Intravital imaging of vascular anomalies and extracellular matrix remodeling in orthotopic pancreatic tumors.
Here we present longitudinal three-dimensional intravital imaging of vascular and tumor microenvironment remodeling in spontaneous transgenic tumors (RIP1-Tag2 insulinomas) and orthotopically injected tumors (KPC adenocarcinomas).
“Pancreatic cancers, both adenocarcinomas and endocrine tumors are characterized by varying levels of aberrant angiogenesis and fibrotic microenvironment. The difficulty to deliver drugs and treat the disease has been attributed in part to the vascular architecture and tissue/ECM density.”
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This work demonstrates the potential for using a pancreatic intravital imaging window for direct visualization of the tumor heterogenic microenvironments during tumor progression.