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We are indebted to our technical assistants:&#160;U. Br&#246;der and H. Shkarlet, who helped us during experimental procedures. This work was partly funded by EU grants (UniVax, contract No. 601738, and TRANSVAC2, contract No. 730964), and a Helmholtz Association grant (HAI-IDR). The funding sources did not influence the research design, generation of the manuscript or decision to submit it for publication.

All mice used in this study were from the C57BL/6 background. All the animals were kept under pathogen-free conditions. All experiments were performed according to the normative of the German animal protection law (TierSchG BGBl. I S 1105; 25.05.1998) and were approved by the Lower Saxony Committee on the Ethics of Animal Experiments and the state office (Lower Saxony State Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety), under permit number 33.4-42502-04-13/1281 and 162280.
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Modern vaccines are ideally composedof purified antigen and adjuvants, with the possible addition of a delivery system like liposomes, virus-like particles, nanoparticles or live vectors. A key aspect when designing a vaccine is to choose the right adjuvant according to the clinical needs. Part of the scope could involve favoring a humoral vs. cellular immune response (or both), the election of a local vs. a systemic immune response (or both), and the kind of memory that the vaccine must generate in the target population...

Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) inducing vaccines are key therapeutic interventions that have been developed to fight certain types of cancer1. CTL are also important for prophylactic vaccines against intracellular pathogens2. Moreover, CTL are one of the few immune defense mechanisms functionally active in risk populations such as neonates3,4 whom also depend on CTL to combat early life infections5. In this regard, vaccines against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) that were developed with an adjuvant that does not elicit CTL responses (alum) resulted in a complete failure of the vaccine leading to serious complications upon infections in infants6. These negative effects of vaccination can be reversed by a CD8+ T cell response7. We have previously demonstrated that the main cytokines (type I interferons) elicited by some stimulator of interferon genes (STING) agonists are essential for the CTL responses generated by these adjuvants8, in part by measuring the proliferation of OT-I T cells after vaccination and using these results as a measure of CTL inducing capabilities observed in extended vaccination schedules9. The measurement of the proliferation of OT-I CD8+ T cells in a wild type (WT) C57BL/6 recipient mouse by carboxyfluorescein succinimidyl ester (CFSE) dye dilution is a robust estimation of the capability of the adjuvant of a vaccine to generate cross-priming of SIINFEKL, (the immuno-dominant peptide of ovalbumin, OVA). Variations of this technique are widely used for the assessment of the proliferation of OT-I CD8+ and OT-II CD4+ T cells. For example, it has been used in the absence of selected cytokines (KO mice) or to measure vaccine efficacy after antigen recall in WT animals. We devised a short protocol (4 days experiment) in which after passive transfer of CFSE-stained OT-I CD8+ T cells, a subcutaneous (s.c.) immunization consisting of one dose of 50 &#181;g of endotoxin-free OVA supplemented with test adjuvants is administered (Figure 1). The follow up of the results 48 h after vaccination provides a reliable proof of the capacity of the adjuvant to generate CTL responses. By this strategy, it is possible to assess the potency of the local immune response in the draining lymph node after immunization as well as the extent of the response by measuring the CTL activity in the spleen (or distant lymph nodes).

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			<td>BD</td>
			<td>Special Order</td>
			<td>Flow Cytometer</td>
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			<td>CFSE</td>
			<td>Molecular Probes</td>
			<td>C34554</td>
			<td>Proliferation Dye</td>
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			<td>MojoSort Mouse CD8 T Cell Isolation Kit</td>
			<td>Biolegend</td>
			<td>480007</td>
			<td>Magnetic Isolation Beads and antibodies for negative selection of untouched CD8 T cells.</td>
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			<td>LIVE/DEAD Fixable Blue Dead Cell Stain Kit, for UV excitation</td>
			<td>Molecular Probes</td>
			<td>L23105</td>
			<td>Dead Cell Marker</td>
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			<td>CD90.1 (Thy-1.1) Monoclonal Antibody (HIS51), PE-Cyanine7</td>
			<td>eBioscience</td>
			<td>25-0900-82</td>
			<td>antibody</td>
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			<td>APC anti-mouse CD8a Antibody</td>
			<td>BioLegend</td>
			<td>100712</td>
			<td>antibody</td>
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			<td>BV421 Rat Anti-Mouse CD4</td>
			<td>BD</td>
			<td>740007</td>
			<td>antibody</td>
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			<td>Z2 coulter Particle count and Size Analyzer</td>
			<td>Beckman Coulter</td>
			<td>9914591DA</td>
			<td>Cell counter. Z2 Automated particle/cell counter</td>
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			<td>EndoGrade Ovalbumin (10 mg)</td>
			<td>Hyglos(Germany)</td>
			<td>321000</td>
			<td>Ovalbumin endotoxin free tested.</td>
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			<td>Cell Strainer 100&#181;m nylon</td>
			<td>Corning</td>
			<td>352360</td>
			<td>Cell strainer (100 &#181;m pore mesh cups).</td>
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			<td>Sample Vials</td>
			<td>Beckman Coulter</td>
			<td>899366014</td>
			<td>Sample vials for Z2 automated counter</td>
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			<td>C57BL/6 mice (CD90.2)</td>
			<td>Harlan (Rossdorf, Germany)</td>
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			<td>Company is now Envigo</td>
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			<td>OT-I (C57BL/6 background, CD90.1)</td>
			<td>Harlan (Rossdorf, Germany)</td>
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			<td>Inbreed at our animal facility. Company from where adquired is now Envigo</td>
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			<td>FACS tubes</td>
			<td>Fischer (Corning)</td>
			<td>14-959-5</td>
			<td>Corning Falcon Round-Bottom Polystyrene Tubes</td>
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			<td>Falcon 15 mL tubes</td>
			<td>Fischer (Corning)</td>
			<td>05-527-90</td>
			<td>Falcon 15mL Conical Centrifuge Tubes</td>
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			<td>PBS (500 mL)</td>
			<td>Fischer (Gibco)</td>
			<td>20-012-027</td>
			<td>Gibco PBS (Phosphate Buffered Saline), pH 7.2</td>
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			<td>Red lamp (heating lamp)</td>
			<td>Dirk Rossmann GmbH (Germany)</td>
			<td>405096</td>
			<td>Heating infrred lamp (100 wats)</td>
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			<td>IsoFlo (Isoflurane)</td>
			<td>Abbott Laboratories (USA)</td>
			<td>5260.04-05.</td>
			<td>Isoflurane anesthesic (250 mL flask).</td>
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			<td>Tabletop Anesthesia Machine/Mobile Anesthesia Machine with CO2 Absorber</td>
			<td>Parkland Scientific</td>
			<td>V3000PK</td>
			<td>Isoflurane anesthesia machine.</td>
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			<td>RPMI 1640 medium</td>
			<td>Gibco (distributed by ThermoFischer)</td>
			<td>11-875-093</td>
			<td>Base medium with Glutamine (500 mL)</td>
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			<td>Pen-Strept antibiotic solution (Gibco)</td>
			<td>Gibco (distributed by ThermoFischer)</td>
			<td>15-140-148</td>
			<td>Gibco Penicillin-Streptomycin (10,000 U/mL)</td>
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			<td>Fetal Bobine Serum (Gibco)</td>
			<td>Gibco (distributed by ThermoFischer)</td>
			<td>10082147</td>
			<td>Fetal Bovine Serum, certified, heat inactivated, US origin</td>
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			<td>ACK Lysing Buffer (100 ml)</td>
			<td>Gibco (distributed by ThermoFischer)</td>
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			<td>Amonium Chloride Potasium (ACK) Whole Blood Lysis Buffer, suitable for erytrocyte lysis in spleen suspensions also</td>
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			<td>Plastic Petri Dishes</td>
			<td>Nunc (distributed by ThermoFischer)</td>
			<td>150340</td>
			<td>60 x 15mm Plastic Petri Dish, Non-treated</td>
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			<td>Cell Clump Filter</td>
			<td>CellTrics (Sysmex)</td>
			<td>04-004-2317</td>
			<td>CellTrics&#174; 50 &#956;m, sterile</td>
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rapid in vivo assessment of adjuvant's cytotoxic t lymphocytes generation capabilities for vaccine development

The assessment of modern sub-unit vaccines reveals that the generation of neutralizing antibodies is important but not sufficient for adjuvant selection. Therefore, adjuvants with both humoral and cellular immuno-stimulatory capabilities that are able to promote cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) responses are urgently needed. Thus, faithful monitoring of adjuvant candidates that induce cross-priming and subsequently enhance CTL generation represents a crucial step in vaccine development. In here we present an application for a method that uses SIINFEKL-specific (OT-I) T cells to monitor the cross-presentation of the model antigen ovalbumin (OVA) in vivo in the presence of different adjuvant candidates. This method represents a rapid test to select adjuvants with the best cross-priming capabilities. The proliferation of CD8+ T cells is the most valuable indication of cross-priming and it is also regarded as a correlate of adjuvant-induced cross-presentation. This feature can be evaluated in different immune organs like lymph nodes and spleen. The extent of the CTL generation can also be monitored, thereby giving insights on the nature of a local (draining lymph node mainly) or a systemic response (distant lymph nodes and/or spleen). This technique further allows multiple modifications for testing drugs that can inhibit specific cross-presentation pathways and also offers the possibility to be used in different strains of conventional and genetically modified mice. In summary, the application that we present here will be useful for vaccine laboratories in industry or academia that develop or modify chemical adjuvants for vaccine research and development.

In order to test the treatments using a different combination of adjuvants (ADJ1 and ADJ2), we have assessed the CTL generation capacity by measuring the proliferation of adoptively transferred OT-I CD8+ T cells by flow cytometry (Figure 2). For this, we previously stained isolated cells from the draining lymph nodes and spleen (Table 1). By measuring the proliferation of CD8+ T cells in lymph nodes and spleen, we were a...

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Rapid In Vivo Assessment of Adjuvant&#039;s Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes Generation Capabilities for Vaccine Development

We present here an application for a standard immunological technique (CFSE stained OT-I proliferation) intended to rapidly monitor adjuvant-mediated cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) generation in vivo. This fast estimation of CTL capacities is useful for the development of prophylactic vaccines against intracellular pathogens as well as therapeutic cancer vaccines.

Rapid In Vivo Assessment of Adjuvant's Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes Generation Capabilities for Vaccine Development

The assessment of modern sub-unit vaccines reveals that the generation of neutralizing antibodies is important but not sufficient for adjuvant selection. ...

The overall goal of this experiment is to determine the ability of adjuvants of interest to generate cytotoxic T lymphocytes by monitoring adoptively transferred CFSE stained OT1 CD8 positive T cell proliferation in the draining lymph nodes and spleens of immunized recipient animals. This method can help to answer key questions in the vaccinology field like the potency of an adjuvant to generate a cytotoxicity cell response. The main advantage of this technique is that you can determine not only the CTL capacity of an adjuvant, but also if this is local or systemic and you can do it only in four days.Demonstrating the procedure will be a technician in our lab, Elena Reinhard. To isolate thigh 1.1 positive CD8 positive T cells from OT1 mice, first harvest the spleen and inguinal, axillary, and cervical lymph nodes according to standard protocols placing all of the organs into a 100 micrometer pore mesh strainer in a 60 millimeter Petri dish containing three to five milliliters of complete medium on ice per mouse as they are collected. Do not harvest in large OT1 spleens or lymph nodes because the T cells from these lymph tissues may be leukemic and will proliferate even without stimulation confounding the assay results.When all of the organs have been retrieved from each donor animal, use a syringe plunger to mash the samples through the mesh filter and transfer the resulting single suspensions into one 15 milliliter conical tube per mouse. Pellet the cells by centrifugation, followed by a centrifugation wash in 10 milliliters of cold PBS. Lyse the red blood cell pellet in one milliliter of ammonium chloride buffer per tube on ice.After 90 seconds, wash the cells in another 10 milliliters of PBS and resuspend the cells in one milliliter of PBS plus 5%FBS per tube. Then use a negative selective kit to isolate the CD8 positive T cells according to standard magnetic bead isolation protocols and count the number of magnetic bead sorted CD8 positive T cells. Next, dilute the T cells to a one to five by 10 to the seventh cells per milliliter of PBS concentration in individual 15 milliliter conical tubes and stain each cell sample with five micromolar CFSE for seven minutes at 37 degrees Celsius and protected from light.At the end of incubation, quench the staining reaction with an equal volume of FBS and return the cells to a 37 degree Celsius incubator for an additional seven minutes. At the end of the second incubation, wash the cells two times in 10 milliliters of PBS per wash and resuspend the cells in three to five by 10 to the seventh cells per milliliter volumes of PBS. For adoptive transfer of the CFSE labeled OT1 T cells, load the cells into one one milliliter syringe equipped with a 25 gauge needle per experimental cell sample and immobilize the first recipient mouse in a restrainer.Then when the tail veins have vasodilated, deliver 100 microliters of cells via the lateral or dorsal tail vein. For immunization of the adoptively transferred animals, shave the fur over the gluteus superficialis of the OT1 T cell transplanted mouse and use a 25 gauge needle to subcutaneously inject 50 microliters of endotoxin-free OVA into the shaved area. It's important to use endotoxin-free OVA because traces of endotoxin in OVA can lead you to false results.Forty-eight hours after the immunization, harvest the inguinal lymph nodes and spleens from each recipient animal according to standard protocols and generate individual single cell suspensions for each lymph node and spleen sample as just demonstrated. Collect the cells by centrifugation and resuspend the pellets in 100 microliters of PBS per sample. To stain the samples for flow cytometric analysis, incubate the cells with 100 microliters of fluorophore conjugated primary antibody master mix cocktail for 30 minutes at four degrees Celsius.At the end of the incubation, wash the cells two times in 10 milliliters of PBS and resuspend the samples in 0.5 to one milliliter of PBS per tube. Filter the cells through 70 to 100 micrometer strainers into five millimeter flow cytometry analysis tubes and acquire the single staining compensation controls as well as the samples in the flow cytometer. To gate the samples, open a forward scatter height versus forward scatter area plot and a side scatter wide versus side scatter area plot and gate to exclude the doublets.Generate a FITC versus auto fluorescence plot in order to discriminate the population of true CSFE stained cells from the high auto fluorescent cells. Gate these OT1 CSFE stained cells as the populations that extend mostly on the FITC axis. To distinguish cells derived from donor versus recipient animals, gate the thigh 1.1 plus CD90 0.1 plus CD8 plus T cells and re-gate the CD8 plus population to exclude the CD4 plus T cells.Then display this proliferated CD8 T cell population in a histogram according to their CSFE expression and gate the proliferated populations from a 10 to the second intensity up to the undivided control population intensity. Acquire at least 5, 000 events for the compensation controls and 10, 000 events for each sample at a low or medium flow analysis rate. In this experiment, two groups of mice were vaccinated with one of two different adjuvants.Mice that were injected with OVA plus the second adjuvant exhibited a higher cytotoxic T cell generation capacity locally in the draining lymph nodes compared to mice injected with the first adjuvant plus OVA, OVA alone, or the PBS control vaccine. In contrast, in mice injected with the second adjuvant plus OVA did not generate a cytotoxic T cell response in a systemic compartment whereas CD8 positive T cells isolated from the spleens of adjuvant one plus OVA mice demonstrated higher levels of proliferation than splenic CD8 positive T cells isolated from OVA alone, PBS control, and adjuvant two plus OVA vaccinated animals. Once mastered, this technique will allow you to determine the CTL capacity of an adjuvant molecule by using OVA antigen in just four days of work.After performing this technique, you will be able to further apply all other techniques to the T cells isolated and then to phenotype the cytokine profile or the metabolic profile of the CTL response of your adjuvant.

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Teratoma Generation in the Testis Capsule

Pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) have the unique characteristic that they can differentiate into cells from all three germ layers. This makes them a potentially valuable tool for the treatment of many different diseases. With the advent of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and continuing research with human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) there is a need for assays that can demonstrate that a particular cell line is pluripotent. Germline transmission has been the gold standard for demonstrating the pluripotence of mouse embryonic stem cell (mESC) lines1,2,3. Using this assay, researchers can show that a mESC line can make all cell types in the embryo including germ cells4. With the generation of human ESC lines5,6, the appropriate assay to prove pluripotence of these cells was unclear since human ESCs cannot be tested for germline transmission. As a surrogate, the teratoma assay is currently used to demonstrate the pluripotency of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs)7,8,9. Though this assay has recently come under scrutiny and new technologies are being actively explored, the teratoma assay is the current gold standard7. In this assay, the cells in question are injected into an immune compromised mouse. If the cells are pluripotent, a teratoma will eventually develop and sections of the tumor will show tissues from all 3 germ layers10. In the teratoma assay, hPSCs can be injected into different areas of the mouse. The most common injection sites include the testis capsule, the kidney capsule, the liver; or into the leg either subcutaneously or intramuscularly11. Here we describe a robust protocol for the generation of teratomas from hPSCs using the testis capsule as the site for tumor growth.

Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) have the potential to treat a myriad of different diseases. The utility of these cells lies in the fact that they can differentiate into any cell type in the body. Here we describe the teratoma assay, which is used to demonstrate the pluripotence of hPSCs.

Pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) have the unique characteristic that they can differentiate into cells from all three germ layers.  This makes them a ...

Rapid Point-of-Care Assay of Enoxaparin Anticoagulant Efficacy in Whole Blood

There is the need for a clinical assay to determine the extent to which a patient's blood is effectively anticoagulated by the low-molecular-weight-heparin (LMWH), enoxaparin. There are also urgent clinical situations where it would be important if this could be determined rapidly. The present assay is designed to accomplish this. We only assayed human blood samples that were spiked with known concentrations of enoxaparin. The essential feature of the present assay is the quantification of the efficacy of enoxaparin in a patient's blood sample by degrading it to complete inactivity with heparinase. Two blood samples were drawn into Vacutainer tubes (Becton-Dickenson; Franklin Lakes, NJ) that were spiked with enoxaparin; one sample was digested with heparinase for 5 min at 37 &deg;C, the other sample represented the patient's baseline anticoagulated status. The percent shortening of clotting time in the heparinase-treated sample, as compared to the baseline state, yielded the anticoagulant contribution of enoxaparin. We used the portable, battery operated Hemochron 801 apparatus for measurements of clotting times (International Technidyne Corp., Edison, NJ). The apparatus has 2 thermostatically controlled (37 &deg;C) assay tube wells. We conducted the assays in two types of assay cartridges that are available from the manufacturer of the instrument. One cartridge was modified to increase its sensitivity. We removed the kaolin from the FTK-ACT cartridge by extensive rinsing with distilled water, leaving only the glass surface of the tube, and perhaps the detection magnet, as activators. We called this our minimally activated assay (MAA). The use of a minimally activated assay has been studied by us and others. 2-4 The second cartridge that was studied was an activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) assay (A104). This was used as supplied from the manufacturer. The thermostated wells of the instrument were used for both the heparinase digestion and coagulation assays. The assay can be completed within 10 min. The MAA assay showed robust changes in clotting time after heparinase digestion of enoxaparin over a typical clinical concentration range. At 0.2 anti-Xa I.U. of enoxaparin per ml of blood sample, heparinase digestion caused an average decrease of 9.8% (20.4 sec) in clotting time; at 1.0 I.U. per ml of enoxaparin there was a 41.4% decrease (148.8 sec). This report only presents the experimental application of the assay; its value in a clinical setting must still be established.

Demonstration of a rapid quantitative assay of the inhibition of blood coagulation by the low-molecular-weight-heparin, enoxaparin. The contribution of enoxaparin is assessed by removing its influence through digestion with heparinase. A fuller description of the assay is detailed in our published paper.1 The assay still requires clinical confirmation.

There is the need for a clinical assay to determine the extent to which a patient's blood is effectively anticoagulated by the ...

In vivo 19F MRI for Cell Tracking

In vivo 19F MRI allows quantitative cell tracking without the use of ionizing radiation. It is a noninvasive technique that can be applied to humans. Here, we describe a general protocol for cell labeling, imaging, and image processing. The technique is applicable to various cell types and animal models, although here we focus on a typical mouse model for tracking murine immune cells. The most important issues for cell labeling are described, as these are relevant to all models. Similarly, key imaging parameters are listed, although the details will vary depending on the MRI system and the individual setup. Finally, we include an image processing protocol for quantification. Variations for this, and other parts of the protocol, are assessed in the Discussion section. Based on the detailed procedure described here, the user will need to adapt the protocol for each specific cell type, cell label, animal model, and imaging setup. Note that the protocol can also be adapted for human use, as long as clinical restrictions are met.

In vivo 19F MRI for Cell Tracking

We describe a general protocol for in vivo cell tracking using MRI in a mouse model with ex vivo labeled cells. A typical protocol for cell labeling, image acquisition processing and quantification is included.

In vivo 19F MRI allows quantitative cell tracking without the use of ionizing radiation. It is a noninvasive technique that can be applied to humans. ...

Cytotoxic Efficacy of Photodynamic Therapy in Osteosarcoma Cells In Vitro

In recent years, there has been the difficulty in finding more effective therapies against cancer with less systemic side effects. Therefore Photodynamic Therapy is a novel approach for a more tumor selective treatment.
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) that makes use of a nontoxic photosensitizer (PS), which, upon activation with light of a specific wavelength in the presence of oxygen, generates oxygen radicals that elicit a cytotoxic response1. Despite its approval almost twenty years ago by the FDA, PDT is nowadays only used to treat a limited number of cancer types (skin, bladder) and nononcological diseases (psoriasis, actinic keratosis)2.
The major advantage of the use of PDT is the ability to perform a local treatment, which prevents systemic side effects. Moreover, it allows the treatment of tumors at delicate sites (e.g. around nerves or blood vessels). Here, an intraoperative application of PDT is considered in osteosarcoma (OS), a tumor of the bone, to target primary tumor satellites left behind in tumor surrounding tissue after surgical tumor resection. The treatment aims at decreasing the number of recurrences and at reducing the risk for (postoperative) metastasis.
In the present study, we present in vitro PDT procedures to establish the optimal PDT settings for effective treatment of widely used OS cell lines that are used to reproduce the human disease in well established intratibial OS mouse models. The uptake of the PS mTHPC was examined with a spectrophotometer and phototoxicity was provoked with laser light excitation of mTHPC at 652 nm to induce cell death assessed with a WST-1 assay and by the counting of surviving cells. The established techniques enable us to define the optimal PDT settings for future studies in animal models. They are an easy and quick tool for the evaluation of the efficacy of PDT in vitro before an application in vivo.

Cytotoxic Efficacy of Photodynamic Therapy in Osteosarcoma Cells In Vitro

The protocol reported here allows the evaluation of the efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in cell lines and the optimization of the PDT settings before applying the therapy in animal models.

In recent years, there has been the difficulty in finding more effective therapies against cancer with less systemic side effects. Therefore Photodynamic ...

Sequential In vivo Imaging of Osteogenic Stem/Progenitor Cells During Fracture Repair

Bone turns over continuously and is highly regenerative following injury. Osteogenic stem/progenitor cells have long been hypothesized to exist, but in vivo demonstration of such cells has only recently been attained. Here, in vivo imaging techniques to investigate the role of endogenous osteogenic stem/progenitor cells (OSPCs) and their progeny in bone repair are provided. Using osteo-lineage cell tracing models and intravital imaging of induced microfractures in calvarial bone, OSPCs can be directly observed during the first few days after injury, in which critical events in the early repair process occur. Injury sites can be sequentially imaged revealing that OSPCs relocate to the injury, increase in number and differentiate into bone forming osteoblasts. These methods offer a means of investigating the role of stem cell-intrinsic and extrinsic molecular regulators for bone regeneration and repair.

Sequential In vivo Imaging of Osteogenic Stem/Progenitor Cells During Fracture Repair

Quantitative measurement of bone progenitor function in fracture healing requires high resolution serial imaging technology. Here, protocols are provided for using intravital microscopy and osteo-lineage tracking to sequentially image and quantify the migration, proliferation and differentiation of endogenous osteogenic stem/progenitor cells in the process of repairing bone fracture.

Bone turns over continuously and is highly regenerative following injury. Osteogenic stem/progenitor cells have long been hypothesized to exist, but in ...

Assessment of Ovarian Cancer Spheroid Attachment and Invasion of Mesothelial Cells in Real Time

Ovarian cancers metastasize by shedding into the peritoneal fluid and dispersing to distal sites within the peritoneum. Monolayer cultures do not accurately model the behaviors of cancer cells within a nonadherent environment, as cancer cells inherently aggregate into multicellular structures which contribute to the metastatic process by attaching to and invading the peritoneal lining to form secondary tumors. To model this important stage of ovarian cancer metastasis, multicellular aggregates, or spheroids, can be generated from established ovarian cancer cell lines maintained under nonadherent conditions. To mimic the peritoneal microenvironment encountered by tumor cells in vivo, a spheroid-mesothelial co-culture model was established in which preformed spheroids are plated on top of a human mesothelial cell monolayer, formed over an extracellular matrix barrier. Methods were then developed using a real-time cell analyzer to conduct quantitative real time measurements of the invasive capacity of different ovarian cancer cell lines grown as spheroids. This approach allows for the continuous measurement of invasion over long periods of time, which has several advantages over traditional endpoint assays and more laborious real time microscopy image analyses. In short, this method enables a rapid, determination of factors which regulate the interactions between ovarian cancer spheroid cells invading through mesothelial and matrix barriers over time.

Ovarian cancer cell invasion into the mesothelial lining of the peritoneum is a dynamic process over time. Utilizing a real time analyzer, the invasive capacity of ovarian cancer cells in a spheroid-mesothelial cell co-culture model can be quantified over prolonged time periods, providing insights into factors regulating the metastatic process.

Ovarian cancers metastasize by shedding into the peritoneal fluid and dispersing to distal sites within the peritoneum. Monolayer cultures do not ...

Assessment of Viability of Human Fat Injection into Nude Mice with Micro-Computed Tomography

Lipotransfer is a vital tool in the surgeon&#8217;s armamentarium for the treatment of soft tissue deficits of throughout the body. Fat is the ideal soft tissue filler as it is readily available, easily obtained, inexpensive, and inherently biocompatible.1 However, despite its burgeoning popularity, fat grafting is hampered by unpredictable results and variable graft survival, with published retention rates ranging anywhere from 10-80%. 1-3
To facilitate investigations on fat grafting, we have therefore developed an animal model that allows for real-time analysis of injected fat volume retention. Briefly, a small cut is made in the scalp of a CD-1 nude mouse and 200-400 &#181;l&#160;of processed lipoaspirate is placed over the skull. The scalp is chosen as the recipient site because of its absence of native subcutaneous fat, and because of the excellent background contrast provided by the calvarium, which aids in the analysis process. Micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) is used to scan the graft at baseline and every two weeks thereafter. The CT images are reconstructed, and an imaging software is used to quantify graft volumes.
Traditionally, techniques to assess fat graft volume have necessitated euthanizing the study animal to provide just a single assessment of graft weight and volume by physical measurement ex vivo. Biochemical and histological comparisons have likewise required the study animal to be euthanized. This described imaging technique offers the advantage of visualizing and objectively quantifying volume at multiple time points after initial grafting without having to sacrifice the study animal. The technique is limited by the size of the graft able to be injected as larger grafts risk skin and fat necrosis. This method has utility for all studies evaluating fat graft viability and volume retention. It is particularly well-suited to providing a visual representation of fat grafts and following changes in volume over time.

Fat grafting is an essential technique for reconstructing soft tissue deficits. However, it remains an unpredictable procedure characterized by variable graft survival. Our goal was to devise a mouse model that utilizes a novel imaging method to compare volume retention between differing techniques of fat graft preparation and delivery.

Lipotransfer is a vital tool in the surgeon&#8217;s armamentarium for the treatment of soft tissue deficits of throughout the body. Fat is the ideal soft ...

Generation of Microtumors Using 3D Human Biogel Culture System and Patient-derived Glioblastoma Cells for Kinomic Profiling and Drug Response Testing

The use of patient-derived xenografts for modeling cancers has provided important insight into cancer biology and drug responsiveness. However, they are time consuming, expensive, and labor intensive. To overcome these obstacles, many research groups have turned to spheroid cultures of cancer cells. While useful, tumor spheroids or aggregates do not replicate cell-matrix interactions as found in vivo. As such, three-dimensional (3D) culture approaches utilizing an extracellular matrix scaffold provide a more realistic model system for investigation. Starting from subcutaneous or intracranial xenografts, tumor tissue is dissociated into a single cell suspension akin to cancer stem cell neurospheres. These cells are then embedded into a human-derived extracellular matrix, 3D human biogel, to generate a large number of microtumors. Interestingly, microtumors can be cultured for about a month with high viability and can be used for drug response testing using standard cytotoxicity assays such as 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) and live cell imaging using Calcein-AM. Moreover, they can be analyzed via immunohistochemistry or harvested for molecular profiling, such as array-based high-throughput kinomic profiling, which is detailed here as well. 3D microtumors, thus, represent a versatile high-throughput model system that can more closely replicate in vivo tumor biology than traditional approaches.

Patient-derived xenografts of glioblastoma multiforme can be miniaturized into living microtumors using 3D human biogel culture system. This in vivo-like 3D tumor assay is suitable for drug response testing and molecular profiling, including kinomic analysis.

The use of patient-derived xenografts for modeling cancers has provided important insight into cancer biology and drug responsiveness. However, they are ...

Depletion of Mouse Cells from Human Tumor Xenografts Significantly Improves Downstream Analysis of Target Cells

The use of in vitro cell line models for cancer research has been a useful tool. However, it has been shown that these models fail to reliably mimic patient tumors in different assays1. Human tumor xenografts represent the gold standard with respect to tumor biology, drug discovery, and metastasis research 2-4. Tumor xenografts can be derived from different types of material like tumor cell lines, tumor tissue from primary patient tumors4 or serially transplanted tumors. When propagated in vivo, xenografted tissue is infiltrated and vascularized by cells of mouse origin. Multiple factors such as the tumor entity, the origin of xenografted material, growth rate and region of transplantation influence the composition and the amount of mouse cells present in tumor xenografts. However, even when these factors are kept constant, the degree of mouse cell contamination is highly variable.
Contaminating mouse cells significantly impair downstream analyses of human tumor xenografts. As mouse fibroblasts show high plating efficacies and proliferation rates, they tend to overgrow cultures of human tumor cells, especially slowly proliferating subpopulations. Mouse cell derived DNA, mRNA, and protein components can bias downstream gene expression analysis, next-generation sequencing, as well as proteome analysis 5. To overcome these limitations, we have developed a fast and easy method to isolate untouched human tumor cells from xenografted tumor tissue. This procedure is based on the comprehensive depletion of cells of mouse origin by combining automated tissue dissociation with the benchtop tissue dissociator and magnetic cell sorting. Here, we demonstrate that human target cells can be can be obtained with purities higher than 96% within less than 20 min independent of the tumor type.

Human tumor xenografts are vascularized and infiltrated by cells of mouse origin during the growth phase in vivo. To circumvent the bias caused by these contaminating cells during downstream analysis, we developed a method allowing for comprehensive depletion of all mouse cells by magnetic cell sorting.

The use of in vitro cell line models for cancer research has been a useful tool. However, it has been shown that these models fail to reliably mimic ...

In Vivo Tracking of Edema Development and Microvascular Pathology in a Model of Experimental Cerebral Malaria Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Cerebral malaria is a sign of severe malarial disease and is often a harbinger of death. While aggressive management can be life-saving, the detection of cerebral malaria can be difficult. We present an experimental mouse model of cerebral malaria that shares multiple features of the human disease, including edema and microvascular pathology. Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), we can detect and track the blood-brain barrier disruption, edema development, and subsequent brain swelling. We describe multiple MRI techniques that can visualize these pertinent pathological changes. Thus, we show that MRI represents a valuable tool to visualize and track pathological changes, such as edema, brain swelling, and microvascular pathology, in vivo.

In Vivo Tracking of Edema Development and Microvascular Pathology in a Model of Experimental Cerebral Malaria Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging

We describe a mouse model of experimental cerebral malaria and show how inflammatory and microvascular pathology can be tracked in vivo using magnetic resonance imaging.

Cerebral malaria is a sign of severe malarial disease and is often a harbinger of death. While aggressive management can be life-saving, the detection of ...