Journal: Frontiers in Immunology
Article Title: XBP-1s Promotes B Cell Pathogenicity in Chronic GVHD by Restraining the Activity of Regulated IRE-1α-Dependent Decay
doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.705484
Figure Lengend Snippet: Effects of XBP-1s and IRE-1α on B cell ability to stimulate allogeneic T cells in vitro . B cells isolated from WT, XBP-1 KO , IRE-1α KO , and DKO on B6 background mice are stimulated with 1 μg/ml LPS and 10 ng/ml IL-4 for 24 hrs. T cells were isolated from FVB mice and labeled with CFSE and then incubated with activated B cells for another 4 days. The representative flow panels of CFSE dilution and percentages of CFSE diluted cells on CD4 (A, B) and CD8 (C, D) T cells. T cells were stimulated with PMA and Ionomycin for 4 h before intracellular cytokine staining for cytokine detection. The representative flow panels and the percentages of IFN-γ (E–G) , TNF-α (H–J) or IL-17 (K–M) among proliferated (CFSE low ) CD4 and CD8 T cells were shown. Data show representative flow cytometry plots and graphs from three independently repeated experiments. Statistics were performed using ordinary one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s multiple comparison test. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.005, ***p < 0.0005, and ****p < 0.0001 when compared to WT. # p < 0.05, ## p < 0.005, ### p < 0.0005, and #### p < 0.0001 when compared to XBP-1 KO group.
Article Snippet: Antibodies were purchased as followed: Anti-CD4-V450, anti-CD8α-APCcy7, anti-B220-V450, anti-CD138-Pe-cy7, anti-CD86-Pe-cy5, anti-FAS-PE, anti-GL-7-APC, anti-CD40-APC, anti-MHCII-FITC, anti-IL-4-PE, anti-IL-5-PE, anti-IgM-Pe-cy7, anti-IgG1-APC, anti-IFN-r-Percp5.5, anti-TNF-α-PE, and anti-IL-17-Pe-cy7 were purchased from BD Biosciences (Franklin Lakes, NJ).
Techniques: In Vitro, Isolation, Labeling, Incubation, Staining, Flow Cytometry