Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Neuroscience

Conventional and Threshold-Tracking Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Tests for Single-handed Operation

Hatice Tankisi¹, James Howells², Bülent Cengiz³, Gintaute Samusyte⁴, Martin Koltzenburg⁵, Hugh Bostock⁶

¹Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Aarhus University Hospital, ²Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, ³Department of Neurology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, ⁴Department of Neurology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, ⁵Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery; Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, ⁶Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology

We present a suite of standardized single- and paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) recording protocols, with options for conventional amplitude measurements and threshold-tracking. This program can control three different types of magnetic stimulators and is designed to enable all tests to be performed conveniently by a single operator.

Cancer Research

CAM-Delam Assay to Score Metastatic Properties by Quantifying Delamination and Invasion Capacity of Cancer Cells

Tami Green¹, Lina Šlekienė^1,2, Lena Gunhaga¹

¹Umeå Centre for Molecular Medicine, Umeå University, ²Department of Histology and Embryology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

The CAM-Delam assay to evaluate the metastatic capacity of cancer cells is relatively fast, easy, and cheap. The method can be used for unraveling the molecular mechanisms regulating metastasis formation and for drug screening. An optimized assay for analyzing human tumor samples could be a clinical method for personalized cancer treatment.