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Isolation and Flow Cytometric Characterization of Murine Small Intestinal Lymphocytes
Published on: May 8, 2016
Protocol for the collection and analysis of the different immune cell subsets in the murine intestinal lamina propria
Arthi Shanmugavadivu1, Katlynn Carter2, Aysan Poursadegh Zonouzi2
1Institute of Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, 55131 Mainz, Germany; Lab of Neuroimmunology, VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium.
Abstract:
The intestinal lamina propria (LP) is a leukocyte-rich cornerstone of the immune system owing to its vital role in immune surveillance and barrier defense against external pathogens. Here, we present a protocol for isolating and analyzing immune cell subsets from the mouse intestinal LP for further downstream applications. Starting from tissue collection and cleaning, epithelium removal, and enzymatic digestion to collection of single cells, we explain each step in detail to maximize the yield of immune cells from the intestinal LP.

