Flow Cytometry Analysis of Immune Cell Responses

Kavita R. Manhas, Joseph N. Blattman

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Abstract

Flow cytometry is a fluorescence-based technology that allows for the identification and characterization of immune cell subsets within a heterogenous population. Briefly, isolated immune cells are stained in suspension with fluorescently tagged antibodies to identify cells of interest prior to being run through a flow cytometer. Here we describe how to isolate murine immune cells from various body regions, including the inguinal lymph nodes (ILNs), spleen, thymus, and peripheral blood, and tag them with primary fluorescent antibodies for flow cytometric analysis of CD4+ and CD8+ T cell populations. This chapter also details how to use flow cytometry to measure T cell expression of chemokine receptor 7 (CCR7), the major chemokine receptor lymphocytes use to enter lymph nodes. The methods described in this chapter can be used for characterizing other proteins of interest, as well as other immune cell subsets.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMethods in Molecular Biology
PublisherHumana Press Inc.
Pages105-120
Number of pages16
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023

Publication series

NameMethods in Molecular Biology
Volume2597
ISSN (Print)1064-3745
ISSN (Electronic)1940-6029

Keywords

  • Antibody staining
  • Chemokine
  • Flow cytometry
  • Fluorescence
  • Immune cell
  • Receptor

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics

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