Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford (MIPS), Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine.
Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford (MIPS), Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine;
J Vis Exp. 2024 Mar 1(205). doi: 10.3791/66304.
The delivery of intravenously administered cancer therapeutics to brain tumors is limited by the blood-brain barrier. A method to directly image the accumulation and distribution of macromolecules in brain tumors in vivo would greatly enhance our ability to understand and optimize drug delivery in preclinical models. This protocol describes a method for real-time in vivo tracking of intravenously administered fluorescent-labeled nanoparticles with two-photon intravital microscopy (2P-IVM) in a mouse model of glioblastoma (GBM). The protocol contains a multi-step description of the procedure, including anesthesia and analgesia of experimental animals, creating a cranial window, GBM cell implantation, placing a head bar, conducting 2P-IVM studies, and post-surgical care for long-term follow-up studies. We show representative 2P-IVM imaging sessions and image analysis, examine the advantages and disadvantages of this technology, and discuss potential applications. This method can be easily modified and adapted for different research questions in the field of in vivo preclinical brain imaging.
静脉给予的癌症治疗药物递送到脑肿瘤受到血脑屏障的限制。一种直接在体成像方法来观察大分子在脑肿瘤中的积累和分布,将极大地增强我们理解和优化临床前模型中药物传递的能力。本方案描述了一种使用双光子活体显微镜(2P-IVM)在胶质母细胞瘤(GBM)小鼠模型中实时追踪静脉内给予的荧光标记纳米颗粒的方法。该方案包含了该过程的多步骤描述,包括实验动物的麻醉和镇痛、创建颅窗、GBM 细胞植入、放置头棒、进行 2P-IVM 研究以及术后护理用于长期随访研究。我们展示了代表性的 2P-IVM 成像会话和图像分析,检查了该技术的优缺点,并讨论了潜在的应用。这种方法可以很容易地修改和适应活体临床前脑成像领域的不同研究问题。