In Vivo Bioimaging for Monitoring Intratumoral Virus Activity.

In Vivo Bioimaging for Monitoring Intratumoral Virus Activity. Methods Mol Biol. 2020;2058:237-248 Authors: Schreiber LM, Urbiola C, Erlmann P, Wollmann G Abstract In vivo studies are the mainstay of translational immune-oncology and virotherapy research. In general oncology, bioluminescence imaging provides a convenient and reliable tool to visualize disseminated tumors and monitor growth kinetics or treatment effects. Unique aspects of this method in the field of oncolytic viruses are tracing the process of tumor-specific targeting, assessing potential off-target replication, and visualizing intratumoral spread. In addition, the longitudinal monitoring of virus activity kinetics over time is a very powerful feature supporting the subsequent, often elaborate, preclinical biodistribution and pharmtox program. Here we present a step-by-step standard imaging protocol used in our group for both tumor and virus monitoring, along with background information and general principles that should allow the reader to modify and adapt the protocol according to their needs. PMID: 31486042 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Molecular Medicine - Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Tags: Methods Mol Biol Source Type: research