Intramucosal Inoculation of Cancer Cells in Murine Model: A Procedure to Establish an Orthotopic Head and Neck Cancer Mouse Model

Published: April 30, 2023

Abstract

Source: Oweida, A. J. et al. Intramucosal inoculation of squamous cell carcinoma cells in mice for tumor immune profiling and treatment response assessment. J. Vis. Exp. (2019)

In this video, we develop an orthotopic head and neck cancer murine model by intramucosal inoculation of the squamous cell carcinoma cell line. The tumor-bearing mouse would show resemblance to clinically relevant symptoms of human disease and can thus be used to study cancer progression and discover novel therapeutic strategies.

Protocol

All procedures involving animal models have been reviewed by the local institutional animal care committee and the JoVE veterinary review board. 1. Cell Injection into Mice Prepare a 1:1 mixture of cells:basement membrane matrix (50 µL each). Add the cells first; then, gradually pipette the basement membrane matrix. Avoid introducing air bubbles. Ensure that the mixture is made immediately before the animal injection. Adding cells to the basement mem…

Divulgazioni

The authors have nothing to disclose.

Materials

HBSS ThermoFisher Scientific 14175079 No calcium, no magnesium, no pheno red
Helois mass cytometer Fluidigm NA
Matrigel membrane matrix Corning  CB-40234B

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Intramucosal Inoculation of Cancer Cells in Murine Model: A Procedure to Establish an Orthotopic Head and Neck Cancer Mouse Model. J. Vis. Exp. (Pending Publication), e20472, doi: (2023).

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