Journal: Viruses
Article Title: Characterization of the HCMV-Specific CD4 T Cell Responses that Are Associated with Protective Immunity
doi: 10.3390/v7082828
Figure Lengend Snippet: HCMV induced recall response is produced by CD4 cells for all cytokines. Unseparated PBMC, CD8 depleted PBMC, and CD4 depleted PBMC (2.5 × 10 5 cells each) were tested in human ELISPOT assays to detect the secretion of IFN-γ, IL-2, IL-4, and IL-17 at their appropriate time points as described in . CD4 and CD8 depletions were carried out by magnetic bead separations. ( A ) FACS analysis of the unseparated, CD8-depleted and CD4-depleted PBMC populations is shown; ( B ) Representative well images from one donor for the unseparated PBMC, CD8-depleted PBMC, and CD4-depleted PBMC with IFN-γ, IL-2, IL-4, and IL-17 recall responses, following activation with HCMV antigen for 24 h, 24 h, 48 h, and 72 h respectively is shown; ( C ) The mean and SD (Standard deviation) of cytokine spot forming units (SFU) from 2.5 × 10 5 unseparated PBMC (shown as solid bars), CD8-depleted PBMC (hatched bars), and CD4-depleted PBMC (empty bars) each are shown (n = 6).
Article Snippet: The 96-well ELISPOT assays were performed using human interferon-γ ImmunoSpot ® kit (CTL-HIFNG-1/5M), IL-2 ImmunoSpot ® kit (CTL-HIL2-1/5), IL-4 ImmunoSpot ® kit (HIL4-1/5) and IL-17 ImmunoSpot ® kit (CTL-HIL17-1/5) as well as the IFN-γ /IL-2 double-color enzymatic kit (CTL-HIFNGIL2-1/5) from Cellular Technology Ltd. Plates and all antibodies, tertiaries, diluents, and substrate are contained in the kits.
Techniques: Produced, Enzyme-linked Immunospot, Activation Assay, Standard Deviation