Fig. 4.
Induction of type 2 effector responses in the absence of IL-4/STAT6 signaling. (A and B) Kinetics of blood (A) and BAL eosinophilia (B) after primary and secondary s.c. Nb infection were determined by flow cytometry in IL-4+/+ (●), IL-4G4/G4 (▲), IL-4+/+STAT6−/− (○), and IL-4G4/G4STAT6−/− (△) mice. (C) Serum IgE levels were determined by FBA in IL-4+/+ (●), IL-4+/G4 (■), and IL-4G4/G4 (▲) mice infected with Nb as above. (D) Naïve IL-4+/+, IL-4+/G4, IL-4G4/G4, IL-4+/+ STAT6−/−, IL-4G4/G4 STAT6−/−, and IL-4G4/G4 STAT6−/− mice were infected with Nb via s.c. injection. At day 15 after infection, peak serum IgE concentration was determined by FBA. Data points shown indicate mean ± SE from three individual animals. Data shown represent one independent experiment. *, IgE concentration below the limit of detection.