After the culture for 10 days with GM-CSF and IL-4, the DCs were collected and stained for marker proteins on the cell surface using specific fluorophore-conjugated antibodies; Armenian hamster anti-mouse CD11c (N418), Armenian hamster anti-mouse CD80 (16-10A1), rat anti-mouse CD86 (GL-1), rat anti-mouse CD54/ICAM1 (YN1/1.7.4, all from BioLegend), and rat anti-mouse MHC Class II (I-A/I-E; M5/114.15.2, eBioscience). Splenic cells isolated from 30-week-old mice were stained with Armenian hamster anti-mouse CD11c (N418, BioLegend) and rat anti-mouse MHC Class II (I-A/I-E; M5/114.15.2, eBioscience). Dead cells were excluded by 7-AAD (BioLegend) staining. All samples were analyzed in a flow cytometer (FACSCanto II) and Flowjo software.
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