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Table 3 Percent and number of NP-specific CD8+ T cells in pooled MLN, lung and BAL samples after challenge of immunized mice with A/PR/8/34

From: Intramuscular immunization of mice with live influenza virus is more immunogenic and offers greater protection than immunization with inactivated virus

 

Previous exposure to viral antigens

 

none

Live virus IN

live virus IM

UV-inact virus IM

heat-inact virus IM

Percent NP 147-155 -specific CD8+ T cells

  

MLN

0.2

4.2

3.0

1.7

0.3

Lung

9.6

52.0

47.9

26.9

22.0

BAL

15.5

60.2

63.5

32.5

25.6

Number of NP 147-155 -specific CD8+ T cells per mouse

  

MLN

431

10,028

6,296

5,608

1,451

Lung

60,597

231,304

183,918

113,603

62,890

BAL

14,940

23,427

44,129

25,473

13,612