Isolation and Stimulation of Murine Naïve B Cells

Naïve resting B cells from splenocytes of 8-week-old male C57BL6 mice were isolated with anti-CD43 beads (Miltenyi), confirmed as 95 % CD19⁺ by flow cytometry (FACS Calibur), and resuspended in cold media with either 10 ug/ml anti-mouse IgM goat IgG Fab fragments (Jackson Immunology) or 25 ug/ml Salmonella typhimurium typhus LPS (Sigma) were added. The cells were rested on ice for 30 min following a previously published method [72 (link)] and incubated at 37 °C/5 %CO₂ for the experimental times. Animal care and use in this study are covered under the “Assurance of Compliance with PHS (USA) Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory animals by Awardee Institutions” and approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of Tufts University (Animal Welfare Assurance Number A-3775-01).