TLR9 and neoplasm: To begin to investigate the in vivo significance of our observation, we inoculated control and TLR9 shRNA MDA-MB-231 cells into the mammary fat pads of nude mice, which were subsequently treated with vehicle or zoledronate (0.3 mg/kg 3 times per week, from day 4 to day 25).The aim of this experiment was to establish the proof-of-principle that tumor TLR9 may affect BP responses also in vivo.