Journal: Veterinary Sciences
Article Title: Evaluation of PD-L1 and TIM-3 Pathways in T Cells During Experimental Bovine Leukemia Virus Infection in Sheep
doi: 10.3390/vetsci12090810
Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 5. T-cell activation and cytokine responses in BLV-infected sheep following immune checkpoint blockade. (A,B) Frequencies of activated CD25+CD69+ cells in CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell subsets in PBMCs from BLV-infected sheep (n = 7) following ConA stimulation with blockade by anti-PD-L1 and anti-TIM-3 mAbs. (C–F) Frequencies of cytokine-producing CD69+ cells expressing IFN-γ (C,D) or TNF-α (E,F) under the same blockade conditions. (G) IFN-γ concentration of PBMCs from BLV- infected sheep (n = 7) following ConA stimulation with blockade by anti-PD-L1 and anti-TIM-3 mAbs. Gating strategies for the flow cytometric assays are shown in Supplementary Figures S2 and S3. Each dot represents data from an individual animal. Red lines indicate median values. Significant differences compared between treatment groups: * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01.
Article Snippet: Cells were then washed and stained with Alexa Fluor 647-conjugated anti-mouse IgG antibody (Thermo Fisher Scientific), Alexa Fluor 488-labeled anti-ovine CD4 mAb (17D; mouse IgG1; Washington State University Monoclonal Antibody Center, Pullman, WA, USA), phycoerythrin (PE)-conjugated anti-bovine CD8 mAb (CC63; mouse IgG1; Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA), PE/cyanine7 (PE/Cy7)-conjugated anti-ovine γδTCR mAb (86D; mouse IgG1; Washington State University Monoclonal Antibody Center), and Fixable Viability Dye eFluor 780 (Thermo Fisher Scientific) at 4 ◦C for 20 min.
Techniques: Activation Assay, Infection, Expressing, Concentration Assay