Example 12
TIGIT expression on T cell subsets in healthy donors was evaluated by flow cytometery. Frozen PBMC from 12 healthy donors were purchased from Astarte Biologics (Bothell, Wash.) and Folio Conversant (Huntsville, Ala.). Donor ages ranged from 21 to 74 with a median age of 48. Cells were stained with a viability dye and the following anti-human antibodies following Fc receptor blocking: CD3, CD96, CD226, CCR7, CD25, CD127, CD45RA, CD8, CD4, CD226, CD155 (Biolegend), and TIGIT (eBioscience). Stained cells were then analyzed on an Attune Nxt flow cytometer (Life Technologies). Treg subsets were defined by appropriate expression of CD4, CD25 and CD127) (CD4+CD25+CD127lo). CD4+ and CD8+ effector memory (TEM; CD45RA−CCR7−), CD45RA+ effector memory (TEMRA; CD45RA+CCR7−), central memory (TCM; CD45RA−CCR7+), and naïve (TN; CD45RA+CCR7+) cell subsets were defined according to CD45RA and CCR7 expression. As shown in