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ArticleBlood2012

A novel method to allow noninvasive, longitudinal imaging of the murine immune system in vivo.

Vivienne B Gibson, Robert A Benson, Karen J Bryson, Iain B McInnes, Catherine M Rush, Gianluca Grassia, Pasquale Maffia, Eric J Jenkinson, Andrea J White, Graham Anderson and 2 more

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Article in Blood, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Vivienne B GibsonInstitute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Robert A Benson
Karen J Bryson
Iain B McInnes
Catherine M Rush
Gianluca Grassia
Pasquale Maffia
Eric J Jenkinson
Andrea J White
Graham Anderson
James M Brewer
Paul Garside

Funding

Arthritis Research UKMedical Research Council G0401620Wellcome Trust 085349Wellcome Trust 085589Wellcome Trust WT085589MA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In vivo imaging has revolutionized understanding of the spatiotemporal complexity that subserves the generation of successful effector and regulatory immune responses. Until now, invasive surgery has been required for microscopic access to lymph nodes (LNs), making repeated imaging of the same animal impractical and potentially affecting lymphocyte behavior. To allow longitudinal in vivo imaging, we conceived the novel approach of transplanting LNs into the mouse ear pinna. Transplanted LNs maintain the structural and cellular organization of conventional secondary lymphoid organs. They participate in lymphocyte recirculation and exhibit the capacity to receive and respond to local antigenic challenge. The same LN could be repeatedly imaged through time without the requirement for surgical exposure, and the dynamic behavior of the cells within the transplanted LN could be characterized. Crucially, the use of blood vessels as fiducial markers also allowed precise re-registration of the same regions for longitudinal imaging. Thus, we provide the first demonstration of a method for repeated, noninvasive, in vivo imaging of lymphocyte behavior.

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Diagnostic ImagingAnimalsAntigen PresentationFlow CytometryFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGreen Fluorescent ProteinsImmune SystemLongitudinal StudiesLymphatic DiseasesLymph NodesLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicPhotonsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell

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PMID22271449
PMCPMC3398133

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