A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book

Two-photon imaging of t-cell motility in lymph nodes: In vivo and ex vivo approaches




AuthorsAkira Takeda, Masayuki Miyasaka, Eiji Umemoto

EditorsIshii M.

PublisherHumana Press Inc.

Publication year2018

Book title Intravital Imaging of Dynamic Bone and Immune Systems

Journal name in sourceMethods in Molecular Biology

Volume1763

First page 43

Last page52

Number of pages10

ISBN978-1-4939-7761-1

eISBN978-1-4939-7762-8

ISSN1064-3745

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7762-8_5


Abstract

T-cell motility is essential for the T cells’ ability to scan antigens within lymph nodes and initiate contact with antigen-presenting cells. While T-cell migration has been extensively studied using in vitro migration assays, accumulating evidence indicates that the T-cell migration within lymph nodes is modulated by the surrounding cells and extracellular matrix, which form the confined architecture of the lymph nodes. Therefore, to understand the mechanisms of T-cell motility in vivo, their cell migration must be analyzed under physiological conditions. To this end, two-photon microscopy is extremely useful; this technique enables the tracking of fluorescently labeled cells in vivo and ex vivo, with high spatial and temporal resolutions. Here we describe the experimental procedures for applying two-photon microscopy to the in vivo and ex vivo imaging of T-cell migration in mouse lymph nodes. These approaches provide physiological insight into the mechanisms of T-cell behavior at a single-cell level in the three-dimensional lymph node environment.



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