Extracting Prostate from Mouse Urogenital System: A Technique to Separate Prostate Gland from Other Urinary and Genital System Organs in Male Mouse
Published: April 30, 2023
Abstract
Source: Nath, D. et al. Identification, Histological Characterization, and Dissection of Mouse Prostate Lobes for In Vitro 3D Spheroid Culture Models. J. Vis. Exp. (2018)
In this video, we describe the procedure for the dissection of the urogenital system or UGS from a male mouse model. This UGS is further dissected ex vivo to isolate the prostate gland and study its role in prostate cancer development.
Protocol
All procedures involving animals have been reviewed by the local institutional animal care committee and the JoVE veterinary review board. 1. The Urogenital System (UGS) Dissection NOTE: The schematic is presented in Figure 1. Euthanize a 3-month-old male C57BL/6 mouse using the CO2 inhalational euthanasia method or another approved technique. NOTE: Mice between the age…
Representative Results
Figure 1: Schematic flowchart demonstrating dissection of the mouse urogenital system and isolation of the prostate. Flow chart for the protocol steps described in sections 1 Figure 2: Dissection of the mouse UGS….
Divulgazioni
The authors have nothing to disclose.
Materials
| Mouse surgical instruments (Mouse Dissecting kit) |
World Precision Instruments | MOUSEKIT | |
| Dissection microscope | |||
| Dissection medium (DMEM + 10%FBS) |
Thermofisher Scientific | 11965-084 | |
| Fetal Bovine Serum | Thermofisher Scientific | 10438018 |
Citazione di questo articolo
Extracting Prostate from Mouse Urogenital System: A Technique to Separate Prostate Gland from Other Urinary and Genital System Organs in Male Mouse. J. Vis. Exp. (Pending Publication), e20393, doi: (2023).