Table 1 ΔM27-MCMV stimulates cytokine responses.

From: Maternal antibodies induced by a live attenuated vaccine protect neonatal mice from cytomegalovirus

Cytokine

naive mean ± SD

wt 3 dpi mean ± SD

ΔM27 3 dpi mean ± SD

ΔM27 vs Mock 3 dpi p value

ΔM27 vs wt 3 dpi p value

wt 21 dpi mean ± SD

ΔM27 21 dpi mean ± SD

ΔM27 vs Mock 21 dpi p value

ΔM27 vs wt 21 dpi p value

TNFα

0.59 ± 0.44

4.29 ± 3.96

2.85 ± 0.47

0.0004

NS

0.54 ± 0.11

0.81 ± 0.13

NS

0.02

IL-6

2.89 ± 1.39

47.64 ± 55.89

14.11 ± 2.01

0.0002

NS

2.19 ± 0

1.82 ± 0.9

NS

NS

CXCL10/IP-10

19.39 ± 8.51

778.54 ± 743.95

384.84 ± 43.22

0.0003

NS

18.72 ± 3.82

20.24 ± 6.11

NS

NS

CCL5/RANTES

137.95 ± 102.59

414.73 ± 432.59

380.19 ± 65.45

0.0101

NS

64.26 ± 15.78

96.53 ± 32.93

NS

NS

CCL4/MIP-1β

6.20 ± 0

334.18 ± 267.75

217.63 ± 36.61

0.0014

NS

6.20 ± 0

6.20 ± 0

ND

ND

CXCL1

116.60 ± 158.67

224.56 ± 218.38

171.86 ± 78.98

NS

NS

26.84 ± 6.26

42.61 ± 17.59

NS

NS

IL-12p70

5.81 ± 6.36

20.17 ± 18.34

10.22 ± 0

NS

NS

2.07 ± 0.65

2.96 ± 0.66

NS

NS

IL-1β

11.07 ± 4.14

10.26 ± 1.45

9.63 ± 1.26

NS

NS

9.63 ± 1.26

11.70 ± 3.91

NS

NS

IL-33

44.09 ± 30.45

26.15 ± 29.44

23.81 ± 14.80

NS

NS

34.42 ± 23.29

54.59 ± 19.99

NS

NS

  1. Concentration [pg/ml] Mean ± standard deviation (SD); NS not significant (p > 0.05); ND not determined.
  2. Serum samples of naïve, wt-MCMV-, and ΔM27-MCMV-infected BALB/c mice (n = 4 per group) were collected at 3 and 21 dpi. The levels of indicated cytokines from serum samples were quantified using Luminex technology. The table shows mean and standard deviation. Significance was calculated by heteroscedastic unpaired two-tailed t-test.