Figure 2. Induction of WT1-specific IFN-γ production by T cells following Ad-tWT1 vaccination.
C57BL/6 mice were vaccinated via footpad injection with either 40 μl of saline or 2.6 × 1010 particles of the Ad-tWT1 vector. Mice (n=4/group) were sacrificed weekly and the splenocytes were harvested. T cells producing IFN-γ in response to stimulation with WT1 peptide mix, an HIV peptide mix (negative control), media alone or PMA + ionomycin (positive control) were measured in an ELISpot assay. The mean (+/- s.d.) number of spots (T cells secreting cytokine) is depicted at each time point. * p < 0.005 for the comparison of saline control versus each time point of Ad-tWT1 vaccination. ** p < 0.01 for the comparison of the mean number of spots at day 21 versus day 7.