bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was collected. Following centrifugation of the BAL
fluid supernatants were stored at -80°C for further analysis and cells
were resuspended in 500μl of complete RPMI media (10% FCS, 2mM
L-glutamine, 100U/ml penicillin/streptomycin) (GIBCO, Life Technologies). For
lung cell isolation, the left lung lobes were cut into small pieces and digested
in complete media supplemented with 0.15mg/ml collagenase (Type D; Roche
Diagnostics) and 25μg/ml DNase (Type 1; Roche Diagnostics) for 1h at
37°C. Lung homogenate obtained was then filtered through a 70μm
sieve (BD Bioscience), washed, and resuspended in 1ml of complete media.
Erylysis was performed on 200μl whole blood and leukocytes were washed
twice and then then resuspended in 1ml of complete media.