scholarly journals SPIO-enhanced MRI as a nondestructive in vivo method to assess vascularization of 3D Degrapol® scaffolds planted on the Chorioallantoic membrane of the chick embryo in ovo

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Conny Waschkies ◽  
Fatma Pfiffner ◽  
Tina Wentz ◽  
Yinghua Tian ◽  
Maurizio Calcagni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chick Embryo ◽  
Chorioallantoic Membrane ◽  
In Ovo ◽  
Enhanced Mri ◽  
Em Method

scholarly journals THE INFLUENCE OF CORTISONE ON EXPERIMENTAL VIRAL INFECTION

1966 ◽  
Vol 123 (2) ◽  
pp. 309-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Marilyn Smart ◽  
Edwin D. Kilbourne
Keyword(s):  
Chick Embryo ◽  
Inflammatory Response ◽  
Chorioallantoic Membrane ◽  
Allantoic Fluid ◽  
Influenza Viruses ◽  
Present System ◽  
Interferon Production ◽  
Hydrocortisone Administration ◽  
Experimental Viral Infection

A comparative study was undertaken of the pathogenesis of infection of the allantoic sac of the chick embryo with three influenza viruses of differing virulence, and of the influence of hydrocortisone on the course of infection. Judged on the basis of earlier onset and greater degree of inflammatory response and diminished survival time of infected embryos, Mel. and Lee viruses were markedly more virulent than PR8, despite the earlier appearance of virus in PR8-infected embryos. Interferon appeared first and in greater quantity in the allantoic fluid of Lee-infected embryos and latest with PR8 infection. Thus, there was no correlation of avirulence and better interferon production with the viruses under study in the present system. Furthermore, evidence obtained suggested that Lee virus ("virulent") was most susceptible to interferon action, and also that viral synthesis in the chorioallantoic membrane with PR8 ("avirulent") persisted after the appearance of interferon. The injection of hydrocortisone within 2 hr of the initiation of infection delayed the synthesis of all three viruses; had no significant effect upon the inflammatory response; and transiently inhibited the synthesis of interferon, while prolonging the survival of Lee- and Mel.-infected embryos. Late administration of hydrocortisone suppresses both the inflammatory response and the production of interferon. Only in the case of Lee virus infection did hydrocortisone administration lead to augmentation of final yields of virus with the low infection multiplicity employed in the present experiments. It is postulated that Lee virus is a better inducer of interferon because its infectivity in vivo is more rapidly inactivated. As a consequence synthesis of Lee virus is more under the control of endogenous interferon than is the case with PR8 or Mel. virus. Therefore, inhibition of interferon synthesis with hydrocortisone has a greater influence on final yields of Lee virus.

scholarly journals The Role of Pre-Clinical 3-Dimensional Models of Osteosarcoma

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (15) ◽  
pp. 5499
Author(s):  
Hannah L. Smith ◽  
Stephen A. Beers ◽  
Juliet C. Gray ◽  
Janos M. Kanczler
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Chorioallantoic Membrane ◽  
3D Models ◽  
In Ovo ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
3 Dimensional ◽  
In Vivo Animal Models

Treatment for osteosarcoma (OS) has been largely unchanged for several decades, with typical therapies being a mixture of chemotherapy and surgery. Although therapeutic targets and products against cancer are being continually developed, only a limited number have proved therapeutically active in OS. Thus, the understanding of the OS microenvironment and its interactions are becoming more important in developing new therapies. Three-dimensional (3D) models are important tools in increasing our understanding of complex mechanisms and interactions, such as in OS. In this review, in vivo animal models, in vitro 3D models and in ovo chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) models, are evaluated and discussed as to their contribution in understanding the progressive nature of OS, and cancer research. We aim to provide insight and prospective future directions into the potential translation of 3D models in OS.

Nerve-dependent accumulation of myosin light chain 3 in developing limb musculature

Development ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 101 (4) ◽  
pp. 673-684
Author(s):  
P.A. Merrifield ◽  
I.R. Konigsberg
Keyword(s):  
Neural Tube ◽  
Light Chain ◽  
Limb Development ◽  
Myosin Light Chain ◽  
Chorioallantoic Membrane ◽  
In Ovo ◽  
Fast Myosin ◽  
Limb Musculature

Myosin alkali light chain accumulation in developing quail limb musculature has been analysed on immunoblots using a monoclonal antibody which recognizes an epitope common to fast myosin light chain 1 (MLC1f) and fast myosin light chain 3 (MLC3f). The limb muscle of early embryos (i.e. up to day 10 in ovo) has a MLC profile similar to that observed in myotubes cultured in vitro; although MLC1f is abundant, MLC3f cannot be detected. MLC3f is first detected in 11-day embryos. To determine whether this alteration in MLC3f accumulation is nerve or hormone dependent, limb buds with and without neural tube were cultured as grafts on the chorioallantoic membrane of chick hosts. Although differentiated muscle develops in both aneural and innervated grafts, innervated grafts contain approximately three times as much myosin as aneural grafts. More significantly, although aneural grafts reproducibly accumulate normal levels of MLC1f, they fail to accumulate detectable levels of MLC3f. In contrast, innervated grafts accumulate both MLC1f and MLC3f, suggesting that the presence of neural tube in the graft promotes the maturation, as well as the growth, of muscle tissue. This is the first positive demonstration that innervation is necessary for the accumulation of MLC3f that occurs during normal limb development in vivo.

The Chick Embryo Chorioallantoic Membrane as an in vivo Wound Healing Model

1996 ◽  
Vol 192 (10) ◽  
pp. 1068-1076 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Ribatti ◽  
A. Vacca ◽  
G. Ranieri ◽  
S. Sorino ◽  
L. Roncali
Keyword(s):  
Wound Healing ◽  
Chick Embryo ◽  
Chorioallantoic Membrane ◽  
Chick Embryo Chorioallantoic Membrane ◽  
Wound Healing Model ◽  
Healing Model

scholarly journals The Chick Embryo Chorioallantoic Membrane as a Model for in vivo Research on Anti-Angiogenesis

2000 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Domenico Ribatti ◽  
Angelo Vacca ◽  
Luisa Roncali ◽  
Franco Dammacco
Keyword(s):  
Chick Embryo ◽  
Chorioallantoic Membrane ◽  
Chick Embryo Chorioallantoic Membrane

scholarly journals Extending the Applicability of In Ovo and Ex Ovo Chicken Chorioallantoic Membrane Assays to Study Cytostatic Activity in Neuroblastoma Cells

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Angel Merlos Rodrigo ◽  
Berta Casar ◽  
Hana Michalkova ◽  
Ana Maria Jimenez Jimenez ◽  
Zbynek Heger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Throughput Screening ◽  
Neuroblastoma Cells ◽  
Chorioallantoic Membrane ◽  
Stage Iv ◽  
Metastatic Potential ◽  
Significant Inhibition ◽  
Cam Assay ◽  
Anticancer Activities ◽  
In Ovo

PurposeThe chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay can provide an alternative versatile, cost-effective, and ethically less controversial in vivo model for reliable screening of drugs. In the presented work, we demonstrate that CAM assay (in ovo and ex ovo) can be simply employed to delineate the effects of cisplatin (CDDP) and ellipticine (Elli) on neuroblastoma (Nbl) cells in terms of their growth and metastatic potential.MethodsThe Nbl UKF-NB-4 cell line was established from recurrent bone marrow metastases of high-risk Nbl (stage IV, MYCN amplification, 7q21 gain). Ex ovo and in ovo CAM assays were optimized to evaluate the antimetastatic activity of CDDP and Elli. Immunohistochemistry, qRT-PCR, and DNA isolation were performed.ResultsEx ovo CAM assay was employed to study whether CDDP and Elli exhibit any inhibitory effects on growth of Nbl xenograft in ex ovo CAM assay. Under the optimal conditions, Elli and CDDP exhibited significant inhibition of the size of the primary tumor. To study the efficiency of CDDP and Elli to inhibit primary Nbl tumor growth, intravasation, and extravasation in the organs, we adapted the in ovo CAM assay protocol. In in ovo CAM assay, both studied compounds (CDDP and Elli) exhibited significant (p < 0.001) inhibitory activity against extravasation to all investigated organs including distal CAM.ConclusionsTaken together, CAM assay could be a helpful and highly efficient in vivo approach for high-throughput screening of libraries of compounds with expected anticancer activities.

scholarly journals The Chorioallantoic Membrane Assay in Nanotoxicological Research—An Alternative for In Vivo Experimentation

Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 2328
Author(s):  
Christoph R. Buhr ◽  
Nadine Wiesmann ◽  
Rachel C. Tanner ◽  
Jürgen Brieger ◽  
Jonas Eckrich
Keyword(s):  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Chorioallantoic Membrane ◽  
Drug Carriers ◽  
Human Organism ◽  
Cam Assay ◽  
In Ovo ◽  
In Vivo Models ◽  
Toxicological Profile ◽  
Application Fields

Nanomaterials unveil many applicational possibilities for technical and medical purposes, which range from imaging techniques to the use as drug carriers. Prior to any human application, analysis of undesired effects and characterization of their toxicological profile is mandatory. To address this topic, animal models, and rodent models in particular, are most frequently used. However, as the reproducibility and transferability to the human organism of animal experimental data is increasingly questioned and the awareness of animal welfare in society increases at the same time, methodological alternatives are urgently required. The chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay is an increasingly popular in ovo experimental organism suitable for replacement of rodent experimentation. In this review, we outline several application fields for the CAM assay in the field of nanotoxicology. Furthermore, analytical methods applicable with this model were evaluated in detail. We further discuss ethical, financial, and bureaucratic aspects and benchmark the assay with other established in vivo models such as rodents.

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