CD28/CTLA4-/- or WT CD4 T cells were stimulated with beads coated with anti-CD3 plus either B7-1-Ig (“B7-1”) or hIgG1Fc (“Ig”) control.
A. T cell proliferation was measured by 3H-thymidine incorporation for the last 16 hours of a 64 hour culture. These results are representative of at least 5 independent experiments.
B. T cell expansion was measured by flow cytometric analysis of CFSE dilution at 64 hours. These results are representative of 3 independent experiments.
C. Cytokines were measured by BD Cytokine Bead Array in supernatants obtained at 48 hrs.