Stable intravital high-resolution imaging of immune cells in the liver is challenging. Here we provide a highly sensitive and reliable method to study migration and cell-cell-interactions of immune cells in mouse liver over long periods (about 6 hours) by intravital multiphoton laser scanning microscopy in combination with intensive care monitoring.
Heymann, F., Niemietz, P. M., Peusquens, J., Ergen, C., Kohlhepp, M., Mossanen, J. C., Schneider, C., Vogt, M., Tolba, R. H., Trautwein, C., Martin, C., Tacke, F. Long Term Intravital Multiphoton Microscopy Imaging of Immune Cells in Healthy and Diseased Liver Using CXCR6.Gfp Reporter Mice. J. Vis. Exp. (97), e52607, doi:10.3791/52607 (2015).