Combination of cGAMP and CL075 drove IL-12-dependent
Th1 polarization
in human neonatal T cells. (A) Neonatal CBMCs were cultured in vitro
for 96 h in the presence of polyclonal T cell activator α-CD3
(1 μg/mL) with or without CL075 (5 μM), cGAMP (25 μg/mL),
or cGAMP + CL075, followed by IFNγ production evaluation by
ELISA. (B) Example gating strategy for the quantification of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. (C–H) CBMCs were cultured
in vitro as in panel (A) but with the addition of a mitogen and cytokine
blocker for the last 6 h. After stimulation, cells were harvested,
stained (intracellular cytokine staining), and analyzed by flow cytometry
to quantify the percentage of T cells producing IL-4, IL-17, and IFNγ.
(I) CBMCs were cultured in vitro as in panel (A) but with the addition
of human blocking Abs, αIFNAR2, or (J) αIL-12p40/70. After
stimulation, the collected supernatant was evaluated via ELISA for
IFNγ. Data were representative of two independent experiments.
Statistical comparison employed test one or two-way ANOVA corrected
for multiple comparisons; *p < 0.033, **p < 0.002 (n = 7 per group).