De mekanismer, der styrer det interstitielle motilitet af CD4-T-celler ved steder med inflammation er relativt ukendt. Vi præsenterer en ikke-invasiv metode til at visualisere og manipulere in vitro -primet CD4 T-celler i de inflammerede øre dermis, hvilket tillader undersøgelse af den dynamiske opførsel af disse celler in situ.
Evnen af CD4 T-celler til at udføre effektorfunktioner afhænger af hurtig og effektiv migration af disse celler i betændte perifere væv gennem en endnu udefineret mekanisme. Anvendelsen af multifoton mikroskopi til studiet af immunsystemet tilvejebringer et værktøj til at måle dynamikken i immunresponser i intakte væv. Her præsenterer vi en protokol for ikke-invasiv intravital multifoton billeddannelse af CD4 T-celler i de betændte mus øre dermis. Brug af en tilpasset imaging platform og et venekateter muliggør visualisering af CD4 T-celle dynamik i den dermale interstitium, med evnen til at forespørge disse celler i realtid via tilsætning af blokerende antistoffer til centrale molekylære komponenter, der medvirker i motilitet. Dette system giver fordele i forhold til både in vitro modeller og kirurgisk invasive billeddiagnostiske procedurer. Forståelse af de veje, der bruges af CD4 T-celler til motilitet kan i sidste ende give indblik i de basic funktion af CD4 T-celler samt patogenesen af både autoimmune sygdomme og patologi af kroniske infektioner.
The effector function of CD4 T cells is critically dependent on their ability to rapidly enter and traverse a wide variety of peripheral tissues to survey for damage, locate foci of infection, or cause pathology from chronic infection or autoimmunity. While the processes of homing to inflamed sites1-4 and extravasation5-7 from the vasculature into tissues have been well-characterized, the factors that drive and regulate the interstitial motility of T cells remain undefined. The migration of T cells in complex 3D environments has been studied in vitro through the use of artificial matrices8-10 or microfluidic devices11,12, but these fail to recapitulate the complex and dynamic environment of an in vivo system. It is only recently, with the advent of high-resolution multi-color intravital imaging that it has become possible to study the dynamic behavior of immune cells in situ, allowing for a better understanding of intact immune responses.
Over a decade ago, several influential studies were published that first utilized multiphoton microscopy to address immunological questions. Early studies focused on the behavior of immune cells within explanted lymphoid organs13-16, which were soon followed by techniques to image exposed lymph nodes in anesthetized mice17. Imaging allowed for new fundamental observations about the stages of lymph node priming of T cells18, the mechanisms by which T cells migrate in secondary lymphoid organs19, T cell interactions with other immune cells20,21, and dynamic T cell positioning within the lymph node22. Although many early studies focused on lymph node dynamics, intravital imaging has been since been utilized to image the immune response in many peripheral tissues, including the brain23-25, liver26, lung27, and skin28-30.
The mouse ear dermis is particularly well poised for imaging, due to the thinness of ear skin, a relative lack of hair, and the ease with which it can be isolated from respiratory movements31. Indeed, the ear dermis has been used to image the interstitial behavior of dendritic cells32,33, T cells28,29,34,35, and neutrophils36,37, and is a well-established site for studying dermal inflammation. Increasingly, non-invasive procedures have been replacing surgical preparations of the skin, including split dermis38,39, flank39,40, or dorsal skin flap window39,41 models, that can induce changes to the local inflammatory milieu. The use of transferred, in vitro-primed, antigen-specific CD4 effector T cells allows for the study of a homogenous population of cells in the context of a dermal inflammatory response30. Here we describe a non-invasive imaging procedure that allows for the visualization of antigen-specific effector CD4 T cells in the dermal interstitium of the inflamed mouse ear, and the ability to manipulate these cells in real-time by introducing blocking antibodies through a venous catheter. We show that this model is effective for tracking the movement of CD4 T cells in the dermis and for querying the mechanisms that govern this motility.
Betydning
Her præsenterer vi en komplet protokol for 4D visualisering af overførte, antigen-specifikke effektor Th1 celler i de intakte mus øre dermis. Denne metode giver fordele i forhold til nogle aktuelle billeddiagnostiske modaliteter af flere grunde. Ved billeddannelse de ventrale øre dermis, er vi i stand til at give afkald hårfjerning, der er nødvendig for imaging-protokoller, der involverer andre hud sites. Selvom hårfjerningsmidler er generelt milde, har de vist sig …
The authors have nothing to disclose.
Forfatterne takker University of Rochester multifotonexcitation Microscope Core facilitet for hjælp til direkte billedvisning. Støttet af NIH AI072690 og AI02851 til DJF; AI114036 til AG og AI089079 til MGO.
BALB/c mice | Jackson Laboratories | 000651 | Mice used were bred in-house |
DO11.10 mice | Jackson Laboratories | 003303 | Mice used were bred in-house |
HBSS | Fisher | 10-013-CV | Multiple Equivalent |
Newborn Calf Serum (NCS) | Thermo/HyClone | SH30118.03 | Heat inactivated at 56 °C for 30 minutes |
Guinea Pig Complement | Cedarlane | CL-5000 | |
anti-CD8 antibody | ATCC | 3.155 (ATCC TIB-211) | Antibodies derived from this hybridoma |
anti-MHC Class II antibody | ATCC | M5/114.15.2 (ATCC TIB-120) | Antibodies derived from this hybridoma |
anti-CD24 antibody | ATCC | J11d.2 (ATCC TIB-183) | Antibodies derived from this hybridoma |
anti-Thy1.2 antibody | ATCC | J1j.10 (ATCC TIB-184) | Antibodies derived from this hybridoma |
Ficoll (Fico/Lite-LM) | Atlanta Biologicals | I40650 | |
PBS | Fisher | 21-040-CV | Multiple Equivalent |
EDTA | Fisher | 15323591 | |
biotinylated anti-CD62L antibody (clone MEL-14) | BD | 553149 | |
streptavidin magnetic separation beads | Miltenyi | 130-048-101 | |
MACS LS Separation Column | Miltenyi | 130-042-401 | |
recombinant human IL-2 | Peprotech | 200-02 | |
recombinant mouse IL-4 | Peprotech | 214-14 | |
recombinant mouse IL-12 | Peprotech | 210-12 | |
anti-IFNg antibody (clone XMG 1.2) | eBioscience | 16-7311-85 | |
anti-IL-4 antibody (clone 11b11) | eBioscience | 16-7041-85 | |
RPMI | VWR | 45000-412 | |
Penicillin/Streptomycin | Fisher | 15303641 | |
L-glutamine | Fisher | 15323671 | |
2-mercaptoethanol | Bio-Rad | 161-0710 | |
ovalbumin peptide | Biopeptide | ISQAVHAAHAEINEAGR-OH peptide | |
Fetal Calf Serum (FCS) | Thermo/HyClone | SV30014.03 | Heat inactivated at 56 °C for 30 minutes |
24-well culture plate | LPS | 3526 | Multiple Equivalent |
CFSE | Life Technologies | C34554 | |
CMTMR | Life Technologies | C2927 | |
28 G1/2 insulin syringes, 1ml | BD | 329420 | |
28 G1/2 insulin syringes, 300μl | BD | 309301 | |
27 G1/2 TB syringes, 1ml | BD | 309623 | |
30 G1/2 needles | BD | 305106 | |
PE-10 medical tubing | BD | 427400 | |
cyanoacrylate veterinary adhesive (Vetbond) | 3M | 1469SB | |
heating plate | WPI | 61830 | |
Heating plate controller | WPI | ATC-2000 | |
Water blanket controller | Gaymar | TP500 | No longer in production, newer equivalent available |
water blanket | Kent Scientific | TP3E | |
Isoflurane vaporizer | LEI Medical | Isotec 4 | No longer in production, newer equivalent available |
isoflurane | Henry Schein | Ordered through Veterinary staff | |
microcentrifuge tubes | VWR | 20170-038 | Multiple Equivalent |
medical tape | 3M | 1538-0 | |
isoflurane nosecone | Built In-house, see Fig 2 | ||
imaging platform | Built In-house, see Fig 2 | ||
curved forceps | WPI | 15915-G | Multiple Equivalent |
scissors | Roboz | RS-6802 | Multiple Equivalent |
glass coverslips | VWR | Multiple Equivalent | |
high vacuum grease | Fisher | 146355D | |
cotton swabs | Multiple Equivalent | ||
delicate task wipes | Fisher | 34155 | Multiple Equivalent |
Olympus Fluoview 1000 AOM-MPM upright microscope with Spectra-Physics MaiTai HP DeepSee Ti:Sa laser | Olympus | call for quote | |
optical table with vibration control | Newport | call for quote | |
25x NA 1.05 water immersion objective for multiphoton imaging | Olympus | XLPLN25XWMP2 | |
objective heater | Bioptechs | PN 150815 | |
Detection filter cube | Olympus | FV10-MRVGR/XR | Proprietary cube, can be approximated from individual filters/dichroics |
anti-integrin β1 antibody (clone hMb1-1) | eBioscience | 16-0291-85 | Azide free, low endotoxin |
anti-integrin β3 antibody (clone 2C9.G3) | eBioscience | 16-0611-82 | Azide free, low endotoxin |
Texas Red Dextran (70,000 MW) | Life Technologies | D-1830 |