Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Initiation of primary T cell—B cell interactions and extrafollicular antibody responses in an organized microphysiological model of the human lymph node
doi: 10.1101/2025.01.12.632545
Figure Lengend Snippet: (a-c) Naïve T cells were cultured on chip with IL-7. Representative image (b) and quantification (c) of T cell viability after 4 days, labeled with (Calcein AM, green, and Dapi, blue) for 3 donors. (d-g) A CCL21 gradient was established on chip, with CCL21 added to the left-hand media lane. Representative images (e) and quantification (f) of naive CD4+ T cells after migrating toward CCL21 for 1 hr and staining with Calcein AM (green). (g) Quantification of cell velocity 30 min after gradient set up (cells were unlabeled). (h-k) Naïve T cells were cultured without (i) and with (ii) a-CD3/CD28 (StemCell). Images of CD69+ signal (FITC-anti-CD69, green) for (i) naïve and (ii) activated T cells on-chip, and quantification (j) of CD69 signal after 48 hours (unpaired T test, **:p<0.005). (k) Quantification of IFN-γ secretion by activated or naïve CD4+T cells on-chip measured by ELISA of supernatants collected at day 5. Panels f, g, k analyzed with ordinary two-way ANOVA with Sidak’s multiple comparisons test w/single pooled variance, ns: p>0.05, *:p<0.05, ****:p<0.00005.
Article Snippet: IgM was detected using a Human IgM ELISA Antibody Pair Kit (StemCell technologies, Cat#01995), and IL-21 was detected using an ELISA Flex: Human IL-21 (HRP) kit (Mabtech, Ohio, USA, Cat#3540-1H-6) following manufacturer protocols.
Techniques: Cell Culture, Labeling, Staining, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay