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In Vivo Imaging Uncovers the Migratory Behavior of Leukocytes within the Joints
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2025
In vivo imaging of the joints is a valuable technique for uncovering the migratory behavior of leukocytes and molecular dynamics within the inflamed joints. Here, we present a detailed protocol for in vivo imaging of the joints using a murine model of type II collagen-induced arthritis (CIA).
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Wound Assay to Evaluate the Migratory Capacity of Murine Myoblasts in Co-Culture
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2025
This video describes a non-contact co-culture wound healing assay to evaluate the migratory capacity of murine myoblasts. This helps to understand signal-sending and signal-receiving components of the paracrine non-canonical Wnt signaling interactions in vitro.
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Migratory Behavior of Cells Generated in Ganglionic Eminence Cultures
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2011
Time lapse imaging of 3D tissue culture allows studying migratory behavior of individual cells originating from ganglionic eminence in reaction to fractionated protein extract from cerebral cortex.
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Preparation and In Vitro Characterization of Dendrimer-based Contrast Agents for Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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2016
This protocol describes the preparation and characterization of a dendrimeric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent that carries cyclen-based macrocyclic chelates coordinating paramagnetic gadolinium ions. In a series of MRI experiments in vitro, this agent produced an amplified MRI signal when compared to the commercially available monomeric analogue.
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Reducing Agents
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2023
Source: Vy M. Dong and Daniel Kim, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA Controlling the reactivity and selectivity during the synthesis of a molecule is very important criteria for chemists. This has led to the development of many reagents that allow chemists to pick and choose reagents suitable for a given task. Quite often, a balance between reactivity and selectivity needs to be achieved. This experiment will use IR spectroscopy to monitor the reaction and to...
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Anti-migratory agents influence movement through multiple linked cellular processes. Disrupting actin cytoskeleton remodeling can limit the formation and rearrangement of structures needed for locomotion, while altering integrin-mediated adhesion or focal-adhesion turnover can affect how cells attach to and release from their surroundings. Considering these mechanisms together explains why migration control depends on coordinated cytoskeletal and adhesion dynamics.
Cells must repeatedly form attachments to their surroundings and then release or reorganize those attachments as they move. Integrin-mediated adhesion regulates cell-substrate interactions, whereas focal-adhesion turnover describes the continual remodeling of larger adhesion structures. Interfering with either process can restrict the attachment changes required for directed movement, making these mechanisms important for studying how cells respond to engineered environments.
Chemotactic signaling provides directional information that helps cells move toward or away from specific cues. Anti-migratory agents can be evaluated by examining whether cells still respond to those signals and maintain directed movement. This makes chemotaxis a useful mechanistic context for distinguishing reduced migration from altered directional guidance, particularly in engineered models that examine biochemical control of cell behavior.
Mechanical and biochemical cues can govern how cells organize, attach, and move within a tissue-like environment. Anti-migratory agents help researchers regulate these responses while examining the contribution of each cue to migration. Incorporating such agents into engineered cell or tissue models can therefore support controlled investigations of how environmental signals influence spatial organization and movement.
In bioengineering, these agents may be incorporated into biomaterials or delivered locally, allowing migration control to be placed within a defined engineered environment. The choice between material incorporation and local delivery depends on the need to regulate cell movement in a tissue model or at a specific site. Such approaches support spatially controlled inhibition rather than relying only on broad exposure.
Researchers can use these agents when unwanted cell invasion or excessive movement needs to be limited in an engineered model. Relevant contexts include tissue repair, regenerative medicine, and cancer research, where migration contributes to tissue organization, wound responses, or disease progression. Their use allows investigators to examine how restricting movement changes model behavior and reveals the role of migration in these processes.
Controlled application can help limit unwanted cell invasion, guide spatial organization, and clarify how cells respond to their surroundings. In tissue and cell models, these outcomes connect migration behavior with the design of biomaterials and local interventions. The resulting systems can support studies of tissue repair, regenerative medicine, and cancer-related migration without treating movement as an uncontrolled background process.