Non-parenchymal liver cells were incubated with monoclonal antibody 2·4G2 for FcR blocking (BioLegend, San Diego, CA, USA) and then exposed at 4°C to a mixture of the following antibodies (dilutions are indicated):anti-mouse CD45 (clone 30-F11, 1:100), anti-mouse/human CD11b (clone M1/70, 1:300), anti-mouse Ly6C (clone HK1.4, 1:300), anti-mouse MHCII (clone M5/114.15.2, 1:200), anti-mouse CD11c (clone N418, 1:100), anti-mouse CD3ϵ (clone 145-2c11, 1:100), anti-mouse CD8a (clone 53-6.7, 1:100), anti-mouse CD4 (clone GK1.5, 1:100), anti-mouse TCRβ (clone 457-597, 1:100) all were purchased from BioLegend, San Diego, CA. Anti-mouse F4/80 (clone REA 126, 1:100) and anti-mouse Tim4 (clone REA999, 1:100) were purchased from Miltenyi Biotech.
For IL-17A staining, cells were first stained for surface markers, then the cells were fixed and permeabilized prior to intra-cellular staining with IL-17 (Clone TC11-18H10.1, 1:50, BioLegend). Cells were analyzed with BD FACS Canto™ II (BD Bioscience) or sorted with a FACSAria flow cytometer (BD Bioscience). Flow cytometry analysis was performed using FlowJo software (TreeStar, Ashland, OR).
For IL-17A staining, cells were first stained for surface markers, then the cells were fixed and permeabilized prior to intra-cellular staining with IL-17 (Clone TC11-18H10.1, 1:50, BioLegend). Cells were analyzed with BD FACS Canto™ II (BD Bioscience) or sorted with a FACSAria flow cytometer (BD Bioscience). Flow cytometry analysis was performed using FlowJo software (TreeStar, Ashland, OR).