Monocytes-derived macrophages (MDMs) were generated from normal peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). PBMCs from healthy donor were isolated by Ficoll-Hypaque gradient centrifugation. CD14 + monocytes were purified by positive selection using anti-CD14 monoclonal antibody-coated magnetic microbeads (Miltenyi Biotech, Auburn, CA) and differentiated in presence of 1 pg/ml M-CSF and 1 × 106 IU/ml GM-CSF (R&D Systems) as described previously [25 (link)]. Half the volume of media was replaced every third day with fresh media containing GM-CSF and M-CSF for 7–8 days to differentiate them into MDMs.
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