この作業は、国立難聴者協会のR01DC015824（KMS）およびT32DC00038（JESおよびSDをサポート）、国防総省のグラントW81XWH-14-1-0091（KMS）、Bertarelli財団（KMS） 、ナンシーセイレスデー財団（KMS）、ラウアー耳鳴り研究センター（KMS）、およびバーンズ財団（KMS）が含まれます。

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この原稿は、VS研究のための統一された方法論的枠組みを記述し、下流の研究の応用のためにヒトVSとGAN標本の同時処理を概説している。 VS研究が精密医学の時代に入っても、多数の研究問題に答えることができる形で同じサンプルを調製することで、個々の患者に特有の分子、細胞、遺伝子、プロテオームの洞察を発見することができます。 ヒトSchwann細胞およびVS培養?...

前庭神経鞘腫（VS）は小脳門角の最も一般的な新生物であり、10万人に1人と診断されている。非転移性ではあるが、これらの腫瘍は、患者の生活の質に1,2,3,4,5,6に深刻な影響を与える。冒された個人は、通常、難聴、耳鳴り、および聴覚充満の感覚で生きる。腫瘍が成長するにつれて症状がますます衰弱し、バランスの問題、顔面の麻痺、および他の脳神経機能の障害を引き起こす。脳幹圧迫による生命を脅かす複雑な合併症も起こり得る7 。 VSの管理オプションは、本質的に静的腫瘍および定位放射線療法または成長する腫瘍のための外科的切除を待つことに制限されている VSは末梢感覚神経（ すなわち、前庭神経）から生じるので、VS関連の観察を、人間の大耳神経（GAN）などの適切な制御神経から得られたものと比較することが重要である。健康なGANは、胸腺摘除術または頸部切開の間に定期的に屠殺され、健康なシュワン細胞生理学の頑強なモデルとして使用することができる9 。 散発性VSの治療または予防のためのFDA認可の薬物は存在しないため、研究者は根底にある分子メカニズムを解明することが不可欠です治療標的を同定するために疾患の病因を同定する。 VEGF、シクロオキシゲナーゼ2（COX-2）、核因子κB（NF-κB）、腫瘍壊死因子アルファ（TNF-α）、胃腸管壊死因子α（TNF-α）などのVS病因に役割を果たすことが示されているタンパク質は、 、表皮成長因子受容体（EGFR）、および関連するシグナル伝達分子10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17が含まれる。 最近の進歩は、初代ヒト前庭神経鞘腫および健康な神経組織の収集、処理、培養、および下流の調査のためのプロトコールを拡大および改良した18,19 。しかし、ほとんどの既存のプロトコルは、単一の下流の研究適用（ すなわち、細胞培養のみ）のためのそのような組織の導入。この記事では、細胞型特異的培養、タンパク質抽出、RNA保存、腫瘍分泌回収、および組織固定など、複数の下流アプリケーションのための単一の初代ヒトVSまたはGANサンプルの同時処理のための統一された方法論的フレームワークを提示します。これらの密接に関連した組織は、VSに対するバイオマーカーの重要な供給源として役立つ可能性があるので、この研究は、トランスアライントリンVS切除の間のヒト脳脊髄液（CSF）および外リンパ球の外科的採取および処理について詳述する。最後に、このプロトコールは、遺伝子治療に使用するためのこの組織の新規適用として、培養における初代ヒトVS細胞のウイルス形質導入のためのステップを提示する。

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			<td height="42" style="height:42px;width:419px;">Millex-GP Syringe Filter Unit, 0.22 &#181;m, polyethersulfone, 33 mm, sterile</td>
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			<td style="width:159px;">SLGP033RS</td>
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			<td style="width:159px;">P6148</td>
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			<td style="width:159px;">10010-023&#160;</td>
			<td>Autoclave prior to use</td>
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			<td style="width:159px;">15140-122</td>
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			<td style="width:159px;">04906845001</td>
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			<td style="width:159px;">Thermo Fisher Scientific</td>
			<td style="width:159px;">88666</td>
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			<td style="width:159px;">Variable</td>
			<td style="width:159px;">Variable</td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:419px;">Plastic Homogenization Pestle for 1.5/2.0ml Microtubes</td>
			<td style="width:159px;">E&#38;K Scientific</td>
			<td style="width:159px;">EK-10539</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:419px;">PrecisionGlide Needles, 27 G x 1 1/2 in&#160;</td>
			<td style="width:159px;">BD</td>
			<td style="width:159px;">301629</td>
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			<td style="width:159px;">BP-115</td>
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			<td style="width:159px;">Thermo Fisher Scientific</td>
			<td style="width:159px;">AM7021</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:419px;">Safe-Lock Microcentrifuge Tubes, Polypropylene, 0.5 ml</td>
			<td style="width:159px;">Eppendorf</td>
			<td style="width:159px;">022363719</td>
			<td>Autoclave prior to use</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:419px;">Safe-Lock Microcentrifuge Tubes, Polypropylene, 1.5 ml</td>
			<td style="width:159px;">Eppendorf</td>
			<td style="width:159px;">022363204</td>
			<td>Autoclave prior to use</td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:419px;">Saline - 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, bacteriostatic, 20 ml</td>
			<td style="width:159px;">Hospira</td>
			<td style="width:159px;">0409-1966-05</td>
			<td></td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:419px;">Scalpel Blades - #15</td>
			<td style="width:159px;">Fine Science Tools</td>
			<td style="width:159px;">10015-00</td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:419px;">Schuknecht Suction Tube 24 gauge</td>
			<td style="width:159px;">Bausch + Lomb</td>
			<td style="width:159px;">N1698 42</td>
			<td>Useful for the surgical approach (in addition to common otologic surgical instruments) and e.g. a blue surgical marker</td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:419px;">Specimen Container, OR sterile, 4OZ&#160;</td>
			<td style="width:159px;">Medline</td>
			<td style="width:159px;">DYND30331H</td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:419px;">Stemi 2000-C Stereo Microscope</td>
			<td style="width:159px;">Zeiss</td>
			<td style="width:159px;">000000-1106-133</td>
			<td></td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:419px;">Syringe/Needle Combination, Luer-Lok Tip, 5 ml, 22 G x 1 in.</td>
			<td style="width:159px;">BD</td>
			<td style="width:159px;">309630</td>
			<td></td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:419px;">Tuberculin Syringe Only, Slip tip, 1 ml</td>
			<td style="width:159px;">BD</td>
			<td style="width:159px;">309659</td>
			<td></td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:419px;">Tuberculin Syringe Only, Slip tip, 3 ml</td>
			<td style="width:159px;">BD</td>
			<td style="width:159px;">309656</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:419px;">Ultrasonic homogenizer, 4710 Series, CV18 probe</td>
			<td style="width:159px;">Cole-Parmer</td>
			<td style="width:159px;">CP25013</td>
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a unified methodological framework for vestibular schwannoma research

前庭神経鞘腫は、脳脊髄の角度の最も一般的な新生物であり、すべての頭蓋内成長の6-8％を占める。これらの腫瘍は、冒された個体の最大95％において感音難聴を引き起こすが、この難聴の根底にある分子メカニズムは依然として分かり難い。この資料では、前庭神経鞘腫の研究に不可欠な下流の研究アプリケーションのための様々な初代ヒト組織サンプルの収集と処理を容易にするために、私たちの研究室で確立された手順を概説します。具体的には、この研究は、外科用試料からのシュワン細胞およびシュワン細胞腫細胞の収集、処理および培養のための統一された方法論的枠組みを記載する。これは、現在の研究にとって不可欠である平行処理工程と統合されています：腫瘍および神経分泌の収集、RNAの保存および収集された組織からのタンパク質の抽出、切片の調製のための組織の固定、d遺伝子療法への適用のためのアデノ随伴ウイルスへの一次ヒト細胞の曝露。さらに、この研究は、内耳および外リンパからヒトの感覚上皮を得る独特な機会として、この腫瘍を採取するためのトランスアラインメント手術アプローチを強調している。実験的品質を改善するためのヒントが提供され、一般的な落とし穴が強調表示されます。

セクション5で確立されているように、培養中の初代ヒトVS細胞は、多くの下流の研究アプリケーション（ 図1 ）において疾患関連プロセスの有益なモデルとして扱うことができる。第6節で培養された健康なシュワン細胞は、直接的で教示的な比較点を提供する。以下に概説するように、統一された方法論的フレームワークに従って処理されたVS?...

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このプロトコールの目的は、前庭神経鞘腫およびシュワン細胞研究における複数の下流適用のためのヒト外科用サンプルの収集および処理を概説することである。

前庭シュワン細胞腫研究のための統一方法論的枠組み

Vestibular schwannomas are the most common neoplasms of the cerebellopontine angle, making up 6-8% percent of all intracranial growths. Though these ...

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7.3K ビュー.  Massachusetts Eye and Ear. このプロトコールの目的は、前庭神経鞘腫およびシュワン細胞研究における複数の下流適用のためのヒト外科用サンプルの収集および処理を概説することである。 

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The Colon-26 Carcinoma Tumor-bearing Mouse as a Model for the Study of Cancer Cachexia

Cancer cachexia is the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and adipose tissue, negative nitrogen balance, anorexia, fatigue, inflammation, and activation of lipolysis and proteolysis systems. Cancer patients with cachexia benefit less from anti-neoplastic therapies and show increased mortality1. Several animal models have been established in order to investigate the molecular causes responsible for body and muscle wasting as a result of tumor growth. Here, we describe methodologies pertaining to a well-characterized model of cancer cachexia: mice bearing the C26 carcinoma2-4. Although this model is heavily used in cachexia research, different approaches make reproducibility a potential issue. The growth of the C26 tumor causes a marked and progressive loss of body and skeletal muscle mass, accompanied by reduced muscle cross-sectional area and muscle strength3-5. Adipose tissue is also lost. Wasting is coincident with elevated circulating levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, particularly Interleukin-6 (IL-6)3, which is directly, although not entirely, responsible for C26 cachexia. It is well-accepted that a primary mechanism by which the C26 tumor induces muscle tissue depletion is the activation of skeletal muscle proteolytic systems. Thus, expression of muscle-specific ubiquitin ligases, such as atrogin-1/MAFbx and MuRF-1, represent an accepted method for the evaluation of the ongoing muscle catabolism2. Here, we present how to execute this model in a reproducible manner and how to excise several tissues and organs (the liver, spleen, and heart), as well as fat and skeletal muscles (the gastrocnemius, tibialis anterior, and quadriceps). We also provide useful protocols that describe how to perform muscle freezing, sectioning, and fiber size quantification.

Mice bearing the Colon-26 (C26) carcinoma represent a classical model of cancer cachexia. Progressive muscle wasting occurs in association with tumor growth, over-expression of muscle-specific ubiquitin ligases, and reductions in muscle cross-sectional area. Fat loss is also observed. Cachexia is studied in a time-dependent manner with increasing severity of wasting.

大腸-26癌腫瘍を有するがん悪液質の研究のためのモデルとしてマウスを

Cancer cachexia is the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and adipose tissue, negative nitrogen balance, anorexia, fatigue, inflammation, and ...

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Labeling of Breast Cancer Patient-derived Xenografts with Traceable Reporters for Tumor Growth and Metastasis Studies

The use of preclinical models to study tumor biology and response to treatment is central to cancer research. Long-established human cell lines, and many transgenic mouse models, often fail to recapitulate the key aspects of human malignancies. Thus, alternative models that better represent the heterogeneity of patients' tumors and their metastases are being developed. Patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models in which surgically resected tumor samples are engrafted into immunocompromised mice have become an attractive alternative as they can be transplanted through multiple generations,and more efficiently reflect tumor heterogeneity than xenografts derived from human cancer cell lines. A limitation to the use of PDXs is that they are difficult to transfect or transduce to introduce traceable reporters or to manipulate gene expression. The current protocol describes methods to transduce dissociated tumor cells from PDXs with high transduction efficiency, and the use of labeled PDXs for experimental models of breast cancer metastases. The protocol also demonstrates the use of labeled PDXs in experimental metastasis models to study the organ-colonization process of the metastatic cascade. Metastases to different organs can be easily visualized and quantified using bioluminescent imaging in live animals, or GFP expression during dissection and in excised organs. These methods provide a powerful tool to extend the use of multiple types of PDXs to metastasis research.

We describe a method for stable labeling of patient-derived xenografts (PDXs) with lentiviral particles expressing green-fluorescent protein and luciferase reporters. This method allows for tracking the growth of PDXs at the primary site, as well as detecting spontaneous and experimental metastases using in vivo imaging systems.

腫瘍の増殖と転移研究のためのトレーサブル記者との乳癌患者由来の異種移植片の標識

The use of preclinical models to study tumor biology and response to treatment is central to cancer research. Long-established human cell lines, and many ...

E-Patient Counseling Trial (E-PACO): Computer Based Education versus Nurse Counseling for Patients to Prepare for Colonoscopy

Improving patient education focusing on bowel preparation before a colonoscopy leads to cleaner colons. Endoscopy units must obtain informed consent and perform a risk assessment for sedative use prior to a colonoscopy. The current practice in the Netherlands to achieve these goals is nurse counseling in an outpatient setting. This is costly and has disadvantages in terms of uniformity and time consumption for both the patient and the hospital. The hypothesis is that computer-based education with use of video and 3D animations may replace nurse counseling in most cases, without losing quality of bowel cleanliness during colonoscopy.
This multicenter, randomized, endoscopist blinded clinical trial evaluates a primary outcome measure (bowel preparation) during colonoscopy. Secondary outcome measures are sickness absence, patient anxiety after instruction and prior to colonoscopy, patient satisfaction and information re-call. The study will be performed in four endoscopy units of different levels (rural, urban, and tertiary). Inclusion criteria are adult age and referral for complete colonoscopy. Exclusion criteria are Dutch illiteracy, audiovisual handicaps or mental disabilities and no (peers with) internet access.
This trial aims to establish online computer-based education as tool for patient education prior to a colonoscopy. By choosing a direct comparison with the standard of care (nurse counseling), both endoscopic quality measures and patient related outcome measures can be evaluated.

E-Patient Counseling Trial E-PACO: Computer Based Education versus Nurse Counseling for Patients to Prepare for Colonoscopy

The aim of this trial is to establish the position of online computer-based education as a tool for patient preparation prior to a colonoscopy. Computer based education is compared with the standard of care, nurse counseling, evaluating endoscopic quality measures and patient related outcome measures.

E-患者カウンセリング試験(E-PACO):大腸内視鏡検査に備える患者のためのコンピュータベースの教育と看護師カウンセリング

Improving patient education focusing on bowel preparation before a colonoscopy leads to cleaner colons. Endoscopy units must obtain informed consent and ...

A Practical Guide for the Production and PET/CT Imaging of 68Ga-DOTATATE for Neuroendocrine Tumors in Daily Clinical Practice

Neuroendocrine tumors are a rare form of cancer that arise from neuroendocrine cells and can be present at almost any location throughout the body. Although heterogeneous in presentation, a common denominator among these tumors is the overexpression of somatostatin receptors. 68Ga-DOTATATE is a somatostatin analog labeled with the positron emitter gallium-68 (68Ga). For well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors, 68Ga-DOTATATE positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging is used for diagnosis, determination of disease burden, and therapy selection.
This protocol details the radiolabeling of 68Ga-DOTATATE, quality control, patient preparation, and subsequent PET/CT imaging. Radiolabeling of 68Ga-DOTATATE is performed with a fully automated labeling module coupled to a germanium-68 (68Ge)/68Ga generator. Quality control of the final product evaluates radiochemical purity with instant thin-layer chromatography and solid-phase chromatography, and pH prior to patient injection. Periodic quality control is performed to determine 68Ge breakthrough, sterility, and (4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid (HEPES) content. Patient preparation includes patient instructions, a protocol for 68Ga-DOTATATE during treatment with somatostatin analogs, and intravenous administration of the radiopharmaceutical. For PET/CT imaging, the acquisition and reconstruction settings are described. For each step, radiation safety will be highlighted, as well as time constrictions due to the short half-life of 68Ga.
Fully automated in-house production and quality control of 68Ga-DOTATATE leads to very high success rates (95%) and produces two to four patient dosages per batch, depending on the yield of the generator. In conclusion, 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT imaging is a noninvasive and fast method of providing information on the tumor burden of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) while also assisting in diagnosis and therapy selection.

A Practical Guide for the Production and PET/CT Imaging of 68Ga-DOTATATE for Neuroendocrine Tumors in Daily Clinical Practice

Well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors overexpress somatostatin receptors which can be utilized for diagnostic imaging with the radiolabeled somatostatin analog 68Ga-DOTATATE. This protocol details the radiolabeling of 68Ga-DOTATATE, quality control, patient preparation, and subsequent PET/CT imaging. Radiation safety and time constrictions due to the short half-life of 68Ga are taken into account.

生産と日常臨床神経内分泌腫瘍の68Ga DOTATATE ペット/CT イメージングのための実用的なガイド

Neuroendocrine tumors are a rare form of cancer that arise from neuroendocrine cells and can be present at almost any location throughout the body. ...

Studying Triple Negative Breast Cancer Using Orthotopic Breast Cancer Model

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive breast cancer subtype with limited therapeutic options. When compared to patients with less aggressive breast tumors, the 5-year survival rate of TNBC patients is 77% due to their characteristic drug-resistant phenotype and metastatic burden. Toward this end, murine models have been established aimed at identifying novel therapeutic strategies limiting TNBC tumor growth and metastatic spread. This work describes a practical guide for the TNBC orthotopic model where MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells suspended in a basement membrane matrix are implanted in the fourth mammary fat pad, which closely mimics the cancer cell behavior in humans. Measurement of tumors by caliper, lung metastasis assessment via in vivo and ex vivo imaging, and molecular detection are discussed. This model provides an excellent platform to study therapeutic efficacy and is especially suitable for the study of the interaction between the primary tumor and distal metastatic sites.

This work presets an advanced protocol to accurately assess tumor loading by detection of green fluorescent protein and bioluminescence signals as well as the integration of quantitative molecular detection technique.

交感性乳癌モデルを用いたトリプルネガティブ乳癌の研究

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive breast cancer subtype with limited therapeutic options. When compared to patients with less ...

Generation of Orthotopic Pancreatic Tumors and Ex vivo Characterization of Tumor-Infiltrating T Cell Cytotoxicity

In vivo models of pancreatic cancer provide invaluable tools for studying disease dynamics, immune infiltration and new therapeutic strategies. The orthotopic murine model can be performed on large cohorts of immunocompetent mice simultaneously, is relatively inexpensive and preserves the cognate tissue microenvironment. The quantification of T cell infiltration and cytotoxic activity within orthotopic tumors provides a useful indicator of an antitumoral response.
This protocol describes the methodology for surgical generation of orthotopic pancreatic tumors by injection of a low number of syngeneic tumor cells resuspended in 5 &#181;L basement membrane directly into the pancreas. Mice bearing orthotopic tumors take approximately 30 days to reach endpoint, at which point tumors can be harvested and processed for characterization of tumor-infiltrating T cell activity. Rapid enzymatic digestion using collagenase and DNase allows a single-cell suspension to be extracted from tumors. The viability and cell surface markers of immune cells extracted from the tumor are preserved; therefore, it is appropriate for multiple downstream applications, including flow-assisted cell sorting of immune cells for culture or RNA extraction, flow cytometry analysis of immune cell populations. Here, we describe the ex vivo stimulation of T cell populations for intracellular cytokine quantification (IFN&#947; and TNF&#945;) and degranulation activity (CD107a) as a measure of overall cytotoxicity. Whole-tumor digests were stimulated with phorbol myristate acetate and ionomycin for 5 h, in the presence of anti-CD107a antibody in order to upregulate cytokine production and degranulation. The addition of brefeldin A and monensin for the final 4 h was performed to block extracellular transport and maximize cytokine detection. Extra- and intra-cellular staining of cells was then performed for flow cytometry analysis, where the proportion of IFN&#947;+, TNF&#945;+ and CD107a+ CD4+ and CD8+ T cells was quantified.
This method provides a starting base to perform comprehensive analysis of the tumor microenvironment.

Generation of Orthotopic Pancreatic Tumors and Ex vivo Characterization of Tumor-Infiltrating T Cell Cytotoxicity

This protocol describes the surgical generation of orthotopic pancreatic tumors and the rapid digestion of freshly isolated murine pancreatic tumors. Following digestion, viable immune cell populations can be used for further downstream analysis, including ex vivo stimulation of T cells for intracellular cytokine detection by flow cytometry.

直交トピック膵腫瘍の生成と腫瘍浸潤T細胞細胞傷害のEx生体内特性評価

In vivo models of pancreatic cancer provide invaluable tools for studying disease dynamics, immune infiltration and new therapeutic strategies. The ...

Monitoring eIF4F Assembly by Measuring eIF4E-eIF4G Interaction in Live Cells

Formation of the eIF4F complex has been shown to be the key downstream node for the convergence of signalling pathways that often undergo&#160;oncogenic activation in humans. eIF4F is a cap-binding complex involved in the mRNA-ribosome recruitment phase of translation initiation. In many cellular and pre-clinical model of cancers, the deregulation of eIF4F leads to increased translation of specific mRNA subsets that are involved in cancer proliferation and survival. eIF4F is a hetero-trimeric complex built from the cap-binding subunit eIF4E, the helicase eIF4A and the scaffolding subunit eIF4G. Critical for the assembly of active eIF4F complexes is the protein-protein interaction between eIF4E and eIF4G proteins. In this article, we describe a protocol to measure eIF4F assembly that monitors the status of eIF4E-eIF4G interaction in live cells. The eIF4e:4G cell-based protein-protein interaction assay also allows drug induced changes in eIF4F complex integrity to be accurately and reliably assessed. We envision that this method can be applied for verifying the activity of commercially available compounds or for further screening of novel compounds or modalities that efficiently disrupt formation of eIF4F complex.

Here, we present a protocol to measure eIF4E-eIF4G interaction in live cells that would enable the user to evaluate drug induced perturbation of eIF4F complex dynamics in screening formats.

ライブセルにおけるeIF4E-eIF4G相互作用を測定してeIF4Fアセンブリをモニタリング

Formation of the eIF4F complex has been shown to be the key downstream node for the convergence of signalling pathways that often undergo&#160;oncogenic ...

A 3D Spheroid Model for Glioblastoma

Two-dimensional (2D) cell cultures do not mimic in vivo tumor growth satisfactorily. Therefore, three-dimensional (3D) culture spheroid models were developed. These models may be particularly important in the field of neuro-oncology. Indeed, brain tumors have the tendency to invade the healthy brain environment. We describe herein an ideal 3D glioblastoma spheroid-based assay that we developed to study tumor invasion. We provide all technical details and analytical tools to successfully perform this assay.

Here, we describe an easy-to-use invasion assay for glioblastoma. This assay is suitable for glioblastoma stem-like cells. A Fiji macro for easy quantification of invasion, migration, and proliferation is also described.

神経膠芽腫の3次元スフェロイドモデル

Two-dimensional (2D) cell cultures do not mimic in vivo tumor growth satisfactorily. Therefore, three-dimensional (3D) culture spheroid models were ...

Immunofluorescence Imaging of DNA Damage and Repair Foci in Human Colon Cancer Cells

The purpose of the manuscript is to provide a step-by-step protocol for performing immunofluorescence microscopy to study the radiation-induced DNA damage response induced by neutron-gamma mixed-beam used in boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). Specifically, the proposed methodology is applied for the detection of repair proteins activation which can be visualized as foci using antibodies specific to DNA double-strand breaks (DNA-DSBs). DNA repair foci were assessed by immunofluorescence in colon cancer cells (HCT-116) after irradiation with the neutron-mixed beam. DNA-DSBs are the most genotoxic lesions and are repaired in mammalian cells by two major pathways: non-homologous end-joining pathway (NHEJ) and homologous recombination repair (HRR). The frequencies of foci, immunochemically stained, for commonly used markers in radiobiology like &#947;-H2AX, 53BP1 are associated with DNA-DSB number and are considered as efficient and sensitive markers for monitoring the induction and repair of DNA-DSBs. It was established that &#947;-H2AX foci attract repair proteins, leading to a higher concentration of repair factors near a DSB. To monitor DNA damage at the cellular level, immunofluorescence analysis for the presence of DNA-PKcs representative repair protein foci from the NHEJ pathway and Rad52 from the HRR pathway was planned. We have developed and introduced a reliable immunofluorescence staining protocol for the detection of radiation-induced DNA damage response with antibodies specific for repair factors from NHEJ and HRR pathways and observed radiation-induced foci (RIF). The proposed methodology can be used for investigating repair protein that is highly activated in the case of neutron-mixed beam radiation, thereby indicating the dominance of the repair pathway.

Radiation-induced DNA damage response activated by neutron mixed-beam used in boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) has not been fully established. This protocol provides a step-by-step procedure to detect radiation-induced foci (RIF) of repair proteins by immunofluorescence staining in human colon cancer cell lines after irradiation with the neutron-mixed beam.

ヒト大腸癌細胞におけるDNA損傷および修復病巣の免疫蛍光イメージング

The purpose of the manuscript is to provide a step-by-step protocol for performing immunofluorescence microscopy to study the radiation-induced DNA damage ...

Automated Dissection Protocol for Tumor Enrichment in Low Tumor Content Tissues

Tumor enrichment in low tumor content tissues, those below 20% tumor content depending on the method, is required to generate quality data reproducibly with many downstream assays such as next generation sequencing. Automated tissue dissection is a new methodology that automates and improves tumor enrichment in these common, low tumor content tissues by decreasing the user-dependent imprecision of traditional macro-dissection and time, cost, and expertise limitations of laser capture microdissection by using digital image annotation overlay onto unstained slides. Here, digital hematoxylin and eosin (H&#38;E) annotations are used to target small tumor areas using a blade that is 250 &#181;m2 in diameter in unstained formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) or fresh frozen sections up to 20 &#181;m in thickness for automated tumor enrichment prior to nucleic acid extraction and whole exome sequencing (WES). Automated dissection can harvest annotated regions in low tumor content tissues from single or multiple sections for nucleic acid extraction. It also allows for capture of extensive pre- and post-harvest collection metrics while improving accuracy, reproducibility, and increasing throughput with utilization of fewer slides. The described protocol enables digital annotation with automated dissection on animal and/or human FFPE or fresh frozen tissues with low tumor content and could also be used for any region of interest enrichment to boost adequacy for downstream sequencing applications in clinical or research workflows.

Digital annotation with automated tissue dissection provides an innovative approach to enriching tumor in low tumor content cases and is adaptable to both paraffin and frozen tissue types. The described workflow improves accuracy, reproducibility and throughput and could be applied to both research and clinical settings.

低腫瘍含量組織における腫瘍濃縮のための自動解剖プロトコル

Tumor enrichment in low tumor content tissues, those below 20% tumor content depending on the method, is required to generate quality data reproducibly ...