Radiolabelling of Polyclonally Expanded Human Regulatory T Cells (Treg) with ⁸⁹Zr-oxine for Medium-Term In Vivo Cell Tracking
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Jacob, J., Volpe, A., Peng, Q., Lechler, R. I., Smyth, L. A., Lombardi, G. and Fruhwirth, G. O. 2023. Radiolabelling of Polyclonally Expanded Human Regulatory T Cells (Treg) with ⁸⁹Zr-oxine for Medium-Term In Vivo Cell Tracking. Molecules. 28 (Art. 1482). https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28031482
| Authors | Jacob, J., Volpe, A., Peng, Q., Lechler, R. I., Smyth, L. A., Lombardi, G. and Fruhwirth, G. O. |
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| Abstract | Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are a promising candidate cell therapy to treat autoimmune diseases and aid the longevity of transplanted solid organs. Despite increasing numbers of clinical trials using human Treg therapy, important questions pertaining to their in vivo fate, distribution, and function remain unanswered. Treg accumulation in relevant tissues was found to be crucial for Treg therapy efficacy, but existing blood-borne biomarkers are unlikely to accurately reflect the tissue state. Non-invasive Treg tracking by whole-body imaging is a promising alternative and can be achieved by direct radiolabelling of Tregs and following the radiolabelled cells with positron emission tomography (PET). Our goal was to evaluate the radiolabelling of polyclonal Tregs with ⁸⁹Zr to permit their in vivo tracking by PET/CT for longer than one week with current preclinical PET instrumentation. We used [⁸⁹Zr]Zr(oxinate)₄ as the cell-labelling agent and achieved successful radiolabelling efficiency of human Tregs spanning 0.1–11.1 Bq ⁸⁹Zr/Treg cell, which would be compatible with PET tracking beyond one week. We characterized the ⁸⁹Zr-Tregs, assessing their phenotypes, and found that they were not tolerating these intracellular ⁸⁹Zr amounts, as they failed to survive or expand in a ⁸⁹Zr-dose-dependent manner. Even at 0.1 Bq ⁸⁹Zr per Treg cell, while ⁸⁹Zr-Tregs remained functional as determined by a five-day-long effector T cell suppression assay, they failed to expand beyond day 3 in vitro. Moreover, PET imaging revealed signs of ⁸⁹Zr-Treg death after adoptive transfer in vivo. In summary, ⁸⁹Zr labelling of Tregs at intracellular radioisotope amounts compatible with cell tracking over several weeks did not achieve the desired outcomes, as ⁸⁹Zr-Tregs failed to expand and survive. Consequently, we conclude that indirect Treg labelling is likely to be the most effective alternative method to satisfy the requirements of this cell tracking scenario. |
| Journal | Molecules |
| Journal citation | 28 (Art. 1482) |
| ISSN | 1420-3049 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher's version | License File Access Level Anyone |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28031482 |
| Publication dates | |
| Online | 03 Feb 2023 |
| Publication process dates | |
| Accepted | 31 Jan 2023 |
| Deposited | 13 Feb 2023 |
| Copyright holder | © 2023 The Authors |
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