Immunohistochemical analysis was performed according to our previous study14 (link). Deparaffinized tissue sections were treated with 3% hydrogen peroxide in methanol for 10 min, to remove endogenous peroxidase. Antigen retrieval was performed with the sodium citrate buffer (0.1 M), using the boiling method. The slides were incubated with normal serum to prevent nonspecific binding and then incubated overnight at 4 °C with the following primary antibodies (diluted 1:100 or 1:200): IFN-γ (Santa Cruz, sc-74104), TNF-α (MY BioSource, CA, USA, MBS175453), IL-1β (Santa Cruz, sc-1251), IL-6 (Santa Cruz, sc-7920), IL-10 (Santa Cruz, sc-73309), IL-13 (Santa Cruz, sc-1776), and IL-17 (Abcam, MA, USA, ab79056). The slides were incubated for 2 h with biotinylated secondary antibody (1:500; DAKO, Carpinteria, CA, USA) and horseradish-peroxidase conjugated streptavidin. Signals were detected using the 3,3-diaminobenzidine tetrahydrochloride substrate chromogen solution, and cells were counterstained with Mayer’s hematoxylin.
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