Figure 1.
RPMFs robustly take up OVA (a “weak” immunogen) but not FVIII. (A) Experimental timeline. S129/C57BL/6 HA mice were injected IV with FVIII-AF488 or OVA-AF488 (n = 3-5 per group). After 30 to 180 minutes, the spleens were collected for flow cytometry. (B) Quantification of FVIII-AF488+ or OVA-AF488+ cells in cDC1s (CD8α+CD11b–CD11c+), cDC2s (CD8α–CD11b+CD11c+), pDCs (PDCA-1+CD11c+), and RPMFs (F4/80+CD11b–) 1 hour after administration of 5 μg FVIII-AF488 or OVA-AF488. (C) Quantification of FVIII-AF488+ or OVA-AF488+ cells in cDC1s (CD8α+CD11b–CD11c+), cDC2s (CD8α–CD11b+CD11c+), pDCs (PDCA-1+CD11c+), RPMFs (F4/80+CD11b–), MZMs (F4/80loCD11b+TIM-4hi), MMMs (F4/80loCD11b+TIM-4lo), MZ B cells (B220+CD21hiCD23lo/–), transitional B cells (B220+CD21−CD23lo/−), and follicular B cells (B220+CD21medCD23lo/–), 30 to 180 minutes after injection of 10 μg FVIII-AF488 or OVA-AF488. Shown are means ± SD, and P values from analysis of variance. MMMS, marginal metallophilic macrophages.