Assessment of the immune-modulatory activity of sialylated fraction of IVIg in a murine model of allergic asthma

Methods Mice were sensitized (i.n.) with OVA and then received IVIg or sialic acid enriched IVIg (SA-IVIg) fragments (i.p.), and then underwent challenge (i.n.). The induction of CD4CD25Foxp3Treg was determined by flowcytometry. AHR was measured, using a flexiVent small animal ventilator. Phenotypic properties of dendritic cells (DC) from various experimental groups were assessed by flow-cytometry. Expression of DCIR on DC was evaluated by flowcytometry and ICC. Adoptive transfer of DC was carried out to show the tolerogenic activity of IVIg-primed DC.