Figure 10.
Functional activity of vaccine-induced antibodies as measured by complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) assay. CDC activity was assessed by incubating mouse serum samples with H1N1 virus-infected MDCK cells in the presence of complement. (A) Representative plots of flow cytometric analysis of MDCK cells stained with YO-PRO and Propidium iodide. CDC activity of mouse serum samples was studied three weeks after the second immunization of H7N9, H7N9+4M2e, or PBS (B) or on Day 6 after challenge with SA H1N1 virus (C). Data were compared by one-way ANOVA, followed by Tukey’s multiple comparisons test. * p < 0.05; *** p < 0.001.