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ArticleContrast media & molecular imaging2019

Cellular MRI Reveals Altered Brain Arrest of Genetically Engineered Metastatic Breast Cancer Cells.

Katie M Parkins, Amanda M Hamilton, Veronica P Dubois, Suzanne M Wong, Paula J Foster, John A Ronald

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Article in Contrast media & molecular imaging, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Katie M ParkinsRobarts Research Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Amanda M HamiltonRobarts Research Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Veronica P DuboisRobarts Research Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Suzanne M WongRobarts Research Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Paula J FosterRobarts Research Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
John A RonaldRobarts Research Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3665-173X
Western University · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: The combined use of anatomical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), cellular MRI, and bioluminescence imaging (BLI) allows for sensitive and improved monitoring of brain metastasis in preclinical cancer models. By using these complementary technologies, we can acquire measurements of viable single cell arrest in the brain after systemic administration, the clearance and/or retention of these cells thereafter, the growth into overt tumours, and quantification of tumour volume and relative cancer cell viability over time. While BLI is very useful in measuring cell viability, some considerations have been reported using cells engineered with luciferase such as increased tumour volume variation, changes in pattern of metastatic disease, and inhibition of Procedures: Here, we apply cellular and anatomical MRI to evaluate Results: The number of signal voids in the brain (representing iron-labeled cancer cells) on day 0 was significantly higher in mice receiving 4T1BR5 cells compared to mice receiving 4T1BR5-FLuc-GFP cells ( Conclusions: By employing highly sensitive cellular MRI tools, we demonstrate that engineered cells did not form tumours as well as their naïve counterparts, which appear to primarily be due to a reduction in cell arrest. These results indicate that engineering cancer cells with reporter genes may alter their tropism towards particular organs and highlight another important consideration for research groups that use reporter gene imaging to track metastatic cancer cell fate

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AnimalsBrainBreast NeoplasmsFemaleMagnetic Resonance ImagingMiceMice, Inbred BALB CNeoplasm Metastasis

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PMID30733649
PMCPMC6348811
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