Intra-uterine Cancer Cell Injection: A Technique to Deliver Cancer Cells for Establishing Intra-peritoneal Ovarian Cancer Mouse Model

Published: April 30, 2023

Abstract

Source: Sumi, N. J. et al. Murine Model for Non-invasive Imaging to Detect and Monitor Ovarian Cancer Recurrence. J. Vis. Exp. (2014)

In this video, we demonstrate intra-uterine injection of ovarian cancer cells in a mouse model. This orthotopic murine model helps us to non-invasively monitor tumor growth and evaluate the efficacy of new therapies for the prevention and treatment of recurrent ovarian cancer.

Protocol

All procedures involving animal models have been reviewed by the local institutional animal care committee and the JoVE veterinary review board. 1. Intra-uterine Injection of Human Ovarian Cancer Cells in Athymic Nude Mice NOTE: The following procedure requires assistance from a second person. In addition, since this is survival surgery, use sterile surgical instruments. This survival surgery procedure should take approximately 1…

Representative Results

Figure 1: Intra-uterine injection of ovarian cancer cells. (A) anesthesia is continuously administered via a nose cone; (B-E) skin is incised to locate and clamp the uterine horn; (F) cancer cells are injected slowly into the lumen of the uterus.

Açıklamalar

The authors have nothing to disclose.

Materials

Alcohol pads  Fischer Scientific  06-669-62
Athymic nude mice  Harlan
Hemostat VWR  82027-422
Ibuprofen Walgreens  Children's Ibuprofen 100 (100 mg/5 ml)
Isoflurane Butler Schein  NDC 11695-6776-1
Surgical forceps VWR  82027-386
Surgical scissors VWR 82027-584
Synthetic absorbable suture  Covidien  SL-636
Tissue adhesive  Vetbond  1469SB
1 ml syringe  Becton Dickinson 309602
25 gauge needle  Becton Dickinson 305122
Paclitaxel   Hospira, Inc. NDC 61703-345-50
Puralube  Pharmaderm

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Intra-uterine Cancer Cell Injection: A Technique to Deliver Cancer Cells for Establishing Intra-peritoneal Ovarian Cancer Mouse Model. J. Vis. Exp. (Pending Publication), e20380, doi: (2023).

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