Journal: NPJ Vaccines
Article Title: Toxoplasma WH3 Δ rop18 acts as a live attenuated vaccine against acute and chronic toxoplasmosis
doi: 10.1038/s41541-024-00996-9
Figure Lengend Snippet: a Schematic illustration of the experimental procedure. b , d Percentage of CD3 + CD8 + T cells and CD3 + CD4 + T cells detected with FCM ( n = 4). c , e Increased percentage of Th1 (CD4 + IFN-γ + ) cell population in the mouse spleens following WH3 Δ rop18 immunization compared to the control ( n = 4). f Spleen cells cultured in vitro were stimulated with 10 µg/mL WH3 WT soluble antigens. Subsequently, the levels of IFN-γ, TNF-α, IL-12p70 and IL-10 in the splenic cell culture supernatant were detected by ELISA ( n = 5). Unpaired t -tests were used for statistical analysis. Bars = mean ± SEM. * P < 0.05, *** P < 0.001.
Article Snippet: In the meantime, the expression levels of cytokines interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), interleukin 12p70 (IL-12p70), tumor necrosis factor TNF (TNF-α) and interleukin 10 (IL-10) were detected by using ELISA kits (ProteinTech Group, Inc., USA) according to the manufacturer’s recommendations.
Techniques: Control, Cell Culture, In Vitro, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay