The preparation of single-cell spleens was carried out as previously described [25 (link)]. 7 days after the boost immunization, splenocytes were stimulated with S. Typhimurium LPS (50 ng/µL) for 8 h at 37 °C with 5% CO2 in the presence of a protein transport inhibitor mixture (Thermo Fisher). Cytokine expression of CD4+ T cells was measured using rat anti-mouse CD3-Alexa Fluor 700, CD4-FITC, IFNγ-APC/Cy7, and IL-4-Alexa Fluor 647 (eBioscience). The ratio of cytokine-positive cells in the unstimulated sample was subtracted from the antigen-stimulated value of the same mouse to calculate the percentage of antigen-specific cells.
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