Table 1.

Expression of the surface markers on mouse BMDCs: untreated cells, cells pulsed with LPS (positive control) or with different Trichinella spiralis antigens for 48 h. Results were obtained by flow cytometry and represent a mean value ± SEM of the results from five independent experiments, performed in triplicates. Mean fluorescent intensity (MFI) and per cent of cells positive for the different surface markers (% pos). ^*P < 0.05, ^**P < 0.01, ^***P < 0.001 represent statistically significant difference to the nonstimulated BMDCs (cultured in medium)

	MHC II		ICAM 1		CD80		CD86		OX40L
	% pos (SEM)	MFI (SEM)	% pos (SEM)	MFI (SEM)	% pos (SEM)	MFI (SEM)	% pos (SEM)	MFI (SEM)	% pos (SEM)	MFI (SEM)
Non-pulsed DCs (Medium)	27 (2)	2387 (108)	245 (2)	14 (1)	34 (2)	801 (38)	31 (1)	667 (36)	22 (2)	136 (7)
DCs pulsed with LPS	60 (3)***	4068 (128)***	35 (7)*	19 (2)*	61 (6)***	1621 (42)***	60 (4)***	1294 (75)***	35 (7)*	176 (23)*
DCs pulsed with MLCr	34 (4)*	2885 (280)*	27 (3)	16 (2)	40 (4)*	969 (104)*	37 (3)*	779 (52)*	26 (2)*	164 (17)*
DCs pulsed with HMC-Ag	57 (7)***	4237 (275)***	33 (4)*	18 (3)*	57 (6)***	2667 (265)***	60 (4)***	1932 (165)***	30 (4)*	180 (23)*
DCs pulsed with ES LI	44 (4)**	3221 (211)**	25 (4)	17 (2)	55 (3)***	1592 (84)***	54 (3)***	1095 (109)***	24 (2)	157 (27)
DCs pulsed with Ad ES	33 (4)*	3027 (332)*	28 (2)	15 (2)	48 (3)***	1710 (101)***	60 (5)***	1146 (122)***	25 (2)	143 (18)
DCs pulsed with NBL	32 (3)*	2939 (254)*	28 (3)	16 (2)	58 (4)***	1608 (70)***	49 (5)**	1078 (128)**	25 (2)	141 (27)