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All procedures involving animal models have been reviewed by the local institutional animal care committee and the JoVE veterinary review board.
1. Labeling of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) with superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) Nanoparticles
- To label MSCs with SPIO, add 6 mL of labeling media (25 µg/mL of SPIO in Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium (DMEM) with no fetal bovine serum (FBS)) to a T75 flask containing MSCs (80% confluency).
- Incubate the cells with the labeling media in a CO2 incubator (37 °C, 5% CO2 ) without shaking. After 24 h, gently remove the labeling media using a sterile Pasteur pipette with a pl....