Nous remercions le personnel et les vétérinaires au ministère Scott &amp; Blanc Hôpital de médecine comparée, Temple, Texas, pour leurs conseils et une aide précieuse lors de la mise au point de cette technique. Ce travail a été financé en partie par l&#39;Institut for Regenerative Medicine Fonds du Programme, Scott &amp; White RGP subvention # 90172, NIH et le NIH 2P40RR017447-07 R01AR066033-01 (NIAMS). Nous remercions le Dr Suzanne Zeitouni pour l&#39;épreuvage le manuscrit.

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Nous décrivons ici une méthode simple pour générer un défaut critique taille pin-stabilisé du fémur murin utilisant laboratoire standard et vétérinaire. Tandis que l&#39;ensemble des broches et la procédure chirurgicale elle-même exige de la pratique, ce est bien dans les capacités d&#39;un scientifique de recherche biomédicale bien formé ou un vétérinaire. La broche est positionnée dans le canal médullaire sans fixation supplémentaire, rendant la procédure plus faisable ...

On estime que la moitié de la population américaine l&#39;expérience d&#39;une fracture à l&#39;âge de 65 1. Pour les patients atteints de fractures traitées chirurgicalement, 500 000 procédures impliquent l&#39;utilisation d&#39;un greffon osseux 2 et ce nombre devrait augmenter avec une population vieillissante de plus en plus 3 . Bien que l&#39;os est l&#39;un des rares organes qui a la capacité de guérir complètement sans laisser de cicatrices, il ya des cas où le processus échoue 3,4. Selon les circonstances et la qualité du traitement, 2-30% des fractures des os longs, provoquant ainsi non syndiqué 3,5. Bien qu&#39;il reste un débat sur ​​la définition, la pseudarthrose, lésions osseuses critiques taille ou non syndiqués se réfère généralement à une blessure qui ne guérit pas sur la durée de vie naturelle de l&#39;objet 6. À des fins expérimentales, cette durée est ramenée à la durée moyenne nécessaire pour la guérison complète d&#39;une blessure de taille moyenne os. Lésions osseuses non syndiqués se produisent pour numbreuses raisons, mais les principaux facteurs comprennent traumatismes extrêmes résultant en un écart de taille critique, une infection, une mauvaise angiogenèse, l&#39;usage du tabac, ou la capacité de osteoregenerative inhibée en raison de maladie ou d&#39;âge de 7 ans. Même si les non-syndicats sont traités avec succès, il peut coûter plus de $ 60 000 par la procédure, selon le type de blessure et les approches utilisées 8. Dans les cas modérés, greffe osseuse autologue est employé. Cette stratégie implique la récupération de l&#39;os à partir d&#39;un site donneur et l&#39;implantation sur le site de la blessure. Bien que cette approche est extrêmement efficace, le volume de l&#39;os disponible des donateurs dérivés est limité et la procédure implique une intervention chirurgicale supplémentaire, qui se traduit par une douleur persistante dans de nombreux patients 9,10. En outre, l&#39;efficacité de la greffe osseuse autologue dépend de la santé du patient. substituts osseux synthétiques fabriqués à partir de matériaux ou de la moelle cadavérique traitées sont abondamment disponibles 11-13, mais ils Have des limitations importantes, y compris les pauvres propriétés d&#39;adhérence hôte cellulaire, ostéoconductivité réduite, et le potentiel de rejet immunitaire 14. Il ya donc un besoin urgent de technologies de régénération osseuse qui sont sûrs, efficaces et largement disponible. Notre capacité à améliorer les stratégies de régénération osseuse dépend essentiellement de la capacité d&#39;imiter graves traumatismes des os chez les animaux d&#39;essai, mais la génération et la stabilisation de grandes lésions osseuses est techniquement difficile. Dans la plupart des cas, de graves traumatismes des os longs est imité expérimentalement en établissant un défaut qui ne seront pas guérir naturellement. Bien qu&#39;elle puisse varier avec les espèces 15, ceci est obtenu par l&#39;élimination complète d&#39;un segment d&#39;os qui est supérieure à 1,5 fois le diamètre de l&#39;os en coupe 16. L&#39;os est ensuite stabilisé avec un implant métallique pour maintenir une orientation correcte des bords de la fracture et permettre la mobilité. En raison de leur petite taille et la fragilité deleurs os longs, l&#39;établissement de telles lésions chez les souris sont au-delà des capacités de la plupart des groupes de recherche. En tant que tel, les modèles de défauts des os longs sont confinés à des rats et des animaux plus gros. Néanmoins, les souris présentent des avantages significatifs de recherche en ce sens qu&#39;ils peuvent être génétiquement modifiés et élevés que les souches immunodéprimés qui ne rejettent cellules et de tissus humains. Pour les applications à base de cellules humaines, des souris immunodéprimées sont attrayants pour travailler avec, car ils sont physiologiquement bien caractérisés, facile à la maison, rentables, et facilement analysés radiologiquement et histologiquement. Est d&#39;une importance primordiale que les souris immunodéprimées ne rejettent pas les cellules de différentes espèces, dont les humains. Leur petite taille permet également l&#39;essai de très petits nombres de cellules ou des volumes d&#39;échafaudages expérimentaux dans des applications orthopédiques. Plusieurs modèles murins orthopédiques ont été signalé que permettre différents degrés de stabilité osseuse 17,18. Ceux systems qui aboutissent à des niveaux très élevés de stabilité, tels que des fixateurs externes et plaques de verrouillage guérissent principalement par l&#39;ossification endochondrale intramembranaire bien la guérison a été rapporté 19. En revanche, celles qui permettent certaines micro et / ou macro-mouvement, tels que ceux employant broches médullaires non fixées ou partiellement fixes, guérir généralement avec une prédominance de l&#39;ossification endochondrale 20,21. Union retardée ou défauts non syndiqués de os long sont particulièrement difficiles à obtenir chez des souris en raison du niveau supplémentaire de stabilisation requise. Cependant, un certain nombre d&#39;approches ont été signalés, y compris broches médullaires avec des clous de verrouillage, plaques de verrouillage et des fixateurs externes 22. Ces systèmes fonctionnent généralement bien, mais étant donné leur conception compliquée ils peuvent être techniquement difficile à installer. Par exemple, Garcia et al. 23 conçu un élégant système d&#39;axe de verrouillage pour une utilisation chez les souris, mais la procédure implique des incisions à deux site distincts et une modification importante du fémur pour recevoir les tiges. Ces procédures ont été effectuées sous un microscope à dissection. Nous décrivons ici d&#39;une simple broche médullaire fémoral d&#39;une collerette centrale destinée à empêcher la fermeture d&#39;un déficit osseux de 3 mm et également délimiter les bords d&#39;origine du défaut. Bien que la broche n&#39;a pas été fixé à l&#39;os lui-même, le dimensionnement précis du diamètre de la broche et l&#39;alésage du résultat de la cavité médullaire interférence suffisante pour minimiser le mouvement de torsion (figure 1). Avec une sélection rigoureuse de consanguin âge, du sexe et des souris de souche appariés, le résultat est une non-uniondefect hypertrophique hautement reproductible 22 qui peut être facilement évaluée par radiologie. De plus les régions d&#39;intérêt peuvent être définies de manière reproductible après la micro-tomographie (μCT) pour la mesure de la formation de novo de l&#39;os et les paramètres histomorphologiques. Les broches ont été prototypé dans notre laboratoire en utilisant des outils facilement disponibles.<img alt="Figure 1" src="/files/ftp_upload/52368/52368fig1highres.jpg" /> Figure 1: principe expérimental résumé schématique du modèle de défaut segmentaire.. Le segment central 3 mm d&#39;un fémur de souris 9-10 mm est excisé chirurgicalement (à gauche). Un tube en acier chirurgical de calibre 19 3 mm de long est passé sur un 9 mm de long, 22 G tube en acier inoxydable et fixe avec colle exactement au centre (à droite). La tige résultante est ajusté dans les canaux médullaires des parties proximale et distale du fémur restant avec le collier 19 G en remplaçant le segment de 3 mm d&#39;os (ci-dessous, au centre).

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			<td height="20" style="height:20px;width:235px;">Name of Equipment/Material*</td>
			<td style="width:207px;">Company</td>
			<td style="width:180px;">Catalog or model</td>
			<td style="width:179px;">Notes</td>
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			<td height="20" style="height:20px;">Pin Assembly</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="20">
			<td height="20" style="height:20px;">Dremel rotary tool</td>
			<td>Dremel</td>
			<td>8220</td>
			<td>or equivalent</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="20">
			<td height="20" style="height:20px;">Heavy duty cut off wheel</td>
			<td>Dremel</td>
			<td>420</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="20">
			<td height="20" style="height:20px;">Surgical tubing 19G</td>
			<td>Small Parts (Amazon)</td>
			<td>B000FMZ8LY</td>
			<td>OD 1.07mm, ID 0.889mm</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="20">
			<td height="20" style="height:20px;">Surgical tubing 21G</td>
			<td>Small Parts (Amazon)</td>
			<td>B000FMZ8YQ</td>
			<td>OD 0.82mm, ID 0.635mm</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="20">
			<td height="20" style="height:20px;">Surgical tubing 22G</td>
			<td>Small Parts (Amazon)</td>
			<td>B000FMYLZS</td>
			<td>OD 0.719mm, ID 0.502mm</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="20">
			<td height="20" style="height:20px;">Surgical tubing 23G</td>
			<td>Small Parts (Amazon)</td>
			<td>B000FN0SY0</td>
			<td>OD 0.643mm, ID 0.444mm</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="20">
			<td height="20" style="height:20px;">Cyanoacrylate adhesive</td>
			<td>Loctite</td>
			<td>1365882</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="20">
			<td height="20" style="height:20px;">Emery disc</td>
			<td>Dremel</td>
			<td>413</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="20">
			<td height="20" style="height:20px;">Rubber polishing point</td>
			<td>Dremel</td>
			<td>462</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="20">
			<td height="20" style="height:20px;">Felt polishing disc</td>
			<td>Dremel</td>
			<td>414</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="20">
			<td height="20" style="height:20px;">Gelatin sponge</td>
			<td>Surgifoam/Ethicon</td>
			<td>1974</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="20">
			<td height="20" style="height:20px;">Punch biopsy cutter</td>
			<td>Miltex</td>
			<td>33-34</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="20">
			<td height="20" style="height:20px;">Surgery/post-operative</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="20">
			<td height="20" style="height:20px;">Warm pad and circulator pump</td>
			<td>Stryker/Thermocare</td>
			<td>TP700, TP700C, TPP722</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="20">
			<td height="20" style="height:20px;">Coverage quaternary spray</td>
			<td>Steris</td>
			<td>1429-77</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="20">
			<td height="20" style="height:20px;">Bead sterilizer</td>
			<td>Germinator/CellPoint Scentific</td>
			<td>Germinator 500</td>
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			<td height="20" style="height:20px;">Vetbond</td>
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			<td>1469SB</td>
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			<td>Clear H2O</td>
			<td>70-01-1082</td>
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			<td>Clear H2O</td>
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			<td height="20" style="height:20px;">Euthanasia cocktail</td>
			<td>Euthasol/Virbac</td>
			<td>710101</td>
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			<td height="20" style="height:20px;">Analysis</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Orthoscan</td>
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a simple critical-sized femoral defect model in mice

While bone has a remarkable capacity for regeneration, serious bone trauma often results in damage that does not properly heal. In fact, one tenth of all limb bone fractures fail to heal completely due to the extent of the trauma, disease, or age of the patient. Our ability to improve bone regenerative strategies is critically dependent on the ability to mimic serious bone trauma in test animals, but the generation and stabilization of large bone lesions is technically challenging. In most cases, serious long bone trauma is mimicked experimentally by establishing a defect that will not naturally heal. This is achieved by complete removal of a bone segment that is larger than 1.5 times the diameter of the bone cross-section. The bone is then stabilized with a metal implant to maintain proper orientation of the fracture edges and allow for mobility. 
Due to their small size and the fragility of their long bones, establishment of such lesions in mice are beyond the capabilities of most research groups. As such, long bone defect models are confined to rats and larger animals. Nevertheless, mice afford significant research advantages in that they can be genetically modified and bred as immune-compromised strains that do not reject human cells and tissue.
Herein, we demonstrate a technique that facilitates the generation of a segmental defect in mouse femora using standard laboratory and veterinary equipment. With practice, fabrication of the fixation device and surgical implantation is feasible for the majority of trained veterinarians and animal research personnel. Using example data, we also provide methodologies for the quantitative analysis of bone healing for the model.

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A Simple Critical-sized Femoral Defect Model in Mice

Animal models are frequently employed to mimic serious bone injury in biomedical research. Due to their small size, establishment of stabilized bone lesions in mice are beyond the capabilities of most research groups. Herein, we describe a simple method for establishing and analyzing experimental femoral defects in mice.

Une simple critique de taille fémorale défauts modèle chez la souris

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15.0K vues.  Texas A&M Health Science Center. Animal models are frequently employed to mimic serious bone injury in biomedical research. Due to their small size, establishment of stabilized bone lesions in mice are beyond the capabilities of most research groups. Herein, we describe a simple method for establishing and analyzing experimental femoral defects in mice. 

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A Simple Guide Screw Method for Intracranial Xenograft Studies in Mice

The grafting of human tumor cells into the brain of immunosuppressed mice is an established method for the study of brain cancers including glioblastoma (glioma) and medulloblastoma. The widely used stereotactic approach only allows for the injection of a single animal at a time, is labor intensive and requires highly specialized equipment. The guide screw method, initially developed by Lal et al.,1 was developed to eliminate cumbersome stereotactic procedures. We now describe a modified guide screw approach that is rapid and exceptionally safe; both of which are critical ethical considerations. Notably, our procedure now incorporates an infusion pump that allows up to 10 animals to be simultaneously injected with tumor cells.
To demonstrate the utility of this procedure, we established human U87MG glioma cells as intracranial xenografts in mice, which were then treated with AMG102; a fully human antibody directed to HGF/scatter factor currently undergoing clinical evaluation2-5. Systemic injection of AMG102 significantly prolonged the survival of all mice with intracranial U87MG xenografts and resulted in a number of complete cures. 
This study demonstrates that the guide screw method is an inexpensive, highly reproducible approach for establishing intracranial xenografts. Furthermore, it provides a relevant physiological model for validating novel therapeutic strategies for the treatment of brain cancers.

In order to evaluate novel therapeutic paradigms for the treatment of glioma, physiological relevant models are essential. We utilize an implantable guide screw procedure for establishment of intracranial xenograft models that is more rapid and safer than stereotactic approaches.

Une méthode simple guide de vis pour intracrânienne études de xénogreffe chez la souris

The grafting of human tumor cells into the brain of immunosuppressed mice is an established method for the study of brain cancers including glioblastoma ...

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Creating Rigidly Stabilized Fractures for Assessing Intramembranous Ossification, Distraction Osteogenesis, or Healing of Critical Sized Defects

Assessing modes of skeletal repair is essential for developing therapies to be used clinically to treat fractures. Mechanical stability plays a large role in healing of bone injuries. In the worst-case scenario mechanical instability can lead to delayed or non-union in humans. However, motion can also stimulate the healing process. In fractures that have motion cartilage forms to stabilize the fracture bone ends, and this cartilage is gradually replaced by bone through recapitulation of the developmental process of endochondral ossification. In contrast, if a bone fracture is rigidly stabilized bone forms directly via intramembranous ossification. Clinically, both endochondral and intramembranous ossification occur simultaneously. To effectively replicate this process investigators insert a pin into the medullary canal of the fractured bone as described by Bonnarens4. This experimental method provides excellent lateral stability while allowing rotational instability to persist. However, our understanding of the mechanisms that regulate these two distinct processes can also be enhanced by experimentally isolating each of these processes. We have developed a stabilization protocol that provides rotational and lateral stabilization. In this model, intramembranous ossification is the only mode of healing that is observed, and healing parameters can be compared among different strains of genetically modified mice 5-7, after application of bioactive molecules 8,9, after altering physiological parameters of healing 10, after modifying the amount or time of stabilization 11, after distraction osteogenesis 12, after creation of a non-union 13, or after creation of a critical sized defect. Here, we illustrate how to apply the modified Ilizarov fixators for studying tibial fracture healing and distraction osteogenesis in mice.

This article describes a method for stabilizing long bone fractures that is based on the application of modified Ilizarov external fixators 1-3. After application of the fixators and creation of the bone injury, healing can be assessed, distraction osteogenesis can be performed, or non-union or critical sized defect can be created and used to study therapeutic interventions.

Création fractures Rigidement stabilisées pour l&#39;évaluation de l&#39;ossification intramembranaires, ostéogenèse par distraction, ou de guérison des défauts critiques Sized

Assessing modes of skeletal repair is essential for developing therapies to be used clinically to treat fractures. Mechanical stability plays a large role ...

Repair of a Critical-sized Calvarial Defect Model Using Adipose-derived Stromal Cells Harvested from Lipoaspirate

Craniofacial skeletal repair and regeneration offers the promise of de novo tissue formation through a cell-based approach utilizing stem cells. Adipose-derived stromal cells (ASCs) have proven to be an abundant source of multipotent stem cells capable of undergoing osteogenic, chondrogenic, adipogenic, and myogenic differentiation. Many studies have explored the osteogenic potential of these cells in vivo with the use of various scaffolding biomaterials for cellular delivery. It has been demonstrated that by utilizing an osteoconductive, hydroxyapatite-coated poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (HA-PLGA) scaffold seeded with ASCs, a critical-sized calvarial defect, a defect that is defined by its inability to undergo spontaneous healing over the lifetime of the animal, can be effectively show robust osseous regeneration. This in vivo model demonstrates the basis of translational approaches aimed to regenerate the bone tissue - the cellular component and biological matrix. This method serves as a model for the ultimate clinical application of a progenitor cell towards the repair of a specific tissue defect.

This protocol describes the isolation of adipose-derived stromal cells from lipoaspirate and the creation of a 4 mm critical-sized calvarial defect to evaluate skeletal regeneration.

Réparation d&#39;un modèle de critique des défauts de taille crânienne Utilisation adipeuses cellules stromales prélevés sur des Lipoaspirate

Craniofacial skeletal repair and regeneration offers the promise of de novo tissue formation through a cell-based approach utilizing stem cells. ...

A Simple Method of Mouse Lung Intubation

A simple procedure to intubate mice for pulmonary function measurements would have several advantages in longitudinal studies with limited numbers or expensive animal. One of the reasons that this is not done more routinely is that it is relatively difficult, despite there being several published studies that describe ways to achieve it. In this paper we demonstrate a procedure that eliminates one of the major hurdles associated with this intubation, that of visualizing the trachea during the entire time of intubation. The approach uses a 0.5 mm fiberoptic light source that serves as an introducer to direct the intubation cannula into the mouse trachea. We show that it is possible to use this procedure to measure lung mechanics in individual mice over a time course of at least several weeks. The technique can be set up with relatively little expense and expertise, and it can be routinely accomplished with relatively little training. This should make it possible for any laboratory to routinely carry out this intubation, thereby allowing longitudinal studies in individual mice, thereby minimizing the number of mice needed and increasing the statistical power by using each mouse as its own control.

This paper describes a striaghforward and efficient method of intubating mice for pulmonary function measurements or pulmonary instillation, that allows the mice to recover and be studied at later times. The procedure involves an inexpensive fiberoptic light source that directly illuminates the trachea.

Une méthode simple d&#39;intubation poumon de souris

A  simple procedure to intubate mice for pulmonary function measurements would  have several advantages in longitudinal studies with limited numbers or  ...

Femoral Bone Marrow Aspiration in Live Mice

Serial sampling of the cellular composition of bone marrow (BM) is a routine procedure critical to clinical hematology. This protocol describes a detailed step-by-step technical procedure for an analogous procedure in live mice which allows for serial characterization of cells present in the BM. This procedure facilitates studies aimed to detect the presence of exogenously administered cells within the BM of mice as would be done in xenograft studies for instance. Moreover, this procedure allows for the retrieval and characterization of cells enriched in the BM such as hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) without sacrifice of mice. Given that the cellular composition of peripheral blood is not necessarily reflective of proportions and types of stem and progenitor cells present in the marrow, procedures which provide access to this compartment without requiring termination of the mice are very helpful. The use of femoral bone marrow aspiration is illustrated here for cytological analysis of marrow cells, flow cytometric characterization of the hematopoietic stem/progenitor compartment, and culture of sorted HSPCs obtained by femoral BM aspiration compared with conventional marrow harvest.

This protocol describes a procedure for serial sampling of femoral bone marrow (BM) without requiring the sacrifice of mice. This procedure facilitates longitudinal studies of the BM composition of mice over time and provides serial access to cells within the BM for ex vivo and transplantation studies.

Fémorale aspiration de moelle osseuse chez des souris en direct

Serial sampling of the cellular composition of bone marrow (BM) is a routine procedure critical to clinical hematology. This protocol describes a detailed ...

A Murine Model of Arterial Restenosis: Technical Aspects of Femoral Wire Injury

Cardiovascular disease caused by atherosclerosis is the leading cause of death in the developed world. Narrowing of the vessel lumen, due to atherosclerotic plaque development or the rupturing of established plaques, interrupts normal blood flow leading to various morbidities such as myocardial infarction and stroke. In the clinic endovascular procedures such as angioplasty are commonly performed to reopen the lumen. However, these treatments inevitably damage the vessel wall as well as the vascular endothelium, triggering an excessive healing response and the development of a neointimal plaque that extends into the lumen causing vessel restenosis (re-narrowing). Restenosis remains a major cause of failure of endovascular treatments for atherosclerosis. Thus, preclinical animal models of restenosis are vitally important for investigating the pathophysiological mechanisms as well as translational approaches to vascular interventions. Among several murine experimental models, femoral artery wire injury is widely accepted as the most suitable for studies of post-angioplasty restenosis because it closely resembles the angioplasty procedure that injures both endothelium and vessel wall. However, many researchers have difficulty utilizing this model due to its high degree of technical difficulty. This is primarily because a metal wire needs to be inserted into the femoral artery, which is approximately three times thinner than the wire, to generate sufficient injury to induce prominent neointima. Here, we describe the essential surgical details to effectively overcome the major technical difficulties of this model. By following the presented procedures, performing the mouse femoral artery wire injury becomes easier. Once familiarized, the whole procedure can be completed within 20 min.

The mouse femoral artery wire injury model of restenosis is technically challenging. In this protocol we show the key technical details essential for successfully performing wire injury to induce consistent&#160;neointima for studies of restenosis.

Un modèle murin de la resténose artérielle: les aspects techniques de fémur fil blessures

Cardiovascular disease caused by atherosclerosis is the leading cause of death in the developed world. Narrowing of the vessel lumen, due to ...

Establishment of a Segmental Femoral Critical-size Defect Model in Mice Stabilized by Plate Osteosynthesis

The use of tissue-engineered bone constructs is an appealing strategy to overcome drawbacks of autografts for the treatment of massive bone defects. As a model organism, the mouse has already been widely used in bone-related research. Large diaphyseal bone defect models in mice, however, are sparse and often use bone fixation which fills the bone marrow cavity and does not provide optimal mechanical stability. The objectives of the current study were to develop a critical-size, segmental, femoral defect in nude mice. A 3.5-mm mid-diaphyseal femoral ostectomy (approximately 25% of the femur length) was performed using a dedicated jig, and was stabilized with an anterior located locking plate and 4 locking screws. The bone defect was subsequently either left empty or filled with a bone substitute (syngenic bone graft or coralline scaffold). Bone healing was monitored noninvasively using radiography and in vivo micro-computed-tomography and was subsequently assessed by ex vivo micro-computed-tomography and undecalcified histology after animal sacrifice, 10 weeks postoperatively. The recovery of all mice was excellent, a full-weight-bearing was observed within one day following the surgical procedure. Furthermore, stable bone fixation and consistent fixation of the implanted materials were achieved in all animals tested throughout the study. When the bone defects were left empty, non-union was consistently obtained. In contrast, when the bone defects were filled with syngenic bone grafts, bone union was always observed. When the bone defects were filled with coralline scaffolds, newly-formed bone was observed in the interface between bone resection edges and the scaffold, as well as within a short distance within the scaffold. 
The present model describes a reproducible critical-size femoral defect stabilized by plate osteosynthesis with low morbidity in mice. The new load-bearing segmental bone defect model could be useful for studying the underlying mechanisms in bone regeneration pertinent to orthopaedic applications.

Although mouse models are invaluable tools for bone tissue engineering, models of long bone defects are sparse. This need motivated development of the present protocol which uses a locking plate with four screws and a dedicated jig to perform and stabilize a reproducible, femoral, critical-size defect with low morbidity.

Mise en place d&#39;un segmentaire fémoral Critical-size Defect modèle chez la souris Stabilisé par Plate ostéosynthèse

The use of tissue-engineered bone constructs is an appealing strategy to overcome drawbacks of autografts for the treatment of massive bone defects. As a ...

A Repetitive Concussive Head Injury Model in Mice

Despite the concussion/ mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) being the most frequent occurrence of traumatic brain injury, there is still a lack of knowledge on the injury and its effects. To develop a better understanding of concussions, animals are often used because they provide a controlled, rigorous, and efficient model. Studies have adapted traditional animal models to perform mTBI to stimulate mild injury severity by changing the injury parameters. These models have been used because they can produce morphologically similar brain injuries to the clinical condition and provide a spectrum of injury severities. However, they are limited in their ability to present the identical features of injuries in patients. Using a traditional impact system, a repetitive concussive injury (rCHI) model can induce mild to moderate human-like concussion. The injury degree can be determined by measuring the period of loss of consciousness (LOC) with a sign of a transient termination of breathing. The rCHI model is beneficial to use for its accuracy and simplicity in determining mTBI effects and potential treatments.

Concussion presents the most common type of traumatic brain injury. Therefore, a repetitive concussive animal model, which replicates the important features of an injury in patients, may provide a means to study concussion in a rigorous, controlled, and efficient manner.

Une blessure à la tête modèle Répétitive commotionnant chez la souris

Despite the concussion/ mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) being the most frequent occurrence of traumatic brain injury, there is still a lack of ...

The Generation of Closed Femoral Fractures in Mice: A Model to Study Bone Healing

Bone fractures impose a tremendous socio-economic burden on patients, in addition to significantly affecting their quality of life. Therapeutic strategies that promote efficient bone healing are non-existent and in high demand. Effective and reproducible animal models of fractures healing are needed to understand the complex biological processes associated with bone regeneration. Many animal models of fracture healing have been generated over the years; however, murine fracture models have recently emerged as powerful tools to study bone healing. A variety of open and closed models have been developed, but the closed femoral fracture model stands out as a simple method for generating rapid and reproducible results in a physiologically relevant manner. The goal of this surgical protocol is to generate unilateral closed femoral fractures in mice and facilitate a post-fracture stabilization of the femur by inserting an intramedullary steel rod. Although devices such as a nail or a screw offer greater axial and rotational stability, the use of an intramedullary rod provides a sufficient stabilization for consistent healing outcomes without producing new defects in the bone tissue or damaging nearby soft tissue. Radiographic imaging is used to monitor the progression of callus formation, bony union, and subsequent remodeling of the bony callus. Bone healing outcomes are typically associated with the strength of the healed bone and measured with torsional testing. Still, understanding the early cellular and molecular events associated with fracture repair is critical in the study of bone tissue regeneration. The closed femoral fracture model in mice with intramedullary fixation serves as an attractive platform to study bone fracture healing and evaluate therapeutic strategies to accelerate healing.

The murine closed femoral fracture model is a powerful platform to study fracture healing and novel therapeutic strategies to accelerate bone regeneration. The goal of this surgical protocol is to generate unilateral closed femoral fractures in mice using an intramedullary steel rod to stabilize the femur.

La génération des Fractures fémorales fermées chez la souris : un modèle pour étudier la guérison osseuse

Bone fractures impose a tremendous socio-economic burden on patients, in addition to significantly affecting their quality of life. Therapeutic strategies ...

A Modified Simple Method for Induction of Myocardial Infarction in Mice

Myocardial infarction (MI) represents one of the leading causes of death. MI models are widely used for investigating the pathomechanisms of post-MI remodeling and evaluation of novel therapeutics. Different methods (e.g., isoproterenol treatment, cryoinjury, coronary artery ligation, etc.) have been used to induce MI. Compared with isoproterenol treatment and cryoinjury, coronary artery ligation may better reflect the ischemic response and chronic remodeling after MI. However, traditional methods for coronary ligation in mice are technically challenging. The current study describes a simple and efficient process for induction of MI in mice with readily available materials. The mouse chest skin was cut open under stable anesthesia. The heart was immediately externalized through the intercostal space after blunt separation of the pectoralis major and pectoralis minor. The left anterior descending branch (LAD) was ligated with a 6-0 suture 3 mm from its origin. Following LAD ligation, staining with 2,3,5-Triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) indicated successful induction of MI and temporal changes of post-MI scar size. Meanwhile, survival analysis results showed overt mortality within 7 days after MI, mainly due to cardiac rupture. Moreover, post-MI echocardiographic assessment demonstrated successful induction of contractile dysfunction and ventricular remodeling. Once mastered, an MI model can be established in mice within 2-3 min with readily available materials.

Under adequate anesthesia, the mouse heart was externalized through the intercostal space, and myocardial infarction was successfully induced by ligating the left anterior descending artery (LAD) using materials readily available in most laboratories.

Méthode simple modifiée pour l’induction d’un infarctus du myocarde chez la souris

Myocardial infarction (MI) represents one of the leading causes of death. MI models are widely used for investigating the pathomechanisms of post-MI ...