human-derived GSCs into the right cerebral cortex of NSG (NOD.Cg-Prkdcscid
Il2rgtm1Wjl/SzJ, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, USA) mice at a
depth of 3.5 mm. All mouse experiments were performed under an animal
protocol approved by the University of California, San Diego Institutional
Animal Care and Use Committee. Healthy, wild-type female mice of NSG
(NOD.Cg-Prkdcscid Il2rgtm1Wjl/SzJ, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME,
USA) background, 4–6 weeks old, were randomly selected and used in
this study for intracranial injection. Mice had not undergone prior
treatment or procedures. Mice were maintained in 14 hours light/10 hours
dark cycle by animal husbandry staff at the University of California, San
Diego, with no more than 5 mice per cage. Housing conditions and animal
status were supervised by a veterinarian. Animals were monitored until
neurological signs were observed, at which point they were sacrificed.
Neurological signs or signs of morbidity included hunched posture, gait
changes, lethargy and weigh loss. In parallel survival experiments, mice
were observed until the development of neurological signs. Healthy female
mice of NSG, 4–6 weeks old, were randomly selected and used in this
study for intracranial injection.