Stimulation of pDC by infected MΦ and EDC.

<p>MΦ (A) or PEDSV.15 cells representing an immortalized EDC line (B) were infected with either VRPΔE^rns, CSFV, or CSFV-E^rnsΔ346 (MOI 5 TCID₅₀/cell) and incubated for 48 h before co-culture with enriched pDC. The responses are compared to direct stimulation by CSFV or VRPΔE^rns. Mean and standard deviation calculated from triplicate cultures are shown. The results are representative of two independent experiments.