Research Article

[Retracted] Immunomodulation in Human Dendritic Cells Leads to Induction of Interferon-Gamma Production by Leishmania donovani Derived KMP-11 Antigen via Activation of NF-κB in Indian Kala-Azar Patients

Figure 5

Differential NF-κB pattern after stimulation with KMP-11 in APCs of VL patients and healthy controls. The capacity of moDCs and M s for the activation of NF-κB was compared through intracellular staining using fluorescent conjugated anti-NF-κB antibodies on flow cytometry. Following stimulations (KMP-11 and PHA), cells were harvested and then incubated with PE-anti-p65 NF-κB antibodies, acquired and analyzed on FACS Calibur. Total amount of NF-κB was produced by M and moDC stimulated and unstimulated with rKMP-11 evaluated through FACS calibur. Immunoblotting of VL M and VL DCs (insert, Figure 5) with NF-κB antibody shows that KMP-11 triggered significant phosphorylation of a protein migrating at 65 kDa of NF-κB. There was no significant difference observed between DC-Ctrl and VL-DC of respective groups. * , *** versus VL-M ; ### versus VL-DC; , versus Ctrl-M ; versus Ctrl-DC; versus VL-M -KMP-11 and ,   versus respective M and DC groups.
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