(A) Two weeks after B16F0 introduction, iPSC and C+I
vaccinated mice showed a significant reduction in percentages of regulatory
T-cells
(CD4+CD25+FoxP3+)
and an increase in effector/memory helper T-cells
(CD4+CD44+) in the peripheral blood of
C+I vaccinated mice. At that point, only limited upregulation of
effector/memory cytotoxic T-cells (CD8+CD44+) was
seen. (B) The dLNs in the C+I group had significantly
higher percentages of effector/memory helper T-cells and (C)
increased antigen presentation by mature antigen presenting cells (APCs) such as
macrophages
(CD11b+F4/80+MHC-II+CD86+)
and dendritic cells
(CD11c+MHC-II+CD86+).
(D) C+I vaccinated FVB mice showed increased
percentages of activated cytotoxic T-cells
(CD8+Granzyme-B+) in spleens four
weeks after DB7 introduction. (E) dLNs of these mice revealed an
increased frequency of mature antigen-presenting macrophages as well as
(F) effector/memory helper T-cells and cytotoxic T-cells.
(n=5 per group, mean±s.e.m., ANOVA with
Tukey’s multiple comparison test, *p<0.05,
**p<0.001, ***p<0.001,
****p<0.0001).