Journal: iScience
Article Title: PARP1-NFATc1-PD1 pathway of maturation and stability of CD8 + T cells is beneficial against chronic Trypanosoma cruzi infection
doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.112926
Figure Lengend Snippet: Splenic CD8 + T cell activation profile in mice infected with T. cruzi (±PARP1) Splenocytes of non-infected and chronically-infected WT and Parp1 −/− mice were labeled with fluorescent-conjugated antibodies and analyzed by flow cytometry. (A–E) CD3 + CD8 + T cells were examined for surface expression of CD25, CD27, CD44, CD62L, and CD127 to differentiate effector (Teff) subsets (early: Teff-E, intermediate: Teff-I, late: Teff-L) and memory/effector memory (Tmem) subsets (central memory: Tcm, early: Tem-E, late: Tem-L). The tSNE plots, generated with non-linear reduction method to visualize the color-coded CD8+T cell subsets, are shown in A. Splenic percentages of CD8+Teff (total, Teff-E, Teff-I, Teff-L; B and C) and CD8 + Tmem (total, Tcm, Tem-E, Tem-L; D and E) subsets are shown. (F–L) Each CD8 + T subset was analyzed for intracellular markers by flow cytometry. The tSNE plots visualizing CD8 + Teff and Tmem subsets producing IFNγ, perforin (PRF1) and granzyme B (GZM) are shown in F. Percentage frequencies of CD8 + Teff-E (G), Teff-I (H), Teff-L (I), Tcm (J), Tem-E (K), and Tem-L (L) subsets producing IFNγ, PRF1, and GZM are shown. In bar graphs, individual data point and mean ± SEM values ( n ≥ 20-mice/group for A–E, and n = 5-mice/group for F–L) are plotted. Significance (∗ p value ≤0.05) two groups was analyzed by Student’s unpaired t test or Mann-Whitney U test and identified by a horizontal bar. Gating strategy detailed data , and schematics of development of T cell response in Parp1 −/− -vs-WT mice infected with T. cruzi are presented in supplementary file.
Article Snippet: PE-Cyanine7 Rat anti-mouse CD127 , ThermoFisher/eBioscience , RRID: AB_2573394 ; 25-1273-82, SB/199, 569/780.
Techniques: Activation Assay, Infection, Labeling, Flow Cytometry, Expressing, Generated, MANN-WHITNEY