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Models of Bone Metastasis
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2012
Animal models are frequently utilized to study cancer metastasis to bone. In this protocol we will describe two common methods of tumor inoculation for bone metastasis studies and briefly describe some of the analyses utilized to monitor and quantify these models.
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Femur Window Chamber Model for In Vivo Cell Tracking in the Murine Bone Marrow
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2016
The protocol describes a novel murine femur window chamber model that can be used to track movement of cells in the femoral bone marrow in vivo. Intravital multiphoton fluorescence microscopy is used to image three components of the femoral bone marrow (vasculature, collagen matrix, and neutrophils) over time.
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Murine Hind Limb Long Bone Dissection and Bone Marrow Isolation
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2016
Here we present a protocol for the dissection of hind limb long bones (femurs and tibiae) from the laboratory mouse. We further describe a rapid technique for bone marrow isolation from these bones that utilizes centrifugation for removal of bone marrow from the bone marrow space.
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Using Quantitative Real-time PCR to Determine Donor Cell Engraftment in a Competitive Murine Bone Marrow Transplantation Model
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2013
Determining donor cell engraftment presents a challenge in mouse bone marrow transplant models that lack well-defined phenotypical markers. We described a methodology to quantify male donor cell engraftment in female transplant recipient mice. This method can be used in all mouse strains for the study of HSC functions.
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Generation and Labeling of Murine Bone Marrow-derived Dendritic Cells with Qdot Nanocrystals for Tracking Studies
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2011
Dendritic cells uptake antigens and migrate towards immune organs to present processed antigens to T cells. Qdot nanocrystal labeling provides a long-lasting and stable fluorescent signal. This allows tracking of dendritic cells to different organs by fluorescent microscopy.
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Bone remodeling depends on coordination between osteoclast-mediated resorption and osteoblast-mediated formation. If these activities become uncoupled, the model can reveal changes in bone structure and skeletal health. Examining this balance helps researchers connect cellular behavior with larger outcomes, including altered bone tissue, disease-related changes, or responses to experimental treatments.
Genetic manipulation, injury, and altered hormone conditions provide different ways to probe pathways that regulate the skeleton. These interventions can expose how specific biological signals affect remodeling, development, repair, or disease progression. Using such controlled changes allows researchers to distinguish pathway-related effects from general observations of bone structure.
A living mouse system allows researchers to examine skeletal processes as they occur across biological organization, from cellular remodeling to whole-bone function. This context is important because structural, molecular, and mechanical outcomes can be evaluated together. The resulting evidence helps relate cellular mechanisms to the behavior of intact bone rather than isolated tissue alone.
Researchers combine micro-computed tomography, histomorphometry, molecular assays, and mechanical testing to characterize experimental outcomes. Together, these approaches provide complementary information about bone structure, tissue-level features, molecular changes, and functional strength or performance. Using several measurement types supports a more complete interpretation than relying on a single indicator of skeletal change.
This approach is useful when investigators need to examine osteoporosis, fracture healing, skeletal development, cancer metastasis, or drug efficacy in a mammalian setting. The appropriate application depends on the biological question, such as whether the goal is to study disease progression, repair, development, metastatic effects, or response to treatment.
Results from these studies can connect cellular mechanisms with changes in whole-bone structure and function, while also showing how bone responds to disease or treatment. That integrated evidence can guide the design of subsequent clinical research. In drug studies especially, skeletal responses provide a basis for deciding which therapeutic effects warrant further investigation.