µg/ml, MilliporeSigma) at 37°C for 24 h. Then, cells were analyzed by flow cytometry for specific cell activation markers.
For stimulation of spleen cells, spleens were cut and incubated with a mixture of 2 U/ml LiberaseTM (MilliporeSigma) and 20 U/ml DNaseI (MilliporeSigma) in RPMI1640 medium containing 10%
FCS, 1% β-mercaptoethanol, 100 U/ml penicillin, and 100 µg/ml streptomycin, for 30 min at 37°C water bath with shaking. Then, the suspension was passed through sterile gauze
and 5 × 105 cells in 200 µl were seeded in a 96-well plate. Indicated concentrations of LPS, PTX or M. tuberculosis were added in 10
µl of PBS. Polymyxin B (10 µg/ml) (MilliporeSigma) was added to all wells to exclude the influence of LPS in PTX or M. tuberculosissamples. After 16 h incubations cells were collected, and RNA was isolated using Mammalian Total RNA Miniprep kit (MilliporeSigma) with further RT-qPCR analysis.