Figure 1.
![Figure 1. IL-2 and IL-15 are equivalent mitogens for antigen-primed CD8+ T cells. (A) Data show tritiated [3H]-thymidine incorporation into P14 LCMV CD8+ T cells primed with LCMV gp33-41 peptide for 2 days and thereafter cultured in the indicated concentration of IL-2 (CD8IL-2) or IL-15 (CD8IL-15) or in medium alone for 24 hours. (B) Cell numbers of antigen-activated CD8+ T cells maintained in exponential proliferation with 20 ng/mL IL-2 (CD8IL-2), 20 ng/mL IL-15 (CD8IL-15), and medium over the indicated period of days. Graphs represent the results of 7 or more experiments. Error bars indicate SD.](https://ash.silverchair-cdn.com/ash/content_public/journal/blood/108/2/10.1182_blood-2005-12-4827/2/zh80140698540001.jpeg?Expires=1735498572&Signature=sedCo7erE1D3aWtfi3uunq40Mewowbh5EbqzL1VeLluME~SO3LAHDcL-faPcmnydVXqHdbQ1rrILtZN2C5VssdMjkxYo-gonc0wndJbSWdC1XYhGoZcwVZ60r9p2Rtty0ySdH3XQK66VIDUD26y54V6M2qcAmPPSFgTddCvMIsS3PhEdoS3OsD97nZHYtJLNL6CVfQzhDTOG7m1IyKbUGKRK12VRqczVtX7QeUWGE30rjtpEz1b303tO6hqyhUIYwiOwMH7PKrM5qx~JMXcFtr0QnZMykHal5HIxiPYx4DNBXsRR-hCBAkeKnDqe9-lBXGoQn8e2JCbhUfMkgtX72w__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIE5G5CRDK6RD3PGA)
IL-2 and IL-15 are equivalent mitogens for antigen-primed CD8+ T cells. (A) Data show tritiated [3H]-thymidine incorporation into P14 LCMV CD8+ T cells primed with LCMV gp33-41 peptide for 2 days and thereafter cultured in the indicated concentration of IL-2 (CD8IL-2) or IL-15 (CD8IL-15) or in medium alone for 24 hours. (B) Cell numbers of antigen-activated CD8+ T cells maintained in exponential proliferation with 20 ng/mL IL-2 (CD8IL-2), 20 ng/mL IL-15 (CD8IL-15), and medium over the indicated period of days. Graphs represent the results of 7 or more experiments. Error bars indicate SD.
