Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 161 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G4 0RE, UK.
Stroke. 2011 May;42(5):1429-36. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.603704. Epub 2011 Mar 24.
To gain a better understanding of T cell behavior after stroke, we have developed real-time in vivo brain imaging of T cells by multiphoton microscopy after middle cerebral artery occlusion.
Adult male hCD2-GFP transgenic mice that exhibit green fluorescent protein-labeled T cells underwent permanent left distal middle cerebral artery occlusion by electrocoagulation (n=6) or sham surgery (n=6) and then multiphoton laser imaging 72 hours later.
Extravasated T cell number significantly increased after middle cerebral artery occlusion versus sham. Two T cell populations existed after middle cerebral artery occlusion, possibly driven by 2 T cell subpopulations; 1 had significantly lower and the other significantly higher track velocity and displacement rate than sham.
The different motilities and behaviors of T cells observed using our imaging approach after stroke could reveal important mechanisms of immune surveillance for future therapeutic exploitations.
为了更好地了解中风后 T 细胞的行为,我们通过多光子显微镜开发了一种实时在体脑内 T 细胞成像方法,用于大脑中动脉闭塞后的研究。
成年雄性 hCD2-GFP 转基因小鼠(其 T 细胞表达绿色荧光蛋白)通过电凝法进行永久性左侧大脑中动脉闭塞(n=6)或假手术(n=6),然后在 72 小时后进行多光子激光成像。
与假手术组相比,大脑中动脉闭塞后,细胞外渗 T 细胞数量明显增加。大脑中动脉闭塞后存在两种 T 细胞群,可能由两种 T 细胞亚群驱动;1 种 T 细胞的轨迹速度和位移率明显低于假手术组,而另 1 种则明显高于假手术组。
我们的成像方法观察到中风后 T 细胞的不同运动性和行为特征,可能揭示了免疫监视的重要机制,为未来的治疗开发提供了依据。