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Orthotopic Transplantation of Breast Tumors as Preclinical Models for Breast Cancer
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2020
Patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models and transplantable genetically engineered mouse models faithfully recapitulate human disease and are preferred models for basic and translational breast cancer research. Here, a method is described to orthotopically transplant breast tumor fragments into the mammary fat pad to study tumor biology and evaluate drug response.
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Generation of Organ-conditioned Media and Applications for Studying Organ-specific Influences on Breast Cancer Metastatic Behavior
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2016
This manuscript describes an ex vivo model system comprised of organ-conditioned media derived from the lymph node, bone, lung, and brain of mice. This model system can be used to identify and study organ-derived soluble factors and their effects on the organ tropism and metastatic behavior of cancer cells.
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The Evoked Potential Operant Conditioning System (EPOCS): A Research Tool and an Emerging Therapy for Chronic Neuromuscular Disorders
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2022
The Evoked Potential Operant Conditioning System aids scientific investigation of sensorimotor function and can administer targeted neurobehavioral training that can impact sensorimotor rehabilitation in neuromuscular disorders. This article describes its capabilities and illustrates its application in modifying a simple spinal reflex to achieve lasting improvement in motor function.
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Modeling Breast Cancer in Human Breast Tissue using a Microphysiological System
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2021
This protocol describes the construction of an in vitro microphysiological system for studying breast cancer using primary human breast tissue with off the shelf materials.
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The Impact of Motor Task Conditions on Goal-Directed Arm Reaching Kinematics and Trunk Compensation in Chronic Stroke Survivors
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2021
This protocol is intended to investigate the impact of task conditions on movement strategies in chronic stroke survivors. Further, this protocol can be used to examine if a restriction in elbow extension induced by neuromuscular electrical stimulation causes trunk compensation during goal-directed arm reaches in non-disabled adults.
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A chronic breast condition can persist through two interacting routes: immune signaling may remain active after the original trigger, or microorganisms may remain in tissue and continue engaging host defenses. Either route can sustain recruitment of inflammatory cells. Separating these mechanisms matters because persistent inflammation does not by itself prove ongoing infection, which affects diagnostic reasoning and treatment selection.
Persistent inflammatory activity can do more than produce symptoms. Continued immune-cell recruitment may alter local tissue structure through remodeling, while repeated episodes can contribute to swelling, pain, drainage, and delayed healing. These changes can make the condition appear self-sustaining even when the initial trigger is no longer present, so tissue effects must be interpreted alongside evidence for infection or noninfectious inflammation.
The key distinction is whether microorganisms persist in tissue and interact with host defenses, or whether immune signaling continues without an ongoing microbial cause. Both pathways may produce inflammation and recurrent symptoms, so appearance alone may not establish the mechanism. Immunologic and infectious interpretation together helps explain the disease course and supports more targeted diagnostic and therapeutic decisions.
Evaluation should ask whether the ongoing process is better explained by persistent microorganisms, prolonged immune activation after an initial trigger, or a combination of both. Linking the mechanism to findings such as pain, swelling, drainage, and healing behavior can help clinicians distinguish recurrent or difficult-to-resolve disease from a short-lived episode and choose a more appropriate management strategy.
Treatment is more likely to be appropriately targeted when clinicians first clarify whether infection persists or immune signaling is maintaining inflammation. This distinction can prevent recurrent symptoms from being interpreted as a single short-term event and can focus management on the biological process driving tissue injury, drainage, swelling, or impaired healing. It is especially relevant in difficult-to-resolve disease.
These conditions provide a setting for examining how host defenses behave when inflammation does not resolve normally. Researchers can relate immune signaling, microbial persistence, inflammatory-cell recruitment, and tissue remodeling to clinical outcomes such as pain, swelling, drainage, and healing. This immunology and infection perspective may improve disease classification and support better management of recurrent breast disorders.