Characterization of embryonic stem cell transplantation immunobiology using molecular imaging Swijnenburg, R.J.

(b) Echocardiography revealed a significant preservation of left ventricular fractional shortening at 4 weeks in the Acute BMC group and 6 weeks in both BMC groups compared to

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These “embryonal carcinoma” (EC) cells were ca- pable of teratoma formation after transplantation of single cells into a new host,1 confirming their ability to differentiate

Bioluminescence imaging during the first three weeks following transplantation reveals acute donor cell death followed by stable survival of hESC-derived cardiac cells.. In contrast,

When transplanted into a naive recipient after 2 weeks of in vivo maturation, ESCs triggered an accelerated infiltration of immune cells, indicating that the immune response

(a) Representative BLI images of animals following intramuscular allotransplantation of mESCs show an accelerated decrease in BLI signal in animals that were pre-sensitized with

Specifically, we have demonstrated that: (1) molecular imaging can be used to quantify hESC survival and non-invasively follow donor cell fate; (2) hESCs can trigger potent

Specifically, this thesis presents evidence that: (1) molecular imaging can be used to quantify organ, BMC and ESC survival following transplantation and non-invasively follow