title: In vivo non invasive molecular imaging for immune cell tracking in small animals.
abstract: Clinical and preclinical in vivo immune cell imaging approaches have been used to study immune cell proliferation, apoptosis and interaction at the microscopic (intra-vital imaging) and macroscopic (whole-body imaging) level by use of ex vivo or in vivo labeling method. A series of imaging techniques ranging from non-radiation based techniques such as optical imaging, MRI, and ultrasound to radiation based CT/nuclear imaging can be used for in vivo immune cell tracking. These imaging modalities highlight the intrinsic behavior of different immune cell populations in physiological context. Fluorescent, radioactive or paramagnetic probes can be used in direct labeling protocols to monitor the specific cell population. Reporter genes can also be used for genetic, indirect labeling protocols to track the fate of a given cell subpopulation in vivo. In this review, we summarized several methods dealing with dendritic cell, macrophage, and T lymphocyte specifically labeled for different macroscopic wholebody imaging techniques both for the study of their physiological function and in the context of immunotherapy to exploit imaging-derived information and immune-based treatments.
authors: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 110-799, Korea. ; Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Therapy, Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 110-799, Korea. ; Cancer Imaging Center, Seoul National University Cancer Hospital Tumor Biology, Seoul 110-799, Korea.
authors: Hyewon
authors: H
authors: Youn
authors: Kee-Jong
authors: KJ
authors: Hong
keywords: Imaging modality; Immune cell tracking; In vivo molecular imaging
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