The method described here allows for the visualization of IL-8 promoter-dependent inflammation activation in the lungs of mice through non-invasive bioluminescence imaging (BLI). The same animal can be subjected to BLI multiple times for up to two months from the time of delivery of the luciferase reporter construct.
Bergamini, G., Stellari, F., Sandri, A., M. Lleo, M., Donofrio, G., Ruscitti, F., Boschi, F., Sbarbati, A., Villetti, G., Melotti, P., Sorio, C. An IL-8 Transiently Transgenized Mouse Model for the In Vivo Long-term Monitoring of Inflammatory Responses. J. Vis. Exp. (125), e55499, doi:10.3791/55499 (2017).