mice were isolated by forcing spleen tissue through the mesh into
PBS containing 2% fetal calf serum and 1 mM EDTA, and red blood cells
were depleted by lysis buffer. Cells were cultured in 96-well U-bottom
dishes (1 × 106 cells/mL in RPMI 10% FCS) and incubated
with BTK inhibitors in different concentrations (1, 10, 100, 1000
nM) for 24 h at 37 °C in 5% humidified CO2. Following
a 24 h incubation, cells were stimulated with anti-IgM overnight (5
μg/mL, Sigma-Aldrich). Subsequently, cells were stained with
anti-B220 (clone RA3-6B2, Biolegend) and anti-CD86 (clone GL-1, Biolegend)
antibodies (anti-mouse CD86 Biolegend 105008 1:400, anti-mouse/human
CD45R/B220 Biolegend 103212 1:400) for 30 min at 4 °C. Single-cell
suspensions were analyzed by a flow cytometer (CytoFlex, Beckman Coulter).