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Histological Analysis of Mammary Tissues

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Tissues were processed as described previously [4 (link)]. Briefly, mammary glands, lungs, and liver samples were fixed, paraffin embedded, and cut into in 4 μm sections. Sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin for routine histological examination. Whole mount analysis was completed as previously described [4 (link)].
For BrdU analysis, mice were injected with 5-bromo-2′-deoxyuridine (BrdU) 2 hours prior to euthanasia and immunohistochemistry was performed as previously described [54 (link)]. In Situ Apoptosis Detection Kit (EMD Millipore, Billerica, MA) was used according to the manufacturer's instructions for TUNEL staining. For both proliferation and apoptosis, quantification of positive epithelial cells at 400X magnification was completed by counting at least three independent fields per slide from at least three different tumors from each group.
Standard procedures were used for staining of F4/80 (eBiosciences, San Diego, CA), Arginase I (BD), iNOS (BD Biosciences) and CD8a (BD Biosciences), with the number of positive cells counted in at least three independent fields per slide from at least three different tumors per group. CD31 (Dako, Carpinteria, CA) was stained using standard procedures and quantified using image J software to calculate area stained in at least three independent fields per slide from at least three different tumors from each group.
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Modulating Immune Responses with Antibodies

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Depleting anti-CD8 antibody (YTS 169.4 – BioXCell, West Lebanon, NH) was given i.p. 250µg one day before treatment and again 1 week later. Blocking anti-TNFα antibody (XT3.11 – BioXCell) was given i.p. 500µg 6hrs before treatment and again 48hrs later. Fluorescently-conjugated antibodies CD11b-AF700, Gr1-PE-Cy7, IA (MHC class II)-APC-Cy7, CD4-FITC (HlS51), CD8-PerCP-Cy5.5(53.6.7), IFNγ-APC(XMG1.2) were purchased from Ebioscience (San Diego, CA). Western blotting antibodies used include Arginase I (BD biosciences, San Jose, CA), iNOS (Cayman Chemical Corporation, Ann Arbor, MI), GAPdH, anti-mouse-HRP, and anti-rabbit-HRP (all Cell Signaling Technology, Danvers, MA). Immunohistology antibody to F4/80 was purchased from AdB Serotec (Raleigh NC); CD3, CD31 from Spring Bio (Pleasanton, CA); Cy3 conjugated Smooth Muscle Actin from Sigma (St. Louis MO); CD45 (30-F11) from Ebioscience; and unconjugated anti-STING from Cell Signaling.
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Western Blot Protein Detection

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Total protein extracts were eletrophoretically separated in sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and blotted onto polyvinylidene difluoride (Hybond-P; GE Healthcare, Little Chalfont, U.K.), membrane according to standard procedures as described by others 24 (link)–26 (link). The antibodies used were: anti-galectin-3 (M3/38 Hybridoma), anti-VEGF (1:500; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, CA), anti-VEGFR2, and its anti-phosphorylated form, pY1214-VEGFR2 (1:500; Invitrogen, Life Technologies, Carlsbad, CA), TGFβ1 (1:3000; BD Biosciences—Pharmingen in San Diego, CA) or Arginase I (1:1000; BD Biosciences—Pharmingen); followed by specific HRP (horseradish peroxidase)-labeled secondary antibody (Sigma-Aldrich, 1:4000). The procedures are detailed in the supporting information section.
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Immunoblotting Arginase I and β-Actin

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Western blot analysis was performed using standard protocols. Proteins were electrophoresed in 8% TrisGlycine gels, transferred to polyvinylidene difluoride membranes, and immunoblotted with antibodies against arginase I (19; BD Biosciences) and β-actin (AC-74; Sigma).
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Immunoblot Analysis of Cellular Proteins

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Cells were sonicated or lysed in lysis buffer containing 150 mM sodium chloride, 50 mM Tris-HCl and 5 mM EDTA supplemented with 1% Triton X-100, and protease inhibitor cocktail. Samples were subjected to SDS-PAGE. After transfer of the proteins to PVDF (Immobilon-FL, Millipore) and blocking with 50% Odyssey blocking buffer in PBS the membranes were incubated overnight at 4 °C with primary antibodies against iNOS (1:250; BD Biosciences), arginase-1 (1:500; BD Biosciences) and actin (1:1000; Sigma). Appropriate secondary IRDye-conjugated antibodies were applied for 1 h followed by detection on the Odyssey Infrared Imaging system (Li-Cor Biosciences). Quantification was performed with Scion Image software.
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Protein Expression Analysis Protocol

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Cells were homogenized in RIPA buffer as previously described (30 (link)). Antibodies for analyses included: RON (1:200, sc-322, Santa Cruz Biotechnology), Arginase-1 (1:1000, 610708, BD Transduction Labs), p-STAT3 (Y705) (1:800, 9145S, Cell Signaling Technology), STAT3 (1:500, 9139S, Cell Signaling Technology), and C4-actin (ACTIN) (1:40,000, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; 1:5000, sc-47778, Santa Cruz Biotechnology).
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Multiparametric Flow Cytometry Analysis

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Fluorescent antibodies against Gr1 (Miltenyi Biotech), CD11b (BD), iNOS (BD), Arginase-1 (BD), c-Myc (SantaCruz Biotech), MUC1 (BD), pSTAT3 (eBioscience), CD4, CD8, CD25, FoxP3, CD3, TCR, CD69, IL-2R (BD) and isotype control (eBioscience) were used at a concentration of 1 µg/sample.
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Macrophage Polarization Protein Analysis

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Peritoneal macrophages were cultured in DMEM media containing 10% FBS only (control) or with recombinant mouse IFNγ (50 ng/ml, EMD Millipore, Billerica, MA) or with recombinant mouse IL-4 (20 ng/ml, Thermo Scientific, Rockford, IL) for 24 or 48 h. Proteins were resolved by electrophoresis (50 μg/well) and analyzed by Western blot using antibodies to CCR2 (Epitomics, Burlingame, CA), Ym1 (StemCell Technologies, Vancouver, Canada), or arginase 1 (Arg1; BD Bioscience, San Jose, CA) and β-actin (Abcam).
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Western Blot Analysis of Arg1 and CD3ζ

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Protein extract was obtained by lysing PBMC or purified CD3 cells using Mammalian Protein Extraction Reagent (Thermo Scientific) supplemented with 0.1% SDS and Halt Protease and Phosphatase Inhibitor. Twenty μg (20μg) of protein was loaded into an 8% Bis-tris gel (Life Technologies) for detection of Arg1, or a 4-12% Bis-tris gel for detection of CD3ζ. After transfer to a PVDF membrane it was blocked with 5% milk for 1h and incubated overnight with appropriate primary antibodies. Primary anti-human antibodies included arginase-1 (BD Biosciences), phospho CD3ζ (Abcam), CD3ζ (Abcam), and β-actin. Following incubation HRP was detected using ECL Western Blotting Substrate (Thermo Scientific).
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Immunofluorescence Staining of Wound Macrophages

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Cytospin smears from wound mϕ suspension were fixed in cell fixation buffer (BD Cytofix, BD Biosciences, CA) for 10 min. Following fixation, wound mϕ were washed, blocked in 10% NGS for 30 min and were incubated in primary antibodies for Arginase-1 (1:100; BD Biosciences) and iNOS (1:100; Abcam,). Fluorescence tagged secondary antibody detection was performed with Alexa Fluor 568 secondary antibody (1:200, Life Technologies) as described previously25 (link).
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