A Technique to Generate a Human PBMC-Engrafted Humanized Xenograft Mouse Model

Abstract

Source: Li, Z., et al. A Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell (PBMC) Engrafted Humanized Xenograft Model for Translational Immuno-oncology (I-O) Research. J. Vis. Exp. (2019)

This video demonstrates an assay to generate a humanized xenograft mouse model. An immunocompromised mouse is injected with cyclophosphamide to cause immune cell depletion. Patient-derived tumor cells mixed with human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in a hydrogel are subcutaneously injected into the mouse, forming a tumor with infiltrating T cells.

Protocol

All procedures involving sample collection have been performed in accordance with the institute's IRB guidelines. All procedures involving animal models have been reviewed by the local institutional animal care committee and the JoVE veterinary review board.

1. Establishment of human PBMC-based model

1. Myeloablation of NOD/SCID mice using cyclophosphamide: determination of optimal doses​
   1. Purchase female nonobese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficiency (NOD/SCID) mice (6-8 weeks).
      NOTE: All mice involved in this study were female.
   2. Prepare cycl....

Materials

List of materials used in this article

Name	Company	Catalog Number	Comments
PBMC separation /cell culture
Histopaque-1077	Sigma	10771	Cell isolation
DMEM	Corning	10-013-CVR	Cell culture
DPBS	Corning	21-031-CVR	Cell culture
FBS	Corning	35-076-CV	Cell culture
Penicillin-Streptomycin, Liquid	Gibco	15140-163	Cell culture
Trypsin-EDTA (0.25%), phenol red	Gibco	25200-114	Cell culture
Matrigel	Corning	356237	CDX inoculation
FACS analysis
Deoxyribonuclease I from bovine pancreas	Sigma	DN25	Sample preparation
Collagenase Type I	Sigma	C0130	Sample preparation
Anti-mouse/human CD11b (M1/70) antibody	BioLegend	101206	FACS
Anti-mouse Ly-6C (HK1.4) antibody	BioLegend	128008	FACS
Anti-mouse Ly-6G (1A8) antibody	BioLegend	127614	FACS
Anti-human CD8 (OKT8) antibody	Sungene Biotech	H10082-11H	FACS
Anti-human CD279 (MIH4) antibody	eBioscience	12-9969-42	FACS
Anti-human CD3 (HIT3a) antibody	4A Biotech	--	FACS
Guava easyCyte 8HT Benchtop Flow Cytometer	Millipore	0500-4008	FACS
Tumor/PDX implantation /dosing / measurement
Cyclophosphamide	J&K	Cat#419656, CAS#6055-19-2	In vivo efficacy
Disulfiram	J&K	Cat#591123, CAS#97-77-8	In vivo efficacy
Syringe	BD	300841	CDX inoculation
Hypodermic needles (14G)	Shanghai SA Mediciall & Plastic Instruments Co., Ltd.	0.7*32 TW SB	PDX inoculation
Vernier Caliper (MarCal)	Mahr	16ER	Tumor measurement
IVC individual ventilated cages	Lingyunboji Ltd.	IVC-128	Animal facility