The following human-specific (mAbs) were used: Pe-cy7-conjugated anti-CD14, APC-conjugated anti-Tim-3, and PE-conjugated anti-TNF-α were purchased from eBioscience; FITC-conjugated anti-CD206, FITC-conjugated anti-CD163, FITC-conjugated anti-CD209, PE-conjugated anti-CD80, PE-conjugated anti-CD86, and PE-conjugated anti-IL-10 were purchased from BD company.
The mice decidual lymphocytes or human decidual macrophages were incubated with corresponding mAbs at 4°C in the dark for 30 min and were then washed once; intracellular cytokine and enzyme staining were performed after cellular fixation and permeabilization as previously described (13 (link)). Analysis was performed with a FACScantoTM II instrument (Becton Dickinson, USA).