Non-invasive Assessment of the Efficacy of New Therapeutics for Intestinal Pathologies Using Serial Endoscopic Imaging of Live Mice

Matthias Ernst; Adele Preaudet; Tracy Putoczki

doi:10.3791/52383

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Avaliação não invasiva da eficácia de novos Therapeutics para Intestinal Patologias Usando imagem endoscópica série da Vivo Ratos

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JoVE Journal Medicina

Non-invasive Assessment of the Efficacy of New Therapeutics for Intestinal Pathologies Using Serial Endoscopic Imaging of Live Mice

Avaliação não invasiva da eficácia de novos Therapeutics para Intestinal Patologias Usando imagem endoscópica série da Vivo Ratos

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DOI:

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Matthias Ernst^1,2,3, Adele Preaudet¹, Tracy Putoczki^1,2

¹The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research, ²The Department of Medical Biology,University of Melbourne, ³Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute

Summary

We describe methods for longitudinal monitoring of the efficacy of therapeutics for the treatment of colonic pathologies in mice using a rigid endoscope. This protocol can be readily used for the characterization of the therapeutic response of an individual tumor in live mice and also for monitoring potential disease relapse.