To obtain single-cell suspension, livers were minced by a gentleMACS Dissociator (Miltenyi Biotec, Bergisch Gladbach). Then, red blood cells were lysed (eBioscience™ 1X RBC Lysis Buffer, Thermo Fisher Scientific) and IHLs (intrahepatic lymphocytes) were separated using a 40%/70% Percoll (GE Healthcare) gradient. Subsequently, lymphocytes were stained with anti-CD3, anti-CD4, anti-CD8, anti-Ki-67, anti-B220, anti-Foxp3, and anti-CD62L antibodies. All image acquisitions were performed with an LSRII SORP interfaced with DIVA software (BD Biosciences) as described previously [16 (link), 19 (link)].
Free full text: Click here