Ex Vivo Imaging of Resident CD8 T Lymphocytes in Human Lung Tumor Slices Using Confocal MicroscopyElisa Peranzoni *1, Houcine Bougherara *1, Sarah Barrin *1, Audrey Mansuet-Lupo 2,3, Marco Alifano 4, Diane Damotte 2,3, Emmanuel Donnadieu 1
1Institut Cochin, Inserm U1016-CNRS UMR8104, Université Paris Descartes, 2Department of Pathology, Paris Centre University Hospitals, Université Paris Descartes, 3INSERM U1138, Cancer and Immune Escape, Cordeliers Research Center, University Pierre and Marie Curie, 4Department of Thoracic Surgery, Paris Centre University Hospitals, University Paris Descartes
This protocol describes a method to image resident tumor-infiltrating CD8 T cells labeled with fluorescently coupled antibodies within human lung tumor slices. This technique permits real-time analyses of CD8 T cell migration using confocal microscopy.