Macrophages were differentiated from monocytes with macrophage colony stimulating factor (Peprotech).
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16 (link) Target cells were coincubated with macrophages at a 2:1 target cell to macrophage ratio. Target cells were labeled with CFSE (Biolegend, microscopy) or with pHrodo (Sartorius, IncuCyte). CD19‐DE and Hu5F9‐IgG2σ antibodies were applied to a concentration of 10 µg/mL. Engulfed cells were microscopically counted and a phagocytic index calculated (number of engulfed target cells per 100 macrophages), or displayed as relative red object counts per image (IncuCyte) after normalization. The largest value was defined as 100%. Experiments were performed with macrophages from different donors, as indicated.