, 18 w GFAP, CD11b ChAT; Bioplex; rtPCR 7, 9, 18 w N/A
30 3.0 R2 EPI T2: 2,500/400 T2: 200/3, 3 N/A N/A AP N/A +AP ME N/A N/A

Abbreviations: SPION, superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle; FLASH, fast low-angle shot; h, hours; ST, slice thickness; TR, repetition time; TE, echo time; Ref, reference; d, day; MF, magnetic field; GRE, gradient echo; RARE, rapid acquisition with relaxation enhancement; MSMD, multislice – multiecho; FFE, fast field echo; R2, reciprocal rate; EPI, echo planar; CISS, constructive interference in steady state; FOV, field of view; MT, matrix thickness; AP, Prussian Blue assay; St, count esteriological; Str, striatal region; TH, tyrosine hydroxylase; NiS, Nissl staining or methylene blue; ImH, immunohistochemical reaction; GFAP, glial fibrillary acidic protein; w, week; rtPCR, real-time polymerase chain reaction; DA, dopamine; HVA, homovanillic acid; MCA, marker for monocytes/macrophages and phagocytic microglia; ChAT, motor neuron and neuromuscular junction counting; ED1, anti macrophages/monocytes antibody; HE, hematoxylin eosin; +, increased; −, decreased; =, unchanged; ME, electron microscopy; FC, flow cytometry; EFG, electrophysiology; CG, cytogenetics; Biol, bioluminescence; MiCo, confocal microscopy; CF, fluorescence-activated cell sorting; ICP-AES, flow cytometer; ISt, intrastriatal; STr rig, right striatal nuclei; NSE, neuron specific enolase; Ir, iron; SC, stem cell; BB, Berlin Blue assay; MBP, myelin basic protein antibody; HuNA, immunostaining against human nuclear antigen antibody; N/A, not identified; vit, vimentin; +, increased; DAT, dopamine transported; GFP, green fluorescent protein.