Research Article

Vesicle-Mediated Dendritic Cell Activation in Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolate, which Contributes to Th2 Response

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A. baumannii OMVs can activate BMDCs by upregulation of costimulatory molecules and MHC-II. (a) Purity determination of bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) measured by flow cytometry. (b) Analysis of cytotoxicity of OMVs on BMDCs. The different dilutions of OMVs were cocultured with BMDCs for 20 h to observe the cell survival. 10 μg/ml OMVs was selected as the optimum concentration for stimulating BMDCs. Data were presented as ( per group). (c) Flow cytometry analysis of the expression of costimulatory molecules and MHC-II on the BMDCs after OMV treatment. (d) Statistical analysis for the results of flow cytometry showed that the expression levels of CD80, CD86, and MHC-II increased significantly. ( per group, , , and ). NC: negative control; PC: positive control.
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