PBMCs were cultured in
RPMI 1640 (Lonza) supplemented with 2 mM l-glutamine, 2%
heat-inactivated fetal calf serum (Gibco),
penicillin (100 IU/ml),
streptomycin (100 µg/ml), and low-dose
IL-2 (2 U/ml; Sigma) in the presence of vehicle (<0.1% ethanol),
dexamethasone (1 µM; Sigma), LXA
4 (50 nM; Cayman Chemical), or both
dexamethasone and LXA
4 for 48 hours.
dexamethasone and LXA
4 were redosed after 24 hours. After 48 hours, PBMCs were washed and placed into coculture with K562 myeloid tumor cells that were labeled with the DNA dye
eFluor 670 (eBioscience) at an effector/target ratio of 20:1 (PBMC/K562) for 4 hours at 37°C in 5% CO
2. NK cell–mediated lysis of target cells was then assessed by gating on
eFluor 670+ K562 cells and using
annexin V and 7-AAD (BioLegend) staining to identify necrotic/ late apoptotic cells. To determine the cellular source of cytotoxic mediators and cytokines in coculture experiments, we exposed PBMCs to K562 cells at an effector/target ratio of 20:1 for 2 hours followed by 4 hours in the presence of
GolgiStop (BD). Cells were then stained as described above, and intracellular perforin and IL-17 were measured in NK cells, CD8
+ T cells, or CD4
+ T cells by flow cytometry.
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