Journal: eBioMedicine
Article Title: Monocytes are the main source of STING-mediated IFN-α production
doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2022.104047
Figure Lengend Snippet: Investigating the sexual dimorphism in the TLR7-, TLR9- and STING-mediated innate cytokine responses with aging . (a) demographic data of the study cohort, age and sex distribution. (b) Schematic summary of study design: Blood samples were obtained from 310 healthy community-dwelling individuals (ages 18–97), samples were separated in two for whole blood stimulation with the indicated PRR ligands, and the other part was used to isolate PBMCs for FACS analysis as indicated. (c, d, e) Levels of cytokine release after whole blood stimulation with the three studied PRR ligands: R848 (c), ODN M362 (d) or cGAMP (e). Concentrations of indicated cytokines were quantified at 24 h in plasma. The results are given in log 10 of the concentrations (pg/ml) with background (without ligands) subtracted. (c, d, e, f-h) Sex-differences in IFN-α release in response to R848 (f), ODN M362 (g) and cGAMP (h), before and after the age of 60. Statistical differences between groups were analyzed using the unpaired Student's t -test (c-d) or by a one-way ANOVA test followed by Sidak's multiple comparisons test (f–h).
Article Snippet: Stock solutions of pattern recognition receptor (PRR) ligands (Resiquimod (R848) (Cat# tlrl-r848), ODN M362 (a class C CpG ODN, (Cat# tlrl-m362-5) and Cyclic [G(2’,5’)pA(3’,5’)p] cGAMP, (Cat# tlrl-nacga23-1) all purchased from InvivoGen, Toulouse, France) were prepared in RPMI.
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