Isolation of mouse small intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes, Peyer's patch, and lamina propria cells

L Lefrançois, N Lycke - Current protocols in immunology, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
L Lefrançois, N Lycke
Current protocols in immunology, 1996Wiley Online Library
The intestinal mucosal immune system is composed of three major lymphoid areas: the
lamina propria (LP), which lies just underneath the basement membrane in the intestinal
villi;(2) the intraepithelial compartment, which contains the intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL)
and is located just above the basement membrane, between the columnar epithelial cells;
and (3) Peyer's patches (PP), lymphoid nodules (akin to lymph nodes) embedded in the gut
wall, separated from the LP and IEL. The LP, PP, and IEL lymphoid populations form a …
Abstract
The intestinal mucosal immune system is composed of three major lymphoid areas: the lamina propria (LP), which lies just underneath the basement membrane in the intestinal villi; (2) the intraepithelial compartment, which contains the intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL) and is located just above the basement membrane, between the columnar epithelial cells; and (3) Peyer's patches (PP), lymphoid nodules (akin to lymph nodes) embedded in the gut wall, separated from the LP and IEL. The LP, PP, and IEL lymphoid populations form a complex, interconnected network that responds to immunological insults in the intestine. Therefore, these lymphocyte populations should be analyzed when studying the immunological status of the intestine, for example in oral immunization or in intestinal disease (including infectious disease and tumors). This unit details techniques for isolation of IEL, PP cells, and LP cells from the small intestine of the mouse.
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