Figure 2. CMV pp65 RNA-pulsed mature dendritic cells induce robust activation of CMV pp65-specific CD8+ T cells.
T cells were stimulated ex vivo with autologous CMV pp65 RNA-pulsed DCs using PBMCs from 1 normal donor and 2 GBM patients. T cells were analyzed pre- and post-stimulation for the presence of CD8+ and CMV pp65 tetramer+ cells using flow cytometry as described in Methods. CMV pp65 HLA-A*0201 (normal and Patient 1) and HLA-B*3501 (Patient 2) PE-labeled tetramers were used.