This paper details methodology for radiolabeling a human-specific anti-CD19 monoclonal antibody and how to use it to quantify B cells in the central nervous system and peripheral tissues of a mouse model of multiple sclerosis using in vivo PET imaging, ex vivo gamma counting, and autoradiography approaches.
Reyes, S. T., Azevedo, E. C., Cropper, H. C., Nagy, S., Deal, E. M., Chaney, A. M., James, M. L. Imaging CD19+ B Cells in an Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Mouse Model using Positron Emission Tomography. J. Vis. Exp. (191), e64133, doi:10.3791/64133 (2023).