Intracellular staining of FoxP3 was performed using an anti‐FoxP3‐PE antibody (130‐098‐119; Miltenyi Biotec) and the FoxP3 Staining Buffer Set (130‐093‐142; Miltenyi Biotec) following the given instructions.
Flow cytometric analyses were run on a FACS Verse (BD Biosciences) or FACS Calibur (BD Biosciences). A total of 10 000 events per sample were acquired and data were evaluated using the FACS Suite or CellQuest Pro software (both BD Biosciences).