Kang In, Park Jang Hyun, Kim Yumin, Kwon Myoung Seung, Lee Heung Kyu
Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.
Department of Biological Sciences, KAIST, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.
STAR Protoc. 2023 Jun 7;4(2):102278. doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102278.
Obesity affects susceptibility to sexually transmitted diseases like genital herpes, caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) 2. The γδ T cells in the vagina play a major role in HSV-2 suppression. Here, we present a protocol for inducing HSV-2 infection intravaginally in high-fat diet-induced obese mice. We describe steps for isolating single cells from vaginal tissue and analyzing cells using single-cell RNA sequencing and flow cytometry. We then detail confirmation of the γδ T cell phenotype in vitro. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Park et al..
肥胖会影响对性传播疾病的易感性,如由单纯疱疹病毒2型(HSV-2)引起的生殖器疱疹。阴道中的γδT细胞在抑制HSV-2方面发挥着主要作用。在这里,我们提出了一种在高脂饮食诱导的肥胖小鼠中经阴道诱导HSV-2感染的方案。我们描述了从阴道组织中分离单细胞并使用单细胞RNA测序和流式细胞术分析细胞的步骤。然后,我们详细介绍了体外γδT细胞表型的确认。有关本方案使用和执行的完整详细信息,请参阅Park等人的研究。