Journal: ACR Open Rheumatology
Article Title: CD14 + Dendritic‐Shaped Cells Functioning as Dendritic Cells in Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Tissues
doi: 10.1002/acr2.11670
Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Overview of the co‐culture experiments of RA synovial cells and lymphocytes is shown. (B) shows pictures of phase contrast microscopy and HE‐stained histology after co‐culture of CD14 high CD90 int cells, non‐CD14 high CD90 int cells, CD14 high CD90 int cells after DC induction, and non‐CD14 high CD90 int cells after DC induction, with lymphocytes, respectively. In co‐culture of synovial cells after DC induction and lymphocytes (Bc and Bd), both synovial cells and lymphocytes proliferated remarkably. (C) IL‐6 and TNF‐α in the supernatant were also most highly expressed in the groups of synovial cells after DC induction. Experiments were performed three times for each condition. (D) shows the percentages of cell area occupied by synovial cells and lymphocytes relative to culture dish. Scale bar = 100 μm. The bars show average values and SDs. DC, dendritic cell; HE, hematoxylin and eosin; IL‐6, interleukin‐6; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; TNF‐α, tumor necrosis factor‐α.
Article Snippet: After heat‐induced antigen retrieval, fluorescent immunostaining was conducted using an anti‐CD14 rabbit monoclonal antibody (1:200; Abcam) and an anti‐CD90 mouse monoclonal antibody (1:1,000; ProteinTech), then visualized using goat anti‐rabbit immunoglobulin G (IgG) (1:200, Alexa Fluor 594; Abcam) and goat anti‐mouse IgG (1:200, Alexa Fluor 488; Abcam) as second antibodies.
Techniques: Co-Culture Assay, Microscopy, Staining