Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Article Title: Heterogeneity of Phenotypic and Functional Changes to Porcine Monocyte-Derived Macrophages Triggered by Diverse Polarizing Factors In Vitro
doi: 10.3390/ijms24054671
Figure Lengend Snippet: Effect of diverse polarizing factors on porcine moMΦ surface marker expressions (mean of fluorescence intensity). Porcine moMΦ were left untreated, or they were stimulated with diverse polarizing factors: IFN-γ + LPS (both at 100 ng/mL), IL-4 (20 ng/mL), IL-10 (20 ng/mL), TGF-β (20 ng/mL), or dexamethasone (20 ng/mL). Then, 24 h post-stimulation, flow cytometry was employed to determine the expression of several surface markers: MHC I, MHC II DR, CD14, CD16, CD163, and CD169. Mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) of positive cells was evaluated, and MFI data are expressed as fold change relative to the un-activated condition (moMΦ). Data from three independent experiments utilizing different blood donors are presented. Data are displayed as box-and-whisker plots, showing the median and interquartile range (boxes) and minimum and maximum values (whiskers). Values of treated macrophages were compared to the untreated control (moMΦ), using an unpaired t -test of a Mann–Whitney test. *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, and * p < 0.05.
Article Snippet: Cells were first stained with Zombie Aqua viability dye (BioLegend, San Diego, CA, USA) (30 min, room temperature), then they were washed with PBS supplemented with 0.5% bovine serum albumin (BSA), and subsequently stained with several murine monoclonal antibodies (mAbs): anti-porcine CD16-PE (clone G7, Thermo Scientific Pierce, Rockford, IL, USA), anti-human CD14-PerCP-Cy5.5 (clone Tuk4, Miltenyi Biotec, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany) [ ], CD163-PE (clone 2A10/11, Bio-Rad Antibodies, Kidlington, UK), CD169-FITC (clone 3B11/11, Bio-Rad Antibodies), anti-pig MHC I (clone JM1E3, Bio-Rad Antibodies), and anti-pig MHC II DR (clone 2E9/13, Bio-Rad Antibodies) ( ).
Techniques: Marker, Fluorescence, Flow Cytometry, Expressing, Whisker Assay, Control, MANN-WHITNEY