obtained from Excell Biotech Co., Ltd. (Taicang, China). FACS lysing solution was obtained
from BD Biosciences (Gliwice, Poland). Fluorescently-labeled anti-mouse monoclonal
antibodies (FITC-CD3, PE-CD4, PerCP/Cy5.5-CD8a, and PE-CD19) were obtained from BioLegend
(San Diego, CA, USA). APS (>70%) was obtained from Shanghai Macklin Biochemical Co.,
Ltd. (Shanghai, China). All chemical reagents were of analytical purity and were purchased
from Sinopharm Chemical Reagent Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China). All material used in this
study was endotoxin-free, including not only the PBLs but also all biological and
synthetic substrates.