The stromal vascular fraction (SVF) was isolated from epididymal fat pads via collagenase digestion and differential centrifugation as previously described (Orr et al.
2013). The following primary fluorophore‐conjugated antibodies, along with isotype controls, were used to characterize ATM and AT T‐cell (ATT) populations:
APC‐conjugated anti‐mouse F4/80,
FITC‐conjugated anti‐mouse CD11b,
PE‐conjugated anti‐mouse CD11c, APC‐conjugated anti‐mouse TCR
β, Alexa 700‐conjugated anti‐mouse CD4,
PE‐conjugated anti‐mouse CD8a (all from eBioscience, San Diego, CA), and
CF594 (Biotium, Fremont, CA)‐conjugated anti‐mouse CD163 (clone E10B10, provided by Cytoguide Aps, Aarhus, DK). Immediately prior to analysis, DAPI or propidium iodide was added to permit live/dead cell discrimination. Separate aliquots of SVF cells were used to characterize ATM and ATT cell populations. Flow cytometry was performed on a
LSRFortessa flow cytometer (BD Biosciences, San Jose, CA) at the Vanderbilt Flow Cytometry Core Shared Resource, and data were analyzed using Cytobank.
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