Figure 4. pTFH cells from both UCB and MRD recipients produce multiple cytokines in response to T cell receptor stimulation.
Representative gating path and characterization of pTFH cells stimulated with SEB following MRD HCT at 1 year. CD4 T cells from peripheral blood were gated from the live CD3+ population. Subsequently, CXCR5+ and CXCR5− populations within the CD4+ subset were analyzed for expression of CD40L and multiple cytokines including IL-21, IL-2, IL-17, IFNγ, and TNFα. Graphs B-F show compiled data for CXCR5+ cells that coexpress CD40L and B) IL-21, C) IL-2, D) IL-17, E) IFNy, or F) TNFα. Differences between donors (B-F) were non-significant.