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Induction of mBSA Arthritis in Mice

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For the induction of mBSA arthritis models (23 (link)), mice were injected with 200 μg of mBSA in 10 μl into the left knee, and saline was injected into the contralateral knee, followed by s.c. injection on days 0–2 of either murine IL-1β (250 ng; R&D Systems), human G-CSF (250 ng; R&D Systems), or saline. In some experiments, indomethacin (1 mg/kg) or the cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 selective inhibitor, SC581258 (1 mg/kg), was given i.p. once pain was evident and daily thereafter.
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Preparation of Murine Inflammatory Agents

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Murine IL-1β (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN), murine TNF-α (R&D Systems), and l-leucine methyl ester hydrochloride (l-LME; Sigma, St. Louis, MO) were dissolved in PBS. LPS (Sigma) was dissolved in PBS + 0.1% bovine serum albumin (BSA). Nω-Nitro-l-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride (l-NAME; Sigma) was dissolved in phenol red-free DMEM (#31053, Life Technologies, Carlsbad, CA) supplemented with l-glutamine (2 mM) and gentamicin (50 μg/mL).
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Isolation and Immunoblotting of Intestinal Crypts

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Colon sections (3 cm) were untreated or treated with 1 μg/ml LPS (Sigma; E. coli 0111.B4); 20 ng/ml murine IFNγ (Peprotech; 315–05); or 20 ng/ml murine IL-1β (R&D; 401-ML-005) for 24 h. Sections were agitated (4 °C, 2 h) in 0.5 ml Cell Recovery Solution (BD). Crypts were dislodged by vigorous vortex and separated from the lamina propria fraction by aspiration. Fractions were centrifuged at (350 × g, 10 min), pellets lysed (100 μl ice-cold RIPA buffer) and protein concentration was calculated (BCA method) before immunoblotting.
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Protein Extraction and Western Blot Analysis

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Protein extraction from macrophages was performed using TRIzol reagent according to the manufacturer's instructions. Briefly, after phase separation using chloroform, 100% ethanol was added to the interphase/phenol–chloroform layer to precipitate genomic DNA. Subsequently, the phenol–ethanol supernatant was mixed with isopropanol to isolate proteins. The Bradford method was used to determine protein concentrations in cell lysates. Equal amounts of protein or supernatants were separated by 13.5% SDS–PAGE and transferred to a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane. Membranes were incubated overnight with antibodies against CASP11 (Cell Signaling, 14340), murine CASP1 (Adipogen, AG‐20B‐0042‐C100), human cleaved CASP1 (Cell Signaling Technology, 4199), human CASP1 (Cell Signaling Technology, 2225), cleaved CASP7 (Cell Signaling Technology, 9491), human CASP4 (MBL, M0293), murine IL‐1β (R&D Systems, AF‐401‐NA), and GAPDH (Cell Signaling Technology, 2118). Corresponding secondary antibodies conjugated with horseradish peroxidase and in combination with enhanced chemiluminescence reagent were used to visualize protein bands. Densitometry analyses were performed by normalizing target protein bands to their respective loading control (GAPDH) using ImageJ software as previously described 8, 9.
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Vulvar Biopsy Cytokine Assay

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Six mm punch biopsies were collected, encompassing the entire vulvar area immediately posterior to the vaginal opening, and each biopsy tissue was oriented to permit non-tangential cross-sectioning and was equally bisected to create two samples. Each biopsy half was washed several times in sterile saline prior to being placed in a 24 well plate. Twelve mice donated a total of 24 biopsies pieces, which were divided among treatments; 3 pieces from different individuals (n=3) were used for each treatment. Each well, containing a single biopsy piece, was flooded with 0.5 ml serum-free MEM, supplemented with GlutaMAX, gentamicin, and antibiotic/antimycotic (Gibco). 3D cultures were pre-treated with lipoxin A4, resolvin D2, or maresin 1 at a concentration of 1, 10, or 100 nM for 24 h. Each treatment was applied to three pieces of biopsy tissue. After 24 h, cells were treated a second time with lipoxin A4, resolvin D2, or maresin 1 30 minutes prior to treatment with 10 pg/ml murine IL-1β (R&D Systems) for another 24 h before harvesting supernatants and assaying for PGE2, as described earlier.
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