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. 2007 Nov 30;3(11):e185. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.0030185

Figure 5. B2R−/−-Infected Mice Display Negligible Frequencies of Heart-Derived CD4+ and CD8+-Activated T Cells at Advanced Stages of Acute Infection.

Figure 5

Heart-derived T cells were stimulated with T. cruzi Ag (25 μg/ml) for 18 h at 37 °C and were stained for CD4 or CD8, IFN-γ, and CD44 marker as described in Materials and Methods. Cells from B2R+/+ mice were gated on CD4+IFN-γ+ or CD8+IFN-γ+ lymphocytes and examined for expression of CD44. Dot plot profiles (n = 5 mice/group) are representative of results observed in two independent experiments. Column graphs (lower panel) indicate the mean ± SD of the frequency of IFN-γ-producing CD4+CD44+ or CD8+CD44+ T cells (n = 2). Statistics were done by ANOVA and pair-wise comparisons were done by the Tukey tests (*, p < 0.01).