0.5 x 106 isolated PBMCs were stained with anti-CD3-PacBlue, CD4-APC-Alexa Fluor750, CD8-PerCP-CY5.5, CD27-APC, CD45RO-PE, CD57-FITC, and CD38-PE-Cy7 (eBioscience) to distinguish T cell subsets and levels of activation. B cell subsets and activation status was analyzed by staining with CD70-FITC, α-IgD-PE (BD), CD19-PE-Cy7, and CD27-APC (BD) antibodies. Appropriate isotype controls were used to determine the percentages of cells expressing the respective markers (Biolegend, San Diego, CA). Samples were analyzed on LSR-II flow cytometer (BD) and data analysis was performed using the FlowJo (FlowJo, LLC) and FACSDiva software (BD) as described [52 (link), 54 (link), 55 (link)].
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