Figure 11.
IL-4 expression in T-cell subsets after PMA/ionomycin stimulation. PBMCs isolated from the blood of 7-month-old pigs were stimulated for 4 h with PMA/ionomycin and analyzed for the expression of IL-4 in total T-cells (CD3+) as well as in CD4+ and TCR-γδ+ T cells. Zebra plots show live peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) and their expression of IL-4 vs. CD3, CD4, or TCR-γδ. CD3+IL-4+ cells, CD4+IL-4+ cells and TCR-γδ+IL-4+ cells were gated as indicated by the squares within the respective zebra plots, numbers in gates show the percentage of cells with the respective phenotype within live lymphocytes. The scatter diagram shows the percentage of CD3+IL-4+ cells, CD4+IL-4+ cells and TCR-γδ+IL-4+ cells within live PBL. Data of five individual animals (each represented by a different symbol) are shown. Green bars indicate mean values.