Table 1

Quantitative analysis of labelled cells uptake in different organs, in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and naive groups

OrganStandard uptake values mean
1 hour post intravenous cells injection5 hour post intravenous cells injection
LPSNaiveLPSNaive
Lung8.0±3.87.456.4±2.74.3
Liver2.2±0.81.71.9±0.50.6
Kidney2.7±0.63.62.8±0.12
Brain3.0±1.36.63.2±0.55.5
  • Labelled cells showed systemic distribution with an important retention in the lungs that persisted after 5 hours. Retention of cells was notably higher in the injured lung, compared with naive lung. Data are expressed as mean±SD.