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. 2003 Sep 15;198(6):889–901. doi: 10.1084/jem.20030171

Figure 8.

Figure 8.

Adoptive transfer of HSV-specific memory CD8+ T cells generated in the absence of Treg results in enhanced viral clearance than those generated in the presence of CD25+ regulatory T cells. Splenic MACS purified CD8+ T cells isolated from depleted and nondepleted animals 90 d p.i. were adoptively transferred into CD25-depleted naive B6 mice. 24 h posttransfer, mice were challenged in the hind FPs with 5 × 106 pfu of HSV-1 KOS. The level of infectious HSV in the FP was observed from day 2 to 5 postchallenge. *P < 0.05. A higher virus load was always observed in CD25-depleted, HSV-infected group without any adoptive transfer compared with the groups with adoptive transfer (data not depicted).