Table 1. Total # of IFN-γ+ T cells in BAL in mice boosted at 16 weeks post-BCG (x 103).
4 wk post-boost | 8 wk post-boost | |||
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Infant | Adult | Infant | Adult | |
CD4 | 2.20 +/- 0.49 | 3.38 +/- 0.90 | 0.20 +/- 0.06 | 0.26 +/- 0.02 |
CD8 | 0.98 +/- 0.09 * | 1.94 +/- 0.23 * | 0.19 +/- 0.04 | 0.37 +/- 0.08 |
Infant and adult mice were immunized s.c. with BCG, and the AdHu5Ag85A booster vaccine was administered intranasally (i.n.) at 16 weeks post-BCG. The mice were sacrificed 4 or 8 weeks after boosting. Cells isolated from the BAL were stimulated with M.tb CF + crude BCG, or unstimulated as a control. Cells were stained with extracellular antibodies for T cell markers, followed by intracellular staining for IFN-γ, and analyzed by flow cytometry. Absolute numbers of IFN-γ+CD4+ and IFN-γ+CD8+ T cells were calculated (unstimulated subtracted from stimulated). Results are from one experiment per timepoint, n = 4-5/group/timepoint. Data are expressed as Mean ± SEM.
*, p < 0.05.