Toxoplasma gondii-derived heat shock protein 70 stimulates maturation of murine bone marrow-derived dendritic cells via Toll-like receptor 4.

Toxoplasma gondii-derived heat shock protein 70 (T.g.HSP70) induced maturation of bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (DCs) of wild-type (WT) C57BL/6 mice as evidenced by an increase in surface expression of MHC class I and II molecules and costimulatory molecules such as CD40, CD80, and CD86.