Single-cell preparations of spleens and mesenteric lymph nodes were prepared from tissues recovered from sacrificed animals in experiment 2 [31 (link)]. Approximately 106 cells were surface stained with fluorescein isothiocyanate-labeled goat anti-Syrian hamster immunoglobulin G (FITC-IgG) and phycoerythrin-labeled anti-mouse CD4 [PE-L3T4; eBiosciences (San Diego, CA)] previously shown to interact with hamster cells [31 (link),34 (link)]. Cell surface determinant data were acquired for 105 cells per sample, using a FACSCalibur flow cytometer (BD Biosciences, San Jose, CA). Lymphocytes were selected by forward scatter gating on size, and data were analyzed using the FlowJo software program (Treestar, Ashland, OR).
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