Journal: International Journal of Microbiology
Article Title: Influence of Fetuin-A on Chlamydia muridarum Pulmonary Infection
doi: 10.1155/2022/6082140
Figure Lengend Snippet: Regulatory role of fetuin-A in adaptive immunity following pulmonary Chlamydia infection. Age-matched wild-type (WT) C57BL/6 and fetuin-A-deficient AHSG mice were challenged intranasally with 500 IFU Cm. (a) Splenocyte IFN- γ secretion ( n = 6 per group) from day 12 after Cm challenged animals stimulated with medium alone, UV-inactivated Cm, or anti-CD3 antibody. IFN- γ was determined 72 hours poststimulation. (b) Antichlamydial protease-like activity factor (CPAF) elicited titers. Serum ( n = 6 per group) was collected at day 12 after Cm challenge. Preparation of splenocytes, IFN- γ quantitation by sandwich ELISA, collection of serum, and determination of CPAF titer were carried out as described under “Materials and Methods.” Respective bars represent the mean ± SD. Differences between indicated groups were analysed by one-way ANOVA with Tukey's multiple comparison test. ∗∗∗∗ P < 0.0001. ns, differences not statistically significant as determined by the two-tailed Student' t -test.
Article Snippet: Lung lysate fetuin-A content was determined using the mouse fetuin-A DuoSet ELISA kit (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN) following manufacturer's instructions.
Techniques: Infection, Activity Assay, Quantitation Assay, Sandwich ELISA, Comparison, Two Tailed Test