Pharmacokinetics and In Vivo Fate of Intra-Articularly Transplanted Human Bone Marrow-Derived Clonal Mesenchymal Stem Cells

作者：Shim Gayong; Lee Sangbin; Han Jeonghoon; Kim Gunwoo; Jin Hyerim; Miao Wenjun; Yi Tac Ghee; Cho Yun Kyoung; Song Sun Uk; Oh Yu Kyoung^*

来源：Stem Cells and Development, 2015, 24(9): 1124-1132.

DOI：10.1089/scd.2014.0240

In this study, we report the pharmacokinetics and in vivo fate of intra-articularly transplanted human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in comparison with those of intravenously administered cells. Bone marrow-derived human clonal mesenchymal stem cells (hcMSCs) were transplanted to nude mice through intravenous or intra-articular routes. The numbers of hcMSCs in blood and tissue samples were measured by the quantitative real-time-polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) with human Alu (hAlu) as a detection marker. Following intra-articular transplantation, the blood levels of hcMSCs peaked 8 h postdose and gradually diminished, showing a 95-fold higher mean residence time than hcMSCs delivered through the intravenous route. Unlike intravenously administered hcMSCs, intra-articularly injected hcMSCs were mainly retained at injection joint sites where their levels 8 h postdose were 116-fold higher than those in muscle tissues. Regardless of injection routes, biodistribution patterns did not significantly differ between normal and osteoarthritis-induced mice. Quantitative analysis using hAlu-specific qPCR revealed that hcMSC levels in joint tissues were significantly higher than those in muscle tissues 120 days postdose. These dramatic differences in kinetic behavior and fate of intra-articularly transplanted hcMSCs compared with intravenously administered hcMSCs may provide insights useful for the development of human MSCs for arthritis therapeutics.

• 出版日期2015-5-1
• 单位河北医科大学