1 × 106 U937 cells were plated into 12-well tissue
culture plates containing 2 ml of RPMI-S at a final concentration of
200 nM of Phorbol Myristate Acetate (PMA) and incubated for 3
d.22 Adherent cells were washed three times with PBS.
These cells will be referred from now as M0 macrophages.
Activation of the macrophages was achieved by incubating M0 macrophages
previously differentiated in the presence of 100 ng/ml of LPS for 24
h.23 After this, the medium containing LPS was
removed completely, and cells were washed with PBS. These cells are
referred to as M1 macrophages.
Likewise, M0 macrophages were treated with 20 ng/ml of IL-10 (recombinant
human IL-10, BioLegend, San Diego, CA, USA) for 24 h, after that the
cells were washed. These cells are referred to as M2 macrophages.
All incubations were at 37°C in a humidified atmosphere with 5% of
CO2.