Human PBMCs were isolated from heparinized venous blood using Lymphoprep (1114545; Axis-shield) in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Total RNA from PBMCs was extracted using TRIzol reagent (15596026; Invitrogen) in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, followed by RNA quantification and assessment using QIAxpert (Qiagen). Nanostring nCounter Human Immunology gene expression assays for PBMCs were performed at PhileKorea Technology (Daejeon, South Korea), and the data were analyzed by nSolver version 4.0 (NanoString Technologies) as described previously.32 (link)
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