MSU crystals (3 mg) were injected intraperitoneally (i.p.) in mice and peritoneal exudates were collected at different time points (8, 24, 36 h) for the analysis of inflammatory cell composition. To examine the role of α
Mβ
2 integrin in MSU crystal-induced leukocyte recruitment, 50 μg of a blocking antibody against α
M integrin (
clone M1/70; BioLegend) or an isotype control (
clone RTK4530; BioLegend) were injected intravenously in mice 10 min prior to i.p. administration of the MSU-crystals. Mice were sacrificed and peritoneal exudates were analyzed 8 h after the MSU crystal injection.
The effect of DEL-1 on the regulation of resolution of MSU crystal-induced inflammation was investigated by injecting 5 μg of either DEL-1-Fc or Fc control i.p. 20 h after the treatment of mice with MSU crystals. 4 h after DEL-1-Fc injection, mice were sacrificed and clearance of apoptotic neutrophils was evaluated in peritoneal exudates.
In other experiments, 300 ng of RvD1 or vehicle control (PBS) were administered i.p. together with MSU crystals in wild-type and
Del1KO mice. 24 h after injection, the numbers of apoptotic neutrophils were measured in peritoneal exudates.
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