To deplete Tregs, Irf8-/- mice were treated i.p. with 1 mg of neutralizing anti-CD25 mAb (clone PC61, rat IgG1) or control rat IgG (isotype control) (Bio X Cell; West Lebanon, NH) on day -7 before infection, day 0, and day 7 p.i. [40 (link)]. The extent of Treg depletion was verified in MLN cells obtained from anti-CD25 mAb treated and isotype control mice on day 14 p.i. by flow cytometry. Single cell suspensions were prepared and the cells were surfaced stained with FITC-conjugated anti-CD4 mAb (clone GK1.5; eBioscience) and PE-conjugated anti-CD25 mAb (clone 7D4; eBiosciences), fixed, and permeabilized followed by intracellular staining with APC-conjugated anti-Foxp3 mAb (clone FJK-16s; eBioscience).
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