an ultrasound-assisted delivery of antibodies in a mouse model

An Ultrasound-Assisted Delivery of Antibodies in a Mouse Model

To prepare an animal for the analysis after confirming a lack of response to toe-pinch in an anesthetized mouse, use a permanent marker to label the center of the head. Then, glue plastic wrap to the bottom of a small weigh boat with the bottom cut off, and fill the weigh boat with ultrasound gel.
For focused ultrasound treatment, invert the vial of microbubbles and gently load 1 microliter of the solution per gram of the mouse&#39;s body weight into a 29-gauge insulin syringe.
Add 100 microliters of fluorescently labeled antibody to the syringe. and gently invert and roll the syringe between thumb and index finger to mix the antibody and the microbubbles within the syringe. Carefully and slowly, retro-orbitally, inject 150 microliters of the microbubble and antibody solution into the mouse, and set a timer for two minutes.
Apply ophthalmic ointment. Then, place the mouse in the head holder and fix its nose in the holder. Place the small ultrasound gel-filled weigh boat on top of the head and lower the water ballast until it sits on top of the ultrasound gel within the weigh boat.
Then, use the joystick to visually align the transducer focus within the center of the head. When the timer goes off in the motion tab of the software, select Reset Origin and select a Complete scan. When the treatment is complete, apply ophthalmic ointment to the animal&#39;s eyes, and place the mouse in a warmed recovery chamber.

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1. In-house microbubble preparation
<ol>
	<li>Weigh out a 9:1 molar ratio of 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine and 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-[amino(polyethyleneglycol)-2000] (ammonium salt). 0.5 mg of lipid mixture is required per 1 mL of microbubble solution. Alternatively, lipids can be bought already in chloroform, if using pre-dissolved lipids, proceed to step 1.3.</li>
	<li>Dissolve the lipid in a small volume of chloroform in a glass beaker.</li>
	<li>Evaporate the chloroform with an evaporator or a nitrogen stream.</li>
	<li>Rehydrate the dried lipid film with 10 mL of phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) + 10% glycerol + 10% propylene glycol solution that has been filtered through 0.22 &#181;m filter.</li>
	<li>Place the rehydrated lipid solution in a water bath sonicator set to 55 &#730;C (above the melting temperature of the lipids) and sonicate until fully dissolved.</li>
	<li>Aliquot lipid solution into autoclaved 1.5 mL high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) vials and screwed on the septa caps.</li>
	<li>Aspirate all of the air in the vial with a 5 mL syringe equipped with a 27 G needle and create a vacuum in the vial.</li>
	<li>Add octofluoropropane to the vial with the included syringe, drawing up the gas from the canister. Fill the vial with 1-2 mL of octafluoropropane by reading the volume in the syringe.</li>
	<li>Seal each vial with paraffin film and refrigerate.</li>
	<li>On the day of the experiment, bring the vial to room temperature, add 0.5 mL of 0.9% NaCl solution to the vial, then place the vial in an amalgamator and agitate for 45 s (preset time) to produce the microbubbles.</li>
</ol>
2. Microbubble quality control using a coulter counter
<ol>
	<li>Take the microbubble solution out of the amalgamator and vent the gas from the vial by piercing the septa with a 19&#160;G needle.</li>
	<li>Dilute the microbubble solution by performing two-step 1:5,000 serial dilutions by adding 100 &#181;L of microbubble solution into 5 mL of filtered flow solution using a 1 ml syringe with 19 G needle, and then taking 100 &#181;L of 1:50 diluted microbubble solution and pipetting into 10 mL filtered flow solution in a cuvette using a pipette.</li>
	<li>Check that the electrolyte tank has sufficient flow solution and that the waste tank is empty.</li>
	<li>Place the cuvette in the coulter counter platform and lock it into place. Use a 30 &#181;m aperture for sample acquisition.</li>
	<li>In the software, load the standard operating method (SOM), then select&#160;Edit SOM | concentration.&#160;Enter 5000x dilution.</li>
	<li>In the software, choose a suitable file name. For example, microbubble_1_date.</li>
	<li>Load and secure the cuvette into the platform.</li>
	<li>In the software select&#160;Run| Preview&#160;and verify that the sample concentration is less than 10%. If this number is higher than 10%, perform a new dilution of the microbubbles with a higher dilution factor.</li>
	<li>Select &#39;Start&#39; to begin an acquisition of the sample to obtain the initial readout.</li>
	<li>Rinse the aperture of the Coulter counter with filtered flow solution after each measurement. Repeat steps 2.2-2.9 to obtain 3 replicates.</li>
	<li>Place a cuvette with diluted microbubble solution into a sonicator water bath and sonicate for 30 s.</li>
	<li>Measure the solution with sonicated microbubbles and label as blank.</li>
	<li>In the software, subtract the final readout from the initial readout. This subtracts any particles that are not microbubbles and do not contain gas.</li>
	<li>Select&#160;Display Results&#160;in the software, to display the microbubble concentration, size distribution, average size, and volume concentration.</li>
</ol>
3. Fluorescent antibody labeling
<ol>
	<li>Obtain a 1 mg/mL solution of mouse immunoglobulin G (IgG) in PBS without any additives.</li>
	<li>Label 1 mg of mouse IgG with AlexaFluor 647 in 0.1 M sodium bicarbonate buffer by following the manufacturers&#39; instructions located in the kit. This amount of fluorescently labeled IgG is sufficient to perform this procedure on 5-7 adult mice where a 5 mg/kg dose of antibody is administered.</li>
	<li>Add the dye to the solution of IgG in 0.1 M sodium bicarbonate buffer and incubate for 15 min at room temperature.</li>
	<li>Purify the fluorescently labeled antibody by pipetting the antibody solution into a spin column and centrifuging at 1,000&#160;x g&#160;for 5 min. Free dye will remain in the column bed.</li>
	<li>Use a spectrophotometer to measure the protein concentration. Measure the absorbance of the conjugate solution at 280 nm and 650 nm (A280 and A650). Calculate the concentration of protein in the sample using the equation: 
	Protein concentration&#160;(M) = [A280 - (A650 x 0.03)] x&#160;dilution factor&#160;/ 203,000.</li>
	<li>Use a spectrophotometer to calculate the degree of labeling using the equation: 
	moles dye per mole protein&#160;=&#160;A650 x&#160;dilution factor&#160;/ 239 000 x&#160;protein concentration&#160;(M). 
	NOTE: An acceptable degree of labeling is 3-7 moles dye per mole protein and typically obtained degree of labeling is around 6.</li>
</ol>
4. Ultrasound set-up
<ol>
	<li>Using the focused ultrasound system, add the 5 mm spacer to the water bolus to position the ultrasound focus 9 mm below the bottom of the water bolus.</li>
	<li>Fill the water bolus with approximately 300 mL of deionized water that has been degassed with an inline degasser for 20 min (oxygen content should be below 3 ppm). Place the annular array into the filled water bolus and use a dental mirror to check that there are no air bubbles on the surface. If present on the surface, remove the annular array and replace it in the water bolus.</li>
	<li>Launch the application software. In the waveform menu, select&#160;Set waveform duty cycle. Settings are PRF (Hz) 10, duty cycle 10%, focus 80 mm, center frequency 1 MHz, amplitude (MPa peak negative pressure) 0.65 MPa, mechanical index = 0.65. Press&#160;Set&#160;to define the waveform and store it in memory. 
	NOTE: The focused ultrasound system is pre-calibrated by the manufacturer from measurements taken by a calibrated hydrophone.</li>
	<li>In the focused ultrasound system software, define a treatment plan. This requires defining a treatment region consisting of multiple individual treatments sites and defining actions to be taken at each of those treatment sites. In this case, the treatment zone is one hemisphere of the mouse brain.</li>
	<li>In the motion controller window, go to the&#160;Scan&#160;tab and&#160;Enter&#160;start, stop and increment value for motion in the x dimension, and start, stop and increment value for motion in the y direction. Enter values for X: start -4, stop 3.50 and Y: -3.00, stop 3, Increment 1.5, # loops: 1.</li>
	<li>Define the actions for treatment sites. In the motion controller window, select the&#160;Event&#160;button. In the&#160;Script Editing Window, select a list of actions that will be executed in the order selected at each treatment site. Set&#160;Movement Type&#160;to raster grid at the top of the script window. In the events tab select&#160;Add Actions&#160;to move them to the script panel, and add&#160;Move Synchronously,&#160;Start&#160;trigger arb, wait,&#160;Stop&#160;trigger arb. Click on the wait action and select a wait time of 6, 000 ms. 
	NOTE: These settings will make the treat a 6 x 5 grid of treatment spots spaced 1.5 mm apart, with each spot having a treatment duration of 6 s. The total duration to sonicate a mouse brain is approximately 3 min. This size treatment grid is suitable for adult C57/Bl6 mice weighing approximately 30 g. The size of the grid of treatment spots can be adjusted up or down depending on the size of the mouse.</li>
</ol>
5. Animal preparation
<ol>
	<li>Weigh the mouse with a balance accurate to 0.1 g.</li>
	<li>Anesthetize mouse with 90 mg/kg ketamine and 6 mg/kg xylazine intraperitoneally. Test for absence of reflexes with a toe pinch. Alternatively, mice can be anesthetized with isoflurane using an appropriate inhalational anesthetic apparatus with an appropriate face mask. If using isoflurane, the mouse should be placed on a heat pad during the ultrasound to prevent hypothermia.</li>
	<li>Use an electric razor to shave the hair from the head of the animal, then apply hair removal cream with a cotton bud, leave on for 2-3 min or until the hair is wiped away clean with a damp piece of gauze.&#160;Take care that the hair removal cream does not get in the eyes of the mouse.</li>
	<li>Mark the center of the mouse&#39;s head with a permanent marker. The transducer has a hole in its center and the transducer focus and focal spot can be aligned visually.</li>
	<li>Fill a small weigh boat that has previously had the bottom cut off and replaced with plastic wrap glued to the bottom of the weigh boat with ultrasound gel. This serves as an 8 mm spacer and provides good coupling to the head of the mouse and allows visual inspection of the focus of the transducer aligned with the head of the mouse.</li>
</ol>
6. Microbubble preparation
<ol>
	<li>Warm a microbubble vial to room temperature. To activate, add 0.5 mL of 0.9% NaCl solution to the vial and place in an amalgamator to agitate for 45 s to produce the microbubbles.</li>
	<li>Vent the vial by piercing the septa with a 27 G needle.</li>
</ol>
7. Ultrasound treatment
<ol>
	<li>Invert the vial of microbubbles and gently draw up 1 &#181;L/g bodyweight of the solution. To this add solution of fluorescently labeled antibody and mix gently in the syringe. The maximum volume injected is 150 &#181;L. 
	NOTE: In-house prepared microbubbles are approximately 60-fold less concentrated than the clinically used (e.g., Definity microbubbles). Adjust the volume or concentration such that the number of microbubbles injected are similar to those clinically used (ie. Definity 1.2 x 108&#160;microbubbles/kg body weight).</li>
	<li>Inject the microbubble and antibody solution retroorbitally, taking care to inject gently and slowly.&#160;Then, apply ophthalmic ointment to the mouse&#39;s eyes.</li>
	<li>Place the mouse in the head holder (see Table of Materials) and fix the nose of the mouse. Then place the ultrasound gel-filled small weigh boat on top of the head.</li>
	<li>Lower the water bolus until it sits on top of the ultrasound gel in the weigh boat.</li>
	<li>Use the joystick to move the transducer focus to the center of the head. Select&#160;Reset Origin&#160;in the motion tab.</li>
	<li>Select complete scan. Steps 7.3-7.6 will take 2 min.</li>
	<li>For consistency, set a timer to ensure a 2 min delay between injecting microbubbles and selecting complete scan.</li>
	<li>After the treatment is complete, apply ophthalmic ointment to the eyes and place mouse in a warmed recovery chamber. If hypothermia is observed during the procedure, a warming pad can be placed under the mouse to provide supplemental heat during the procedure.</li>
</ol>

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			<td>1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine</td>
			<td>Avanti</td>
			<td>850365C</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-[amino(polyethyleneglycol)-2000]</td>
			<td>Avanti</td>
			<td>880128C</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>AlexaFluor 647 antibody labeling kit</td>
			<td>Thermo Fisher</td>
			<td>A20186</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Chloroform</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>372978</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Coulter Counter (Multisizer 4e)</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Glycerol</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>G5516</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Head holder (model SG-4N, Narishige Japan)</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Isoflow flow solution</td>
			<td>Beckman Coulter</td>
			<td>B43905</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Octafluoropropane</td>
			<td>Arcadophta</td>
			<td>0229NC</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Propylene Glycol</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>P4347</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>TIPS (Therapy Imaging Probe System)</td>
			<td>Philips Research</td>
			<td>TIPS_007</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td></td>
			<td>Bitplane</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

Source: Leinenga, G. et al., <a href="https://app.jove.com/v/61372">Delivery of Antibodies into the Brain Using Focused Scanning Ultrasound.</a>&#160;J. Vis. Exp. (2020)
This video demonstrates a procedure of ultrasound-assisted antibody delivery in a mouse model. Retro-orbitally injected microbubbles oscillate under ultrasound, creating a transient disruption in the blood-brain barrier, permitting labeled antibodies to enter the brain.

All procedures involving animal models have been reviewed by the local institutional animal care committee and the JoVE veterinary review board.
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Begin with an anesthetized mouse and shave its head to improve ultrasound wave transmission.
Take a mixture of fluorescently labeled antibodies and microbubbles &#8212; a gas-filled core shell surrounded by a lipid layer. Inject them retro-orbitally into the mouse.
The injected microbubbles and antibodies enter the mouse&#39;s circulation and reach the brain.
Restrain the mouse and place an ultrasound gel-filled container on the shaved area.
Position the ultrasound transducer and transmit a high-frequency focused ultrasound wave.
The ultrasound waves cause microbubbles to expand and contract repeatedly.
This disrupts the tight junctions of the blood vessels in the brain and creates temporary localized openings.
These openings allow the labeled antibodies to exit the blood vessels and enter the mouse&#39;s brain.
Perform fluorescence imaging of the brain and locate fluorescent antibodies, confirming ultrasound-assisted antibody delivery in the mouse model.

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An Ultrasound-Assisted Delivery of Antibodies in a Mouse Model