Table 4.
Strain-specific responses to three classes of TLR9 ligands (CpGs)
| Type A (2336) | Type B (1826) | Type C (2395) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouse strain | IFNαa | IDOb | IFNα | IDO | IFNα | IDO |
| C57BL6/J | ntc | − | + | + | + | + |
| CBA | nt | − | + | + | nt | + |
| BALB/c | + | − | + | + | − | + |
| 129 | nt | − | + | − | + | + |
IFNα production assessed ex vivo (ELISA) following 5 hrs culture of CD11c+ AMACS enriched DCs with indicated ligand.
IDO expression assessed (IHC) 24 hrs treatment in vivo (50-100μg/mouse, i/v).
not tested.