Mice were immunized in bilateral foot pads with 100 μl of a mixture of 100 μg papain (Sigma-Aldrich) and 100 μg 4-hydroxy-3-nitrophenylacetyl conjugated to ovalbumin (NP-ova; Sigma-Aldrich). After 5 d, inguinal and popliteal lymph nodes were harvested. Lymphocytes were prepared for calcium flux analysis as described below.