Anti il 6 apc

Flow cytometry was performed with the following antibodies: anti-CD19-Percp-Cy5.5, anti-CD19-Percp-eFluor710, anti-CD24-FITC, anti-CD38-superbright600, anti-CD38-PE, anti-Ki-67-Alexa Fluor647, anti-IL-10-PE, anti-TIM-1-PE, anti-CD4-FITC, anti-IFN-γ-PE, anti-IL-17A-APC (eBioscience, San Diego CA, USA), anti-IL-6-APC, anti-TNF-α-FITC, anti-IL-12-BV-421, and anti-CD24-Alexa Fluor647 (BD Biosciences, France). Intracellular cytokines and Ki-67 were assessed in cells treated with Permeabilization and IC Fixation Buffers (eBioscience, San Diego, CA, USA). Stained cells were analyzed with a 21-color ZE5 cell analyzer (Bio-Rad, USA). The CD19⁺CD24^hiCD38^hi B subset was sorted (FACSAria; BD Pharmingen) using anti-CD19-Percp-Cy5.5, anti-CD24-FITC, and anti-CD38-PE. The sort purity of CD19⁺CD24^hiCD38^hi B cells was routinely >90%. CD4⁺T subpopulation was sorted (FACSAria; BD Pharmingen) using anti-CD38-PE and anti-CD3-PE. The sort purity of CD4⁺T cells was routinely >95%. All flow cytometry data were analyzed with FlowjoV10 Software (Tree Star, OR, USA).