Total RNA was isolated using Trizol Reagent (Thermo Fisher, Waltham, MA, USA) according to manufacturer instructions. RNA quantity and purity were measured by a NanoDrop 2000 spectrophotometer (Thermo Fisher Scientific). Sample purity was checked at A260/A280 ratio between 1.80 and 2.00. Gene expression was measured by RT-qPCR by using validated primers for T-bet, RORγT, GATA3, FOXP3, IL-10, IL-21 and TGFβ after 7 days from addition of SULF A to MLR test. 18S Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) was used as a housekeeping gene to normalize sample-to-sample systematic variation in RT-qPCR. ΔCt method was used to calculate the relative gene expression.
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