Figure 3.
M2 channel activity of influenza virus is required for inflammasome activation. Cells were infected with WT (A/Udorn) or M2del29-31 (A/Udorn) (a–d) virus. (a) Supernatants from BM DCs infected at indicated MOIs were collected 24 h after infection and analyzed for IL-1β, IL-18, IL-12p40, and TNF-α by ELISA. (b) Supernatants and cell extracts from infected BMM were collected at the indicated time points and analyzed for the presence of pro- and mature-caspase-1 by Western blotting. (c) Pro-IL-1β mRNA levels from infected BMM were assessed by RT quantitative PCR. (d) Supernatants and cell extracts from infected BMM were collected 24 h after infection and the presence of pro- and mature IL-1β were analyzed by Western blotting. Data represent the mean ± S.D, and are representative of at least three independent experiments.