The concentration of cytokines in peripheral blood and cell culture supernatants was analyzed as previously described (43 (
link), 44 (
link)). Briefly, cytokines in the plasma of peripheral blood of children and cytokines released by non-stimulated and stimulated DCs after 24 h of stimulation with EcO83 or lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (1 µg/ml, cat. no.
L2654-1MG; Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA) were detected by ELISA. Reagents for IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-10, IL-13, interferon (IFN)-γ, and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β detection were purchased from R&D Systems (Minneapolis, MN, USA) (IL-4: primary antibody MAB 604, biotinylated secondary antibody BAF 204, recombinant standard protein 204-IL; IL-5: MAB 405, BAM 6051, 205-IL; IL-6:
MAB 206, BAF 206, 206-IL; IL10:
MAB 2172, BAF 2017, 217-IL; IL-13:
MAB 213, BAF 285, 285-IL; IFN-γ: MAB 2852, BAF 285, 285-IF; TGF-β:
MAB 240, BAF 240, 240-B). Concentration of IL-10 in cell culture supernatants was determined by
DUO SET DY217B (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA) according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
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