Fig. 7: LmexCen^−/− immunization mediates diminished Th2 induction in BALB/c ears challenged with LmexWT.

a Percentage of CD4⁺IFN-γ⁺ T cells in the ear of vaccinated and control mice at 10 wpc analyzed via flow cytometry. b Percentage of CD4⁺IL-10⁺ T cells in the ear of vaccinated and control mice at 10 wpc analyzed via flow cytometry. c Percentage of CD4⁺IL-4⁺ T cells in the ear of vaccinated and control mice at 10 wpc analyzed via flow cytometry. Data show one representative experiment out of four independent experiments and show mean ± SEM, N = 5 for each group at each time point. Unpaired two-tailed Student’s t-test was performed to compare statistical significance. A P-value < 0.05 was considered significant. In all panels * represents P ≤ 0.05, ** represents P ≤ 0.01, and *** represents P ≤ 0.001.