2.1. Generation and Isolation of Monocyte-Derived Langerhans Cells
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Monocyte-derived LC were generated from human peripheral blood mononuclear leukocytes (PBML) obtained from normal donors following informed consent in accordance with an , in conformity with the Declaration of .
- Blood monocytes were purified by density gradient centrifugation on Ficoll-Paque (GE healthcare, , ), followed by plastic adherence, and were cultured for 5-6 days in 6-well tissue culture plates at 2 × 106/mL in RPMI 1640 medium supplemented with 10% (v/v) FBS (PAA ), rhGM-CSF (20 ng/mL), rhIL-4 (20 ng/mL) and rh-TGF-β (10 ng/mL) at 37°C in a humidified 5% CO2 incubator.
- On day 3, fresh medium supplemented with the above mentioned cytokines was added.
- After 5 days of culture, the outcoming population consisted of typical immature LC to which half-strength concentrations of above mentioned cytokines were added.
- These LC expressed low levels of CD86, and were negative for CD83 .
- They were routinely tested for langerin and…
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Monocyte-derived LC were generated from human peripheral blood mononuclear leukocytes (PBML) obtained from normal donors following informed consent in accordance with an , in conformity with the Declaration of .
- Blood monocytes were purified by density gradient centrifugation on Ficoll-Paque (GE healthcare, , ), followed by plastic adherence, and were cultured for 5-6 days in 6-well tissue culture plates at 2 × 106/mL in RPMI 1640 medium supplemented with 10% (v/v) FBS (PAA ), rhGM-CSF (20 ng/mL), rhIL-4 (20 ng/mL) and rh-TGF-β (10 ng/mL) at 37°C in a humidified 5% CO2 incubator.
- On day 3, fresh medium supplemented with the above mentioned cytokines was added.
- After 5 days of culture, the outcoming population consisted of typical immature LC to which half-strength concentrations of above mentioned cytokines were added.
- These LC expressed low levels of CD86, and were negative for CD83 .
- They were routinely tested for langerin and E-cadherin expression, which exceeded 80% and 75%, respectively.
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Activation of the canonical Wnt pathway induces fibrosis.
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The stimulatory effects of Wnt-1 on fibroblasts were comparable with those of TGF-β.
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Mixed Lymphocyte Reaction
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Splenic naïve celltype'>celltype'>celltype'>CD4+T celltype'>cell were prepared from BALB/c with celltype'>CD4+CD62L+ T celltype'>cell isolation kit II according to manufacturer’s instructions.
- DCs were induced from C57BL/6 BM cells and pDC were sorted with a FACS Aria.
- Purified pDC were stimulated with 10 µg/ml of L.
- lactis JCM5805 or L.
- rhamnosus ATCC53103 or 0.1 µM of CpG-A overnight.
- Then, celltype'>pDC were treated with 10 µg/ml of mitomycin C for 30 min at 37oC and co-cultured with 5×105 cells/ml of BALB/c naïve celltype'>CD4+T cell in medium'>RPMI medium supplemented with or without 0.75 ng/ml of human TGF-β for 7 days.
- Cells cultured in the presence of TGF-β were collected and washed with PBS, then stained for CD3, CD4 and CD25.
- Next, cells were treated using FoxP3 staining buffer set (eBioscience)…
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Splenic naïve celltype'>celltype'>celltype'>CD4+T celltype'>cell were prepared from BALB/c with celltype'>CD4+CD62L+ T celltype'>cell isolation kit II according to manufacturer’s instructions.
- DCs were induced from C57BL/6 BM cells and pDC were sorted with a FACS Aria.
- Purified pDC were stimulated with 10 µg/ml of L.
- lactis JCM5805 or L.
- rhamnosus ATCC53103 or 0.1 µM of CpG-A overnight.
- Then, celltype'>pDC were treated with 10 µg/ml of mitomycin C for 30 min at 37oC and co-cultured with 5×105 cells/ml of BALB/c naïve celltype'>CD4+T cell in medium'>RPMI medium supplemented with or without 0.75 ng/ml of human TGF-β for 7 days.
- Cells cultured in the presence of TGF-β were collected and washed with PBS, then stained for CD3, CD4 and CD25.
- Next, cells were treated using FoxP3 staining buffer set (eBioscience) according to manufacturer’s instructions and were stained for intracellular FoxP3.
- Cells were gated on CD3+CD4+, and then evaluated for CD25 and FoxP3 expression.
- Cells cultured in the absence of TGF-β were stained for CD3, CD4, then fixed by Cytofix/Cytoperm kit according to manufacturer’s instructions, and finally stained for intracellular IFN-γ.
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In vitro conversion assay
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Our conversion protocol was performed as previously reported with T cells and LpDCs obtained as described above.
- In brief, FACS-purified LpCs and C4+ T cells were co-cultured at a 1:10 ratio (1×105 C4+ T cells) in complete medium and Treg cell polarizing conditions: soluble α-C3 (1 µg/ml ) and human recombinant TGF-β (0.3 ng/ml& ).
- Co-cultures were supplemented with 5 ng/ml of recombinant human IL-2 every 2 days.
- In some experiments, CpG ODN 1555, suppressive ODN1, control ODN, E.
- coli DNA and L.
- paracasei DNA were added individually or in combination at various concentrations at the start of the co-cultures in celltype'>Treg cell polarizing conditions.
- On day 5, cells were stained with the LIVE/DEAD Fixable Blue Dead Cell Stain Kit and fluorochrome-conjugated antibodies against the cell surface markers CD4 (RM4-5) and…
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Our conversion protocol was performed as previously reported with T cells and LpDCs obtained as described above.
- In brief, FACS-purified LpCs and C4+ T cells were co-cultured at a 1:10 ratio (1×105 C4+ T cells) in complete medium and Treg cell polarizing conditions: soluble α-C3 (1 µg/ml ) and human recombinant TGF-β (0.3 ng/ml& ).
- Co-cultures were supplemented with 5 ng/ml of recombinant human IL-2 every 2 days.
- In some experiments, CpG ODN 1555, suppressive ODN1, control ODN, E.
- coli DNA and L.
- paracasei DNA were added individually or in combination at various concentrations at the start of the co-cultures in celltype'>Treg cell polarizing conditions.
- On day 5, cells were stained with the LIVE/DEAD Fixable Blue Dead Cell Stain Kit and fluorochrome-conjugated antibodies against the cell surface markers CD4 (RM4-5) and α4β7 (DATK32) (all from eBioscience) in HBSS for 20 min at 4°C and then washed twice.
- Foxp3 staining was subsequently performed using the Foxp3 staining set (eBioscience) according to the manufacturer’s protocol.
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Chondrogenic Differentiation
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sfMPCs were plated in triplicate (100,000 cells/well/24 well dish) and exposed to chondrogenic media for 14 days with or without micro-mass aggregation.
- Aggregation was achieved by placing 100,000 cells in a 1.5 ml sterile tube at 37°C overnight.
- Differentiation media consisted of sMPC culture media with 500 ng/mL BMP-2 , 10 ng/mL TGF-β3 , 10−8 M dexamethasone , 50 µg/mL ascorbic acid , 40 µg/mL proline , 100 µg/mL pyruvate and supplemented with insulin, transferrin, and selenium .
- Media was changed every three days during the 14-day differentiation period.
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Interleukin (IL)-17/T helper (Th)17-induced IL-32 expression from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients.
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CD4+ T cells were incubated with membrane-bound anti-CD3 antibody (2 μg/ml), IL-6 (5 ng/ml), IL1β (5 ng/ml), IL-23 (10 ng/ml), TGF-β (5 ng/ml) with or without an anti-IL-17 blocking antibody incubated for 2 h before the next incubation) for 3 days to induce Th17.polarization.
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Transfection and cell treatments
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Cells were seeded in 60-mm dishes at a concentration of 2×105 for treatment with rIGF-1 or human TGF-β-1 (ocky , ).
- After serum starvation for 8 hours, CL1-5 and A549 cells were treated with 250 ng/ml rIGF-1 for 30 and 2.5 min, respectively.
- For TGF-β-1 stimulation, A549 cells were treated with 0.2 ng/ml TGF-β-1 for 5 min.
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2.5. Primary splenocyte and bone marrow-derived dendritic cell (BMDC) culture
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Untreated 6-week-old SD rats were sacrificed by cervical dislocation after ether exposure.
- Cells in the spleen were harvested and prepared as a single cell suspension in complete medium in a 24-well plate (1×107 cells/well).
- In the control group, splenocytes were incubated alone or with recombinant human TGF-ß (2 ng/ml, , , ) and recombinant rat IL-6 (20 ng/ml, , , ) at 37°C for 72 h. For the experimental groups, in addition to TGF-ß and IL-6, cells were treated with culture supernatant of F.
- prausnitzii, sodium butyrate (0.05834 µmol/well), denatured F.
- prausnitzii and B.
- longum bacteria (1× 107 CFU/well).
- Each group treatment was repeated four times.
- After 72 h, the supernatant of cultured splenocytes was collected and stored at −20°C for further analysis
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RNA isolation
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MSCs were starved overnight in medium'>serum medium'>free medium and treated for 1 hour with recombinant human TGFα at a concentration of 10 ng/ml.
- Total RNA was extracted from untreated or TGFα-treated MSCs using TRIReagent, according to the manufacturer's protocol .
- Poly(A) RNA was isolated using theMicroPoly(A) Purist Kit .
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