Figure 4.
Intracellular staining for IFN-γ, MIP-1β, and TNF-α in HIV-specific or CMV-specific CD8+ T cells. PBMCs from HIV-infected patients were incubated for 6 h with brefeldin A in the presence of PBS (no activation) or specific peptides (10 μM) (activation). Intracellular staining for IFN-γ, MIP-1β, and TNF-α was carried out, and the cells were analyzed by flow cytometry. Cytokine staining is shown on CMV (A) and HIV (B) specific CD8+ T cell populations gated using the tetramers (top). Percentages of cells present in quadrants are shown. Representative data are shown (see Table ).