Gli autori sono grati al dottor Madsen presso la University of Wisconsin-Madison e Cristel Baiu a Gammex Inc. per fornire consulenza sui materiali TM. Gli autori sono anche grato al dottor Malcolm David Murray per fornire i metodi per costruire il fantasma.

1. Phantom design Un disegno del preclinico multimodalità fantasma è mostrata in Figura 1 7, 8. La dimensione del fantasma è di 38 mm di diametro e 115 mm di lunghezza per permettere il fantasma da scansionare in varie scanner animali. Il fantoccio contiene cinque tumore-simulando oggetti di prova (diametro: 14, 10, 7, 4 e 2 mm) posti ad una profondità di 10 mm all&#39;interno del fantoccio. 2. Muffa del silicone Costruzione Stampi in silicone sono pronti a lanciare i campioni uno tumore-simulazione come descritto in questa sezione 7. Tutte le piastre acriliche e tiranti necessari per la preparazione degli stampi in silicone sono tagliati con una precisione di 25 micron nel negozio macchina presso l&#39;Università del Texas Health Science Center a San Antonio (UTHSCSA). <ol><li> Fare cinque fori (diametro: 14, 10, 7, 4, 2 mm) per gli oggetti di prova e altri cinque fori (diametro: 6 mm) per aste di allineamento a due base acrilicapiastre (dimensioni: 4,2 centimetri x 11,5 centimetri x 0,9 centimetri) (Figura 2). </li><li> Tagliare le coppie distanziali con un&#39;altezza di 7, 5, 3,5, 2 e di 1 mm (dimensioni: 1,0 centimetri x 5,5 cm) (Figura 2 B). </li><li> Preparare sfere di acciaio (diametro: 14, 10, 7, 4 e 2 mm, precisione: 2,5 micron). </li><li> Inserire due coppie distanziali con un&#39;altezza di 7 mm e una piastra di base su una lastra acrilica sottile in sequenza e serrarle con C-morsetti (Fig. 2 C). </li><li> Inserire la sfera d&#39;acciaio con diametro di 14 mm in 14 millimetri foro della piastra di base e la colla utilizzando JB KWIK (Figura 2 C). Ripetere le procedure per il resto delle sfere (Figura 2 D) e per l&#39;altra piastra di base. Si noti che le sfere d&#39;acciaio in due piastre di base sono incollati come immagini speculari 7. </li><li> Collegare quattro piastre 2,5 cm di altezza acrilico (dimensioni: 2,5 centimetri x 11,5 centimetri per due piatti e di 2,5 cm × 4,2 centimetri per altri due piatti) su ogni base con nastro adesivo come recinzioni ( <str<html> ong&gt; Figura 3 A). </li><li> Fissare la piastra superiore (Dimensione: 4.2 cm × 11,5 centimetri, cinque fori con 0,8 cm di diametro, dieci fori con 1,2 cm di diametro) in uno degli assiemi piastre di base per l&#39;inserimento di cinque barre acriliche (diametro: 0,8 cm e lunghezza: 0.5 cm) con punte 1 mm, e di inserire cinque aste di allineamento (diametro: 0,9 cm e lunghezza: 5,0 cm) e versare silicone (Figura 3). </li><li> Inserire le barre acriliche nei fori 0,8 centimetri nella piastra superiore tutto il senso alla parte superiore delle sfere d&#39;acciaio e colla loro con colla siliconica. Quindi inserire aste di allineamento nei fori nella piastra di base attraverso i fori più grandi della piastra superiore (Figura 3). </li><li> Miscelare la parte A del composto di gomma siliconica con parte B nel rapporto di 10 a 1 in peso. </li><li> Versare il composto di gomma di silicone nell&#39;assieme e asciugare il montaggio a temperatura ambiente per circa 24 ore (Figura 3 B). </li></ol> 3. Assemblea Rotator t &quot;&gt; Il rotatore è preparato da tubo in PVC e un motorino girarrosto. <ol><li> Macinare la fine di un bullone per adattarsi al foro di un motore girarrosto. </li><li> Avvitare il bullone di terra alla fine del tubo in PVC (lunghezza: 270 mm e diametro interno: 75 mm) utilizzando un dado e una rondella. </li><li> Piegare lastre di metallo e colla su un piatto di plastica usando JB KWIK per supportare il tubo in PVC e di regolare l&#39;altezza del tubo di PVC 7. </li></ol> 4. TM Preparazione del materiale I protocolli per la preparazione dei materiali TM vengono modificate da quelle sviluppate nel laboratorio del Dott. Ernest L. Madsen presso l&#39;Università del Wisconsin a Madison e ulteriori dettagli sono in Lee et al. 8,11. 4.1 Contesto TM preparazione del materiale <ol><li> Passare latte intero commerciale (200 cc) attraverso 20 micron e poi 10 filtri a rete micron. </li><li> Sciogliere Thimerosal (0,2 g) nel latte filtrato (100 cc). </li><li> Utilizzando vuoto casa, degas questa soluzione latte per 30 sec a temperatura ambiente. </li><li> Sciogliere secco agarosio (2 g) in acqua deionizzata (18 MW) (100 cc) a temperatura ambiente. </li><li> Quindi aggiungere 1-propanolo (7,9 cc) e BaSO 4 (1 g) alla soluzione di agarosio. </li><li> Degassare la soluzione di agarosio e riscaldare in un 95 ° C bagnomaria finché la soluzione di agarosio cancella. </li><li> Mentre la soluzione di agarosio elimina nel 95 ° C bagnomaria, riscaldare il latte condensato in 55 ° C in bagno d&#39;acqua. </li><li> Spostare la soluzione agarosio fuso a 55 ° C bagno d&#39;acqua per raffreddare. </li><li> Una volta che entrambe le soluzioni sono a 55 ° C, miscela di soluzione di agarosio (50 cc) con latte condensato (50 cc) per rendere il rapporto di 50 a 50 in volume e mescolare lentamente la miscela seguito dalla rimozione bolle d&#39;aria dalla superficie. </li><li> Quindi aggiungere EDTA (0,103 g) e CuCl 2 · 2H 2 O (0,06 g) alla miscela latte-agarosio seguita da agitazione sufficienti a garantire omogeneità. </li><li> Infine, aggiungere perle di vetro (15- 60 micron di diametro, diametro medio: 35 micron) (0,1 g) e mescolare ripetutamente la miscela finale. Prima dell&#39;uso, bagnare le perline di vetro in acido nitrico concentrato per 24 ore per rimuovere eventuali impurità e risciacquare l&#39;acido. </li></ol> 4.2 Test di preparazione del materiale oggetto TM L&#39;oggetto di prova materiale TM viene preparato in una maniera simile come il materiale di fondo TM tranne per le seguenti differenze di composizione: <ol><li> Passare latte intero commerciale (20 cc) attraverso 20 micron e poi 10 filtri a rete micron. </li><li> Sciogliere Thimerosal (0,02 g) nel latte filtrato (10 cc). </li><li> Sciogliere secco agarosio (0,60 g) in una soluzione a temperatura ambiente di acqua deionizzata (10 cc) e 1-propanolo (0,79 cc). </li><li> Degassare la soluzione di agarosio e riscaldare in un 95 ° C bagnomaria finché la soluzione di agarosio cancella. </li><li> Mentre la soluzione di agarosio elimina nel 95 ° C bagnomaria, riscaldare il latte condensato in 55 ° C in bagno d&#39;acqua. </li><li&gt; Spostare la soluzione di agarosio fuso a 55 ° C bagnomaria. </li><li> Una volta che entrambe le soluzioni sono a 55 ° C, miscelare la soluzione di agarosio (5 cc) con latte condensato (5 cc) e mescolare lentamente la miscela seguito dalla rimozione bolle d&#39;aria dalla superficie. </li><li> Quindi aggiungere EDTA (0,0017 g) e CuCl 2 · 2H 2 O (0,0010 g) alla agarosio-latte seguito da agitazione sufficienti. </li></ol> 5. Multimodalità Phantom Assemblea Utilizzando gli stampi in silicone, le seguenti operazioni sono realizzate per costruire il fantasma multimodalità. <ol><li> Sullo stampo in silicone senza fori 1 mm, collegare filo di nylon lungo il centro delle sfere e la colla su entrambe le estremità dello stampo con colla siliconica (Figura 4 A). </li><li> Utilizzando una spazzola morbida, applicare grasso al silicone sulla superficie di due stampi (Figura 4 A) ed assemblare due stampi con aste di allineamento. </li><li> Preparare prova oggetto materiale TM come descritto nella sezione4.2 e versarlo attraverso 1 mm fori dello stampo in silicone con un ago da 22 gauge di una siringa. </li><li> Per consentire i campioni uno per impostare, memorizzare gli stampi in frigorifero (5 ° C) per circa 30 min. </li><li> In ciascun lato di un contenitore semicilindrico (lunghezza: 115 mm e diametro: 38 mm), fare due fori di 1 mm e una profondità di 10 mm dalla superficie fantasma per montare filo di nylon con oggetti di test. Fare un ulteriore foro di 6 mm di versare sfondo materiale TM. </li><li> Scaricare gli oggetti di prova con filo di nylon dagli stampi (figura 4 B) e poi montare nel contenitore semicilindrico (Figura 4 C). </li><li> Utilizzando 3M Scotch-Weld DP-100 e 3M nastro adesivo, aderiscono sottile di alluminio non conduttore (spessore 0.12 mm) sul contenitore acrilico. Bloccare i fori di 1 mm contenitore acrilico usando lo stesso collante (Figura 4 C). </li><li> Preparare materiale di fondo TM velocemente e versare lentamente nel foro di 6 mm del contenitoreutilizzando un piccolo imbuto di plastica. </li><li> Dopo la rimozione di eventuali bolle d&#39;aria, colla il foro da 6 mm, utilizzando 3M Scotch-Weld DP-100. </li><li> Una volta assemblato, ruotare il fantasma a 2 giri del rotatore per 4 a 5 ore a temperatura ambiente. </li><li> Rimuovere il filo di nylon dopo i materiali TM del fantasma indurisce completamente. </li></ol> 6. Multimodalità Imaging Il fantoccio viene scansionato in ecografia preclinica, TC e RM e le immagini in tre modalità sono acquistati. I protocolli di imaging sono descritti in dettaglio in Lee et al. 7, 8.

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L&#39;obiettivo di questo articolo era quello di fornire i metodi per la preparazione di materiali di TM per imaging multimodale e la costruzione di una multimodalità fantasma preclinico come strumento di QA per la misurazione precisa dimensione del tumore con diverse modalità in più istituzioni. Come accennato in precedenza, i materiali TM sono stati originariamente sviluppati dal laboratorio del Dr. Ernest L. Madsen presso l&#39;Università del Wisconsin a Madison per una modalità di imaging multi-prostata fantasm...

<html> La valutazione della variazione della dimensione del tumore è un endpoint importante per valutare l&#39;attività dei farmaci antitumorali sia restringimento del tumore e la progressione della malattia 9, 10. Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità (OMS) e Criteri di valutazione della risposta nei tumori solidi (RECIST) sono i metodi codificati per la valutazione anatomica delle lesioni tumorali in modalità di imaging come l&#39;ecografia (US), la tomografia computerizzata (TC) o risonanza magnetica (MRI). Per i criteri WHO, il prodotto del diametro massimo del tumore e la sua più grande diametro perpendicolare nel piano trasversale per le regioni di destinazione viene calcolato 4. Al contrario, per RECIST, la somma dei diametri più lunghi nel piano trasversale per un numero limitato di lesioni target viene calcolato 4. Nonostante continuamente crescente interesse per la valutazione della risposta terapeutica del tumore, non vi è stata alcuna garanzia qualità preclinico (QA) phantom / QA procedure di biomarker imaging. contenuto &quot;&gt; Considerando che misura le dimensioni del tumore in base a criteri WHO e / o RECIST è l&#39;unico biomarcatore di imaging approvato dagli Stati Uniti Food and Drug Administration (FDA), come punto di partenza di QA per altri biomarcatori di imaging, Lee et al. progettato e costruito UTHSCSA / Gammex Mark 1 e Mark 2 fantasmi per QA di misura le dimensioni del tumore, in collaborazione con Gammex Inc 7. L&#39;Mark 1 fantasma era una versione rivista di un Gammex commerciale statunitense fantasma e, quindi, la dimensione era troppo grande per entrare nella animale TC e RM scanner. anche alcuni strumenti della Mark 1 fantasma non erano necessarie per la misurazione della dimensione del tumore. L&#39;Mark 2 fantasma è stato progettato sulla base di RECIST che è la più recente biomarker di imaging approvato dalla FDA. Tuttavia, la dimensione della Mark 2 fantasma era ancora troppo grande per MR scanner, e TC e RM qualità di immagine del fantasma non era accettabile per la misurazione precisa dimensione del tumore 7. Il QA fantasma ha descrittosfogo è stato ri-progettato per superare le carenze dei fantasmi precedenti e costruito utilizzando modificati tessuti che imitano materiali e protocolli (TM) sviluppate nel nostro laboratorio. Questo documento descrive i dettagli dei protocolli per la costruzione fantasma: In primo luogo, vengono introdotti i metodi per la preparazione degli stampi in silicone necessari per la fusione tumore-simulando oggetti di prova e per l&#39;assemblaggio di un rotatore per la rotazione di un fantasma per impedire gravitazione sedimentazione. In secondo luogo, i protocolli per la preparazione di materiali di TM modificati da D&#39;Souza et s &#39;al. Per US, TC e RM sono descritti 11. Le proprietà fisiche dei materiali TM sono stati testati in ogni modalità per garantire che i materiali TM rappresentati tessuti molli umani come osservato nelle immagini acquisite con le diverse modalità, ma i risultati non sono qui visualizzati. Terzo, il protocollo per costruzione fantasma è descritto. Infine, le immagini del fantoccio degli Stati Uniti, TC e RM sono presentati come risultati.

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			<td>&nbsp;</td>
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			<td>PVC pipe</td>
			<td>N/A</td>
			<td>N/A</td>
			<td>Home Depot</td>
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			<td>Bolt, nut, washer and metal plates</td>
			<td>N/A</td>
			<td>N/A</td>
			<td>Home Depot</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Acrylic plates and rods</td>
			<td>N/A</td>
			<td>N/A</td>
			<td>Plastic supply in San Antonio, TX</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Steel balls</td>
			<td>Nordex, Inc.</td>
			<td>AEC-M2-2, -4, -7, -10 and -14</td>
			<td>2, 4, 7, 10 and 14 mm diameter</td>
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		<tr>
			<td>C-clamps</td>
			<td>Adjustable Clamp</td>
			<td>1420-C</td>
			<td>2 inch length</td>
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		<tr>
			<td>Masking tape</td>
			<td>3M Industrial Adhesives and Tapes</td>
			<td>2600</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Duct tape</td>
			<td>3M Industrial Adhesives and Tapes</td>
			<td>S-3763SIL</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>J-B KWIK</td>
			<td>J-B WELD Co.</td>
			<td>380238</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>3M Scotch-Weld Epoxy Adhesive</td>
			<td>3M Industrial Adhesives and Tapes</td>
			<td>DP-100</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
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			<td>Silicone grease</td>
			<td>Permatex, Inc.</td>
			<td>22058</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
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			<td>Silicone glue</td>
			<td>DAP, Inc.</td>
			<td>688</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
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			<td>Silicone rubber compound</td>
			<td>Smooth-ON, Inc.</td>
			<td>Smooth-SilTM950 Part A and B</td>
			<td>A:B mix ratio = 10:1 by weight</td>
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			<td>Brush</td>
			<td>N/A</td>
			<td>N/A</td>
			<td>Hobby Lobby</td>
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			<td>Syringe</td>
			<td>Becton Dickinson</td>
			<td>309604</td>
			<td>10 ml</td>
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			<td>Needle</td>
			<td>Becton Dickinson</td>
			<td>305156</td>
			<td>22-gauge 1.5 inch length</td>
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			<td>Funnel</td>
			<td>N/A</td>
			<td>N/A</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>Mesh filters</td>
			<td>Small parts, Inc.</td>
			<td>CMN-0010-C and CMN-0020-C</td>
			<td>10 and 20 &mu;m</td>
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			<td>Whole milk</td>
			<td>N/A</td>
			<td>N/A</td>
			<td>HEB in San Antonio, TX</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Thimerosal</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich Co.</td>
			<td>T5125</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Propanol</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich Co.</td>
			<td>33538</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>EDTA</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich Co.</td>
			<td>431788</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>CuCl2</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich Co.</td>
			<td>459097</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Agarose</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich Co.</td>
			<td>A0169</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>BaSO4</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich Co.</td>
			<td>B8675</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
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			<td>Glass beads</td>
			<td>Potters Industries, Inc.</td>
			<td>3000E</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>PET/AL/LLDPE*</td>
			<td>Pechiney Plastic Packaging, Inc.</td>
			<td>Pechiney Spec 151</td>
			<td>Phantom cover material</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>*Polyethylene terephthalate/aluminum/linear low density polyethylene</td>
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		<tr>
			<td>Equipment</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
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			<td>Rotisserie motor</td>
			<td>Brinkmann</td>
			<td>812-7103-S</td>
			<td>Home Depot</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Water bath 1</td>
			<td>Precision, Inc.</td>
			<td>Model: 282, Serial #: 601091552</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Water bath 2</td>
			<td>VWR, Inc.</td>
			<td>Model: 1212, Serial #: 08119606</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>Ultrasound</td>
			<td>Visualsonics</td>
			<td>Serial #: 770/120-259</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>CT</td>
			<td>Gamma Medica-Ideas</td>
			<td>Serial #: GR 0050</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>MRI</td>
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construction of a preclinical multimodality phantom using tissue-mimicking materials for quality assurance in tumor size measurement

Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità (OMS) e la risposta Criteri di valutazione nei tumori solidi (RECIST) gruppi di lavoro sostenuto criteri standardizzati per la valutazione radiologica dei tumori solidi in risposta alla terapia anti-tumorale negli anni 1980 e 1990, rispettivamente. Criteri OMS misurano tumori solidi in due dimensioni, mentre le misurazioni RECIST utilizzano solo un-dimensione che è considerato essere più riproducibile 1, 2, 3,4,5. Questi criteri sono stati ampiamente utilizzati come unico biomarcatore di imaging approvato dagli Stati Uniti Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 6. Al fine di misurare la risposta del tumore ai farmaci anti-tumorali sulle immagini con precisione, quindi, sono necessari un robusto (QA) procedure di controllo qualità e di QA corrispondente fantasma. Per rispondere a questa esigenza, gli autori hanno costruito una multimodalità preclinica (ad ultrasuoni (US), la tomografia computerizzata (TC) e la risonanza magnetica (MRI)) phantom usando tessuto-simulando (TM)materiali in base al numero limitato di lesioni target richiesti da RECIST rivedendo un Gammex US commerciale fantasma 7. L&#39;appendice Lee et al. Illustra le procedure di fabbricazione fantasma 7. In questo articolo, tutti i protocolli vengono introdotti in un passo-passo moda inizia con procedure di preparazione degli stampi per la colata di silicone tumore-simulando oggetti di prova il fantasma, seguita dalla preparazione di materiali TM per imaging multimodale, ed infine la costruzione del preclinica multimodalità QA fantasma. Lo scopo principale di questo documento è quello di fornire i protocolli per consentire a chiunque sia interessato a costruire autonomamente un fantasma per i propri progetti. Le procedure di QA per la misurazione della dimensione del tumore, e RECIST, OMS e risultati di misura di volume di oggetti di test effettuati a più enti che utilizzano questo QA fantasma sono riportati in dettaglio nel Lee et al. 8.

Figura 3 B e la Figura 5 mostra due stampi in silicone per il cast di oggetti di prova, e la multimodalità phantom, rispettivamente. La lunghezza x larghezza x profondità di ogni stampo è di 109 mm x 37 millimetri × 21 mm e due stampi sono identiche immagini speculari. Uno stampo dispone di 1 mm fori in cui il materiale TM può essere inserito utilizzando un ago sottile. Ogni stampo ha un ulteriore cinque fori per aste di allineamento. La lunghezza x larghezza x profondità del fant...

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Questo documento descrive le procedure interne di costruzione di una multimodalità preclinico fantasma di tessuto-simulando materiali (TM) per l&#39;assicurazione di qualità (QA) di misurazione della dimensione del tumore in modalità di imaging di animali come l&#39;ecografia (US), la tomografia computerizzata (TC) e magnetico Risonanza (MRI).

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Viral Nanoparticles for In vivo Tumor Imaging

The use of nanomaterials has the potential to revolutionize materials science and medicine. Currently, a number of different nanoparticles are being investigated for applications in imaging and therapy. Viral nanoparticles (VNPs) derived from plants can be regarded as self-assembled bionanomaterials with defined sizes and shapes. Plant viruses under investigation in the Steinmetz lab include icosahedral particles formed by Cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) and Brome mosaic virus (BMV), both of which are 30 nm in diameter. We are also developing rod-shaped and filamentous structures derived from the following plant viruses: Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), which forms rigid rods with dimensions of 300 nm by 18 nm, and Potato virus X (PVX), which form filamentous particles 515 nm in length and 13 nm in width (the reader is referred to refs. 1 and 2 for further information on VNPs).
From a materials scientist's point of view, VNPs are attractive building blocks for several reasons: the particles are monodisperse, can be produced with ease on large scale in planta, are exceptionally stable, and biocompatible. Also, VNPs are "programmable" units, which can be specifically engineered using genetic modification or chemical bioconjugation methods 3. The structure of VNPs is known to atomic resolution, and modifications can be carried out with spatial precision at the atomic level4, a level of control that cannot be achieved using synthetic nanomaterials with current state-of-the-art technologies.
In this paper, we describe the propagation of CPMV, PVX, TMV, and BMV in Vigna ungiuculata and Nicotiana benthamiana plants. Extraction and purification protocols for each VNP are given. Methods for characterization of purified and chemically-labeled VNPs are described. In this study, we focus on chemical labeling of VNPs with fluorophores (e.g. Alexa Fluor 647) and polyethylene glycol (PEG). The dyes facilitate tracking and detection of the VNPs 5-10, and PEG reduces immunogenicity of the proteinaceous nanoparticles while enhancing their pharmacokinetics 8,11. We demonstrate tumor homing of PEGylated VNPs using a mouse xenograft tumor model. A combination of fluorescence imaging of tissues ex vivo using Maestro Imaging System, fluorescence quantification in homogenized tissues, and confocal microscopy is used to study biodistribution. VNPs are cleared via the reticuloendothelial system (RES); tumor homing is achieved passively via the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect12. The VNP nanotechnology is a powerful plug-and-play technology to image and treat sites of disease in vivo. We are further developing VNPs to carry drug cargos and clinically-relevant imaging moieties, as well as tissue-specific ligands to target molecular receptors overexpressed in cancer and cardiovascular disease.

Viral Nanoparticles for In vivo Tumor Imaging

Plant viral nanoparticles (VNPs) are promising platforms for applications in biomedicine. Here, we describe the procedures for plant VNP propagation, purification, characterization, and bioconjugation. Finally, we show the application of VNPs for tumor homing and imaging using a mouse xenograft model and fluorescence imaging.

Nanoparticelle virali per<em&gt; In vivo</em&gt; Imaging Tumore

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Production of Large Numbers of Size-controlled Tumor Spheroids Using Microwell Plates

Tumor spheroids are increasingly recognized as an important in vitro model for the behavior of tumor cells in three dimensions. More physiologically relevant than conventional adherent-sheet cultures, they more accurately recapitulate the complexity and interactions present in real tumors. In order to harness this model to better assess tumor biology, or the efficacy of novel therapeutic agents, it is necessary to be able to generate spheroids reproducibly, in a controlled manner and in significant numbers.
The AggreWell system consists of a high-density array of pyramid-shaped microwells, into which a suspension of single cells is centrifuged. The numbers of cells clustering at the bottom of each microwell, and the number and ratio of distinct cell types involved depend only on the properties of the suspension introduced by the experimenter. Thus, we are able to generate tumor spheroids of arbitrary size and composition without needing to modify the underlying platform technology. The hundreds of microwells per square centimeter of culture surface area in turn ensure that extremely high production levels may be attained via a straightforward, nonlabor-intensive process. We therefore expect that this protocol will be broadly useful to researchers in the tumor spheroid field.

We introduce a protocol for the generation of large numbers (thousands to hundreds of thousands) of uniform size- and composition-controlled tumor spheroids, using commercially available microwell plates.

Produzione di grandi numeri di-Size controllata Tumore Spheroids Uso micropiastra

Tumor spheroids are increasingly recognized as an important in vitro model for the behavior of tumor cells in three dimensions. More physiologically ...

Longitudinal Measurement of Extracellular Matrix Rigidity in 3D Tumor Models Using Particle-tracking Microrheology

The mechanical microenvironment has been shown to act as a crucial regulator of tumor growth behavior and signaling, which is itself remodeled and modified as part of a set of complex, two-way mechanosensitive interactions. While the development of biologically-relevant 3D tumor models have facilitated mechanistic studies on the impact of matrix rheology on tumor growth, the inverse problem of mapping changes in the mechanical environment induced by tumors remains challenging. Here, we describe the implementation of particle-tracking microrheology (PTM) in conjunction with 3D models of pancreatic cancer as part of a robust and viable approach for longitudinally monitoring physical changes in the tumor microenvironment, in situ. The methodology described here integrates a system of preparing in vitro 3D models embedded in a model extracellular matrix (ECM) scaffold of Type I collagen with fluorescently labeled probes uniformly distributed for position- and time-dependent microrheology measurements throughout the specimen. In vitro tumors are plated and probed in parallel conditions using multiwell imaging plates. Drawing on established methods, videos of tracer probe movements are transformed via the Generalized Stokes Einstein Relation (GSER) to report the complex frequency-dependent viscoelastic shear modulus, G*(&#969;). Because this approach is imaging-based, mechanical characterization is also mapped onto large transmitted-light spatial fields to simultaneously report qualitative changes in 3D tumor size and phenotype. Representative results showing contrasting mechanical response in sub-regions associated with localized invasion-induced matrix degradation as well as system calibration, validation data are presented. Undesirable outcomes from common experimental errors and troubleshooting of these issues are also presented. The 96-well 3D culture plating format implemented in this protocol is conducive to correlation of microrheology measurements with therapeutic screening assays or molecular imaging to gain new insights into impact of treatments or biochemical stimuli on the mechanical microenvironment.

Particle-tracking microrheology can be used to non-destructively quantify and spatially map changes in extracellular matrix mechanical properties in 3D tumor models.

Misurazione longitudinale di matrice extracellulare rigidità in 3D Tumore modelli utilizzando-particelle inseguimento Microrheology

The mechanical microenvironment has been shown to act as a crucial regulator of tumor growth behavior and signaling, which is itself remodeled and ...

Construction and Characterization of a Novel Vocal Fold Bioreactor

In vitro engineering of mechanically active tissues requires the presentation of physiologically relevant mechanical conditions to cultured cells. To emulate the dynamic environment of vocal folds, a novel vocal fold bioreactor capable of producing vibratory stimulations at fundamental phonation frequencies is constructed and characterized. The device is composed of a function generator, a power amplifier, a speaker selector and parallel vibration chambers. Individual vibration chambers are created by sandwiching a custom-made silicone membrane between a pair of acrylic blocks. The silicone membrane not only serves as the bottom of the chamber but also provides a mechanism for securing the cell-laden scaffold. Vibration signals, generated by a speaker mounted underneath the bottom acrylic block, are transmitted to the membrane aerodynamically by the oscillating air. Eight identical vibration modules, fixed on two stationary metal bars, are housed in an anti-humidity chamber for long-term operation in a cell culture incubator. The vibration characteristics of the vocal fold bioreactor are analyzed non-destructively using a Laser Doppler Vibrometer (LDV). The utility of the dynamic culture device is demonstrated by culturing cellular constructs in the presence of 200-Hz sinusoidal vibrations with a mid-membrane displacement of 40 &#181;m. Mesenchymal stem cells cultured in the bioreactor respond to the vibratory signals by altering the synthesis and degradation of vocal fold-relevant, extracellular matrix components. The novel bioreactor system presented herein offers an excellent in vitro platform for studying vibration-induced mechanotransduction and for the engineering of functional vocal fold tissues.

A novel vocal fold bioreactor capable of delivering physiologically relevant, vibratory stimulation to cultured cells is constructed and characterized. This dynamic culture device, when combined with a fibrous poly(&#949;-caprolactone) scaffold, creates a vocal fold-mimetic environment that modulates the behaviors of mesenchymal stem cells.

Costruzione e caratterizzazione di un Fold bioreattore Novel Vocal

In vitro engineering of mechanically active tissues requires the presentation of physiologically relevant mechanical conditions to cultured cells. To ...

Design and Construction of Artificial Extracellular Matrix (aECM) Proteins from Escherichia coli for Skin Tissue Engineering

Recombinant technology is a versatile platform to create novel artificial proteins with tunable properties. For the last decade, many artificial proteins that have incorporated functional domains derived from nature (or created de novo) have been reported. In particular, artificial extracellular matrix (aECM) proteins have been developed; these aECM proteins consist of biological domains taken from fibronectin, laminins and collagens and are combined with structural domains including elastin-like repeats, silk and collagen repeats. To date, aECM proteins have been widely investigated for applications in tissue engineering and wound repair. Recently, Tjin and coworkers developed integrin-specific aECM proteins designed for promoting human skin keratinocyte attachment and propagation. In their work, the aECM proteins incorporate cell binding domains taken from fibronectin, laminin-5 and collagen IV, as well as flanking elastin-like repeats. They demonstrated that the aECM proteins developed in their work were promising candidates for use as substrates in artificial skin. Here, we outline the design and construction of such aECM proteins as well as their purification process using the thermo-responsive characteristics of elastin.

Design and Construction of Artificial Extracellular Matrix aECM Proteins from Escherichia coli for Skin Tissue Engineering

Recombinant technologies have enabled material designers to create novel artificial proteins with customized functionalities for tissue engineering applications. For example, artificial extracellular matrix proteins can be designed to incorporate structural and biological domains derived from native ECMs. Here, we describe the construction and purification of aECM proteins containing elastin-like repeats.

Progettazione e Costruzione di Artificiale matrice extracellulare (AECM) Proteine ​​da<em&gt; Escherichia coli</em&gt; Per la pelle Ingegneria dei Tessuti

Recombinant technology is a versatile platform to create novel artificial proteins with tunable properties. For the last decade, many artificial proteins ...

Agarose-based Tissue Mimicking Optical Phantoms for Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy

This protocol describes how to make agarose-based tissue-mimicking phantoms and demonstrates how to determine their optical properties using a conventional optical system with an integrating sphere. Measuring systems for the acquisition of the diffuse reflectance and total transmittance spectra are constructed with a broadband white light source, a light guide, an achromatic lens, an integrating sphere, a sample holder, an optical fiber probe, and a multi-channel spectrometer. An acrylic mold consisting of two rectangular acrylic pieces and a U-shaped acrylic piece is constructed to create an epidermal phantom and a dermal phantom with whole blood. The application of a sodium dithionite (Na2S2O4) solution to the dermal phantom enables the researcher to deoxygenate hemoglobin in red blood cells distributed in the dermal phantom. The inverse Monte Carlo simulation with the diffuse reflectance and total transmittance spectra measured by a spectrometer with an integrating sphere is performed to determine the absorption coefficient spectrum &#181;a(&#955;) and the reduced scattering coefficient spectrum &#181;s&#39;(&#955;) of each layer phantom. A two-layered phantom mimicking the diffuse reflectance of human skin tissue is also demonstrated by piling up the epidermal phantom on the dermal phantom.

Here, we demonstrate how agarose-based tissue-mimicking optical phantoms are made and how their optical properties are determined using a conventional optical system with an integrating sphere.

Agarosio-basata del tessuto che imita Phantoms ottico per spettroscopia di riflettanza diffusa

This protocol describes how to make agarose-based tissue-mimicking phantoms and demonstrates how to determine their optical properties using a ...

Manufacturing Abdominal Aorta Hydrogel Tissue-Mimicking Phantoms for Ultrasound Elastography Validation

Ultrasound (US) elastography, or elasticity imaging, is an adjunct imaging technique that utilizes sequential US images of soft tissues to measure the tissue motion and infer or quantify the underlying biomechanical characteristics. For abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), biomechanical properties such as changes in the tissue's elastic modulus and estimates of the tissue stress may be essential for assessing the need for the surgical intervention. Abdominal aortic aneurysms US elastography could be a useful tool to monitor AAA progression and identify changes in biomechanical properties characteristic of high-risk patients.
A preliminary goal in the development of an AAA US elastography technique is the validation of the method using a physically relevant model with known material properties. Here we present a process for the production of AAA tissue-mimicking phantoms with physically relevant geometries and spatially modulated material properties. These tissue phantoms aim to mimic the US properties, material modulus, and geometry of the abdominal aortic aneurysms. Tissue phantoms are made using a polyvinyl alcohol cryogel (PVA-c) and molded using 3D printed parts created using computer aided design (CAD) software. The modulus of the phantoms is controlled by altering the concentration of PVA-c and by changing the number of freeze-thaw cycles used to polymerize the cryogel. The AAA phantoms are connected to a hemodynamic pump, designed to deform the phantoms with the physiologic cyclic pressure and flows. Ultra sound image sequences of the deforming phantoms allowed for the spatial calculation of the pressure normalized strain and the identification of mechanical properties of the vessel wall. Representative results of the pressure normalized strain are presented.

Here we describe a method to manufacture aneurysmal, aortic tissue-mimicking phantoms for the use in testing ultrasound elastography. The combined use of computer-aided design (CAD) and 3-dimensional (3D) printing techniques produce aortic phantoms with predictable, complex geometries to validate the elastographic imaging algorithms with controlled experiments.

Aorta addominale idrogel che imita tessuto di fabbricazione fantocci per convalida Elastografia ad ultrasuoni

Ultrasound (US) elastography, or elasticity imaging, is an adjunct imaging technique that utilizes sequential US images of soft tissues to measure the ...

Patient-Specific Polyvinyl Alcohol Phantom Fabrication with Ultrasound and X-Ray Contrast for Brain Tumor Surgery Planning

Phantoms are essential tools for clinical training, surgical planning and the development of novel medical devices. However, it is challenging to create anatomically accurate head phantoms with realistic brain imaging properties because standard fabrication methods are not optimized to replicate any patient-specific anatomical detail and 3D printing materials are not optimized for imaging properties. In order to test and validate a novel navigation system for use during brain tumor surgery, an anatomically accurate phantom with realistic imaging and mechanical properties was required. Therefore, a phantom was developed using real patient data as input and 3D printing of molds to fabricate a patient-specific head phantom comprising the skull, brain and tumor with both ultrasound and X-ray contrast. The phantom also had mechanical properties that allowed the phantom tissue to be manipulated in a similar manner to how human brain tissue is handled during surgery. The phantom was successfully tested during a surgical simulation in a virtual operating room.
The phantom fabrication method uses commercially available materials and is easy to reproduce. The 3D printing files can be readily shared, and the technique can be adapted to encompass many different types of tumor.

This protocol describes the fabrication of a patient specific skull, brain and tumor phantom. It uses 3D printing to create molds, and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA-c) is used as the tissue mimicking material.

Fabbricazione fantasma di alcol polivinile specifico per il paziente con ultrasuoni e contrasto a raggi X per la pianificazione della chirurgia del tumore al cervello

Phantoms are essential tools for clinical training, surgical planning and the development of novel medical devices. However, it is challenging to create ...

Generation of Dynamical Environmental Conditions using a High-Throughput Microfluidic Device

Mimicking in vivo environmental conditions is crucial for in vitro studies on complex life machinery. However, current techniques targeting live cells and organs are either highly expensive, like robotics, or lack nanoliter volume and millisecond time accuracy in liquid manipulation. We herein present the design and fabrication of a microfluidic system, which consists of 1,500 culture units, an array of enhanced peristaltic pumps and an on-site mixing modulus. To demonstrate the capacities of the microfluidic device, neural stem cell (NSC) spheres are maintained in the proposed system. We observed that when the NSC sphere is exposed to CXCL in day 1 and EGF in day 2, the round-shaped conformation is well maintained. Variation in the input order of 6 drugs causes morphological changes to the NSC sphere and the expression level representative marker for NSC stemness (i.e., Hes5 and Dcx). These results indicate that dynamic and complex environmental conditions have great effects on NSC differentiation and self-renewal, and the proposed microfluidic device is a suitable platform for high throughput studies on the complex life machinery.

We present a microfluidic system for high throughput studies on complex life machinery, which consists of 1500 culture units, an array of enhanced peristaltic pumps and an on-site mixing modulus. The microfluidic chip allows for the analysis of the highly complex and dynamic micro-environmental conditions in vivo.

Generazione di condizioni ambientali dinamiche utilizzando un dispositivo microfluidico ad alta produttività

Mimicking in vivo environmental conditions is crucial for in vitro studies on complex life machinery. However, current techniques targeting live cells and ...

Construction of Model Lipid Membranes Incorporating G-protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs)

Robust in vitro investigations of the structure and function of integral membrane proteins has been a challenge due to the complexities of the plasma membrane and the numerous factors that influence protein behavior in live cells. Giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) are a biomimetic and highly tunable in vitro model system for investigating protein-membrane interactions and probing protein behavior in a precise, stimulus-dependent manner. In this protocol, we present an inexpensive and effective method for fabricating GUVs with the human serotonin 1A receptor (5-HT1AR) stably integrated in the membrane. We fabricate GUVs using a modified hydrogel swelling method; by depositing a lipid film on top of a mixture of agarose and 5-HT1AR and then hydrating the entire system, vesicles can be formed with properly oriented and functional 5-HT1AR incorporated into the membrane. These GUVs can then be used to examine protein-membrane interactions and localization behavior via microscopy. Ultimately, this protocol can advance our understanding of the functionality of integral membrane proteins, providing profound physiological insight.

Construction of Model Lipid Membranes Incorporating G-protein Coupled Receptors GPCRs

This protocol utilizes agarose swelling as a powerful and generalizable technique for incorporating integral membrane proteins (IMPs) into giant unilamellar lipid vesicles (GUVs), as described here for the reconstitution of the human 1A serotonin receptor protein (5-HT1AR), one of the classes of pharmacologically important G protein-coupled receptors.

Costruzione di membrane lipidiche modello che incorporano recettori accoppiati alla proteina G (GPCR)

Robust in vitro investigations of the structure and function of integral membrane proteins has been a challenge due to the complexities of the plasma ...