In Vitro Analyses of T Cell Effector Differentiation

Methods Mol Biol. 2016:1323:117-28. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2809-5_10.

Abstract

In vitro culture is an important complement, or substitute, to in vivo approaches in order to study T cell effector differentiation. Here, we describe culture conditions that generate specific effector cell types by exposing naïve T cells to appropriate cytokine signals.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antigen-Presenting Cells / cytology
  • Antigen-Presenting Cells / metabolism
  • Cell Differentiation*
  • Cell Separation
  • Dendritic Cells / cytology
  • Dendritic Cells / metabolism
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique
  • Immunophenotyping
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Mice
  • Spleen / cytology
  • T-Lymphocyte Subsets / cytology*
  • T-Lymphocyte Subsets / metabolism*