Name: creating anatomically accurate and reproducible intracranial xenografts of human brain tumors
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Dr. Keating is funded by DOD grant CA100335 and is a St. Baldrick&#8217;s Foundation Scholar.

All described procedures were reviewed and approved by our institutional animal care and use committee.
1. Plan the Experiment
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	<li>Choose cells to be injected. Cells from a variety of sources are candidates for injection: adherent cell culture lines, genetically modified clones, neurosphere cells, primary cultures, or disaggregated tumors. The type of model desired will define the most appropriate site of injection.
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		<li>Determine cell number for injection. The number of cells r...

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Orthotopic mouse models of human brain cancer can be an excellent tool for assessing the effectiveness of clinical therapies, but care must be taken to optimize the placement of cells in brain tissue. Studies have shown that excessive aliquot volumes, suboptimal injection technique and hasty injection rates can lead to leakiness and the appearance of tumor cells in undesirable locations (ventricles, spinal cord, extradural regions, etc.) and high variation in tumor size2 (personal observations). An an...

In vitro studies of brain tumor cells are invaluable for dissecting molecular mechanisms driving growth, survival, migration, and invasion of cancer cells; cultured cell experiments can define signaling pathways, suggest potential therapeutic targets, and characterize cellular response to drug treatment. But in vitro systems are far too simplistic to predict organismal response to pharmaceuticals; they lack the physiological reactions, immune responses, cell microenvironment, and overall heterogeneity of living animal systems. Genetically engineered models can be invaluable, when available, but molecular differences exist between species and murine cells may not recapitulate events in human processes, resulting in significant discrepancies when comparing animal models to clinical observations1. Mouse xenograft models involving subcutaneous (SQ) injection of human brain tumor cell lines under the skin of the flank are easy to perform and measure; they can be used to address effects of gene modification and drug administration/delivery, metabolism and toxicity. Significant drawbacks, however, limit the utility of SQ models. The microenvironment does not recapitulate that of a naturally occurring brain tumor: the interactions of various cell types and tissues; the local vasculature, and myriad other factors unique to the brain cannot be replicated. To more accurately reproduce the unique milieu of a naturally occurring brain tumor and test the effects of pharmaceutical interventions, a mouse orthotopic model should be utilized. Furthermore, orthotopic techniques may be used as part of a genetically engineered approach in which human primary non-cancerous cells (differentiated or progenitor) are genetically modified and injected into the relevant site of a mouse, with or without human stroma cells, resulting in tumorigenesis similar to that seen in humans1.
This article describes a methodology to precisely and reproducibly create brain tumors in mice. Using this technique, the user can accurately inject a small aliquot of suspended cells into a specified location of the fronto-parieto-temporal region of the mouse cerebral cortex. Mouse mortality is extremely low; in our hands, no mice have died from surgical complications after 185 procedures. Characteristics of the resultant tumor can be compared with that of typical human clinical tumors; for example: rapidity of growth, degree of necrosis, extent of invasion, heterogeneity of cell type, presence of mitotic cells, markers of proliferation and apoptosis, etc. Cell lines or disaggregated human tissue or tumor samples can then be evaluated based on their ability to simulate actual clinical presentation. Pharmaceuticals, selected based on their performance in cell culture, can be tested in the context of a functioning metabolism, circulatory system, and blood-brain barrier as they exist in an animal burdened with a tumor, all in a relevant architectural context. Furthermore, the cells chosen for injection may be genetically modified to investigate the impact of specific knockdowns, deletions, knock-ins, mutations, etc. on tumor growth and survival.
A number of publications document tumors studies using a variety of intracranial techniques. Yamada et al. did a detailed study of the injection of dye and of U87 cells and found that minimizing volume and injection rate produced the best tumor2. Brooks et al. found superior reproducibility and efficiency using a microprocessor-controlled injector rather than a manual method to deliver viral vectors; their conclusions regarding optimal injection parameters are applicable to cell delivery3. Shankavaram et al. showed that glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) cell lines injected orthotopically (using a manual method) into the brain recapitulated the gene expression profile of the clinical tumors more closely than either in vitro or SQ xenografts, supporting the use of intracranial models for preclinical studies4. Giannini et al. injected cells from human surgical specimens that had been sustained in the flanks of nude mice by serial passaging into the brains of additional mice, and showed that this approach preserved patient tumor gene alterations in the model5. Similar results were reported by Yi et al6. Using a stereotaxic setup, carefully defined injection site, and a slow and steady injection rate, they obtained reproducible brain tumors with consistent growth rates and high (100%) engraftment rate. The validity of this technique has therefore been well established; a literature search suggests that the applications of this technique are extensive. Carty et al. used intracranial injections to successfully deliver viral vectors expressing therapeutic genes into the frontal cortex of transgenic model of Alzheimer&#8217;s disease7. Thaci et al. described the use of intracranial injections to deliver therapeutic oncolytic adenovirus in a neural stem cell based carrier into nude mice already carrying orthotopically injected GBM tumors8. Clearly, intracranial injections are a versatile and effective tool for preclinical research. Earlier publications in The Journal of Visualized Experiments describe fundamental approaches9-11, but we take the concept of intracranial tumor injection and orthotopic modeling to a higher level of precision using easy-to-master technology.

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creating anatomically accurate and reproducible intracranial xenografts of human brain tumors

Orthotopic tumor models are currently the best way to study the characteristics of a tumor type, with and without intervention, in the context of a live animal &#8211;&#160;particularly in sites with unique physiological and architectural qualities such as the brain. In vitro and ectopic models cannot account for features such as vasculature, blood brain barrier, metabolism, drug delivery and toxicity, and a host of other relevant factors. Orthotopic models have their limitations too, but with proper technique tumor cells of interest can be accurately engrafted into tissue that most closely mimics conditions in the human brain. By employing methods that deliver precisely measured volumes to accurately defined locations at a consistent rate and pressure, mouse models of human brain tumors with predictable growth rates can be reproducibly created and are suitable for reliable analysis of various interventions. The protocol described here focuses on the technical details of designing and preparing for an intracranial injection, performing the surgery, and ensuring successful and reproducible tumor growth and provides starting points for a variety of conditions that can be customized for a range of different brain tumor models.

Reliable intracranial xenografts can be created with this described technique. Identifying the critical structures of the mouse skull (Figure 1) will allow for recognition of the bregma and guide the investigator to a precise and reproducible injection location. In these studies the U251 parental line, U251 cells transfected with luciferase (U251-Luc), or U87 immortalized human GBM tissue culture cells were suspended in 4 to 6 &#181;l of SF-DMEM and injected 2.5 mm lateral (right), 1.5 mm anterior, and 3...

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Creating Anatomically Accurate and Reproducible Intracranial Xenografts of Human Brain Tumors

The brain is a unique site with qualities that are not well represented by in vitro or ectopic analyses. Orthotopic mouse models with reproducible location and growth characteristics can be reliably created with intracranial injections using a stereotaxic fixation instrument and a low pressure syringe pump.

Orthotopic tumor models are currently the best way to study the characteristics of a tumor type, with and without intervention, in the context of a live ...

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Establishment and Propagation of Human Retinoblastoma Tumors in Immune Deficient Mice

Culturing retinoblastoma tumor cells in defined stem cell media gives rise to primary tumorspheres that can be grown and maintained for only a limited ...

Automated Midline Shift and Intracranial Pressure Estimation based on Brain CT Images

In this paper we present an automated system based mainly on the computed tomography (CT) images consisting of two main components: the midline shift ...

Stereotactic Intracranial Implantation and In vivo Bioluminescent Imaging of Tumor Xenografts in a Mouse Model System of Glioblastoma Multiforme

Stereotactic Intracranial Implantation and In vivo Bioluminescent Imaging of Tumor Xenografts in a Mouse Model System of Glioblastoma Multiforme

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a high-grade primary brain cancer with a median survival of only 14.6 months in humans despite standard tri-modality ...

A Novel High-resolution In vivo Imaging Technique to Study the Dynamic Response of Intracranial Structures to Tumor Growth and Therapeutics

A Novel High-resolution In vivo Imaging Technique to Study the Dynamic Response of Intracranial Structures to Tumor Growth and Therapeutics

We have successfully integrated previously established Intracranial window (ICW) technology 1-4 with intravital 2-photon confocal microscopy to develop a ...

Generation of Subcutaneous and Intrahepatic Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Xenografts in Immunodeficient Mice

In  vivo experimental models of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) that recapitulate  the human disease provide a valuable platform for research into disease  ...

Lesion Explorer: A Video-guided, Standardized Protocol for Accurate and Reliable MRI-derived Volumetrics in Alzheimer's Disease and Normal Elderly

Obtaining in vivo human brain tissue volumetrics from MRI is often complicated by various technical and biological issues. These challenges are ...

Minimally Invasive Establishment of Murine Orthotopic Bladder Xenografts

Orthotopic bladder cancer xenografts are the gold standard to study molecular cellular manipulations and new therapeutic agents&#160;in vivo. Suitable ...

In Vivo Optical Imaging of Brain Tumors and Arthritis Using Fluorescent SapC-DOPS Nanovesicles

In Vivo Optical Imaging of Brain Tumors and Arthritis Using Fluorescent SapC-DOPS Nanovesicles

We describe a multi-angle rotational optical imaging (MAROI) system for in vivo monitoring of physiopathological processes labeled with a fluorescent ...

Fast and Accurate Exhaled Breath Ammonia Measurement

This exhaled breath ammonia method uses a fast and highly sensitive spectroscopic method known as quartz enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy (QEPAS) that ...

Depletion of Mouse Cells from Human Tumor Xenografts Significantly Improves Downstream Analysis of Target Cells

The use of in vitro cell line models for cancer research has been a useful tool. However, it has been shown that these models fail to reliably mimic ...