Antigen-Specific Mammary Inflammation Depends on the Production of IL-17A and IFN-γ by Bovine CD4+ T Lymphocytes
Fig 12
Intracellular expression of IL-17A and IFN-γ by CD4+ T lymphocytes.
PBMC were isolated one month after ovalbumin booster injection, stimulated in vitro with ovalbumin for 3 days, rested for 2 days and finally stimulated with PMA/ionomycin for 5 h with Brefeldin A for the last 3 hours. Cells were labeled for surface CD4 and intracellular IL-17A and IFN-γ. The numbers in the plots indicate the percentages of labeled cells in comparison to the isotype control. (A) Production of viable CD4+ T lymphoblasts after culture of PBMC with (OVA) or without (NS) ovalbumin. Left panels depict PBMC from a responder cow, right panels PBMC from a low-responder. (B) PBMC from two responder cows (R1 & R2) were labeled for surface CD4 and intracellular IL-17A or IFN-γ, showing CD4+ and CD4- IL-17A- and IFN-γ-producing cells. (C) labeling of CD4+ cells with anti-IL-17A and anti-IFN-γ antibodies, showing single-producing and double-producing cells. D) Double labeling of CD4+ cells from two low-responders (R3 and R4). Percentages of labeled cells are indicated in the quadrants. Results are from a representative experiment.