Recombinant IL-1α, IL-36α, IL-36β, IL-36γ, IL-36Ra, TNF-α, neutrophil elastase, cathepsin G, proteinase-3, and anti–IL-36γ antibody (catalog AF2320) were purchased from R&D Systems. Rabbit anti–goat Ig/HRP (P0449) was purchased from Agilent. Poly(I:C) was purchased from Sigma-Aldrich. Nontypeable H. influenzae were obtained from the National Collection of Type Cultures (strain no. 1269) and were heat-killed by incubation at 65°C for 10 minutes as described previously (55 (link)). CSE was generated as previously described (56 (link)) from full-strength Marlboro cigarette (Phillip Morris). Budesonide was purchased from Thermo Fisher Scientific.
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