Y antibodies were followed by staining with PE-labelled goat-anti-mouse (from BD

Y antibodies were followed by staining with PE-labelled goat-anti-mouse (from BD Sermorelin site PharmingenTM). Flow cytometry was performed using a FACSCaliburTM with CellQuest 1948-33-0 software (BD Biosciences) and data were analyzed using WinMDI software (version 2.9; http://facs.scripps.edu/software.html), FACSCanto II, and analyzed with BD FACSDiva 6.1TM software.T-cell Stimulation?For co-culture experiments, PBLs and naive CD4+ T cells were ?isolated from healthy individuals using the CD4+ and naive CD4+ T isolation kit (Miltenyi Biotec, Spain), according to the manufacturer’s instructions. The allo-response was tested in a mixed lymphocyte reaction; allogeneic T cells were co-cultured with DCs differently generated in a 96-well microplate. For Agspecific T-cell responses, 1 mg/ml of tetanus toxoid (TT) (SigmaAldrich, Spain) or 10 ng/ml of superantigen toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) (Sigma-Aldrich, Spain) loaded DCs were cocultured with autologous T lymphocytes in a 96-round well microplate. For the proliferation assay, a tritiated thymidine (1 mCi/well, Amersham, UK) was added to the cell cultures on day six and an incorporation assay was measured after 16 h. For some experiments T cells were labelled with CFSE and plated in fixed amounts of 105 cells/well. T-cell proliferation was determined by the sequential dilution of CFSE fluorescence in positive cells, as detected by flow cytometry. TT-specific cell lines were generated by adding 1 mg/ml of TT to PBMCs for one week and further cell expansion with 50 IU/ml of IL-2 for an extra week.Materials and Methods Generation of Human DCs and Cell CulturesThe present study was approved by the Ethics Committee at the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona. Buffy coats were obtained from Banc de Sang i Teixits and written informed consent was obtained from all blood donors. PBMC from Crohn’s disease patients were obtained with written informed consent to participate in the study. DCs were generated from the peripheral blood samples as previously reported [4]. In summary, PBMCs were allowed to adhere for 2 h at 37uC. Non-adherent cells peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) were gently removed, washed, and cryopreserved. The adherent monocytes were cultured in X-VIVO 15 medium (BioWhittaker, Lonza, Belgium) supplemented with 2 AB human serum (Sigma-Aldrich, Spain), IL-4 (300 U/ml), 23727046 and GM-CSF (450 U/ml) (Both from Miltenyi Biotec, Madrid, Spain) for 6 days in order to obtain immature DCs (iDCs). The maturation cocktail consisted of IL-1b, IL-6 (both at 1000 IU/ ml), TNF-a (500 IU/ml) (CellGenix, Freiburg, Germany) and Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2, 10 mg/ml; Dinoprostona, Pfizer) and was added on day 6 for 24 h. Mature DCs (mDCs) were harvested and analyzed on day 7. Dexamethasone (1026 M; Fortecortin, MERCK, Spain) was added on day 3. For cell stability, DCs were washed and further stimulated for 24 h with 100 ng/ml LPS (Sigma Aldrich) or 1 mg/ml of recombinant soluble CD40 ligand (Bender Medsystems, Vienna, Austria). We did not observe differences in viability and yield between iDCs, mDCs and tolDCs generation. The protocol and reagents for tol-DC generation are fully compatible with cGMP regulations and it has been approved by Agencia Espanola del Medicamento y Productos Sanitarios. Heat-killed Escherichia coli, Protheus mirabillis, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Salmonella thyphimurium were incubated at 1:10 (DC:bacteria) ratio with DCs for 24 h. After co-incubation, supernatant was collected for cytokines determination and.Y antibodies were followed by staining with PE-labelled goat-anti-mouse (from BD PharmingenTM). Flow cytometry was performed using a FACSCaliburTM with CellQuest software (BD Biosciences) and data were analyzed using WinMDI software (version 2.9; http://facs.scripps.edu/software.html), FACSCanto II, and analyzed with BD FACSDiva 6.1TM software.T-cell Stimulation?For co-culture experiments, PBLs and naive CD4+ T cells were ?isolated from healthy individuals using the CD4+ and naive CD4+ T isolation kit (Miltenyi Biotec, Spain), according to the manufacturer’s instructions. The allo-response was tested in a mixed lymphocyte reaction; allogeneic T cells were co-cultured with DCs differently generated in a 96-well microplate. For Agspecific T-cell responses, 1 mg/ml of tetanus toxoid (TT) (SigmaAldrich, Spain) or 10 ng/ml of superantigen toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) (Sigma-Aldrich, Spain) loaded DCs were cocultured with autologous T lymphocytes in a 96-round well microplate. For the proliferation assay, a tritiated thymidine (1 mCi/well, Amersham, UK) was added to the cell cultures on day six and an incorporation assay was measured after 16 h. For some experiments T cells were labelled with CFSE and plated in fixed amounts of 105 cells/well. T-cell proliferation was determined by the sequential dilution of CFSE fluorescence in positive cells, as detected by flow cytometry. TT-specific cell lines were generated by adding 1 mg/ml of TT to PBMCs for one week and further cell expansion with 50 IU/ml of IL-2 for an extra week.Materials and Methods Generation of Human DCs and Cell CulturesThe present study was approved by the Ethics Committee at the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona. Buffy coats were obtained from Banc de Sang i Teixits and written informed consent was obtained from all blood donors. PBMC from Crohn’s disease patients were obtained with written informed consent to participate in the study. DCs were generated from the peripheral blood samples as previously reported [4]. In summary, PBMCs were allowed to adhere for 2 h at 37uC. Non-adherent cells peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) were gently removed, washed, and cryopreserved. The adherent monocytes were cultured in X-VIVO 15 medium (BioWhittaker, Lonza, Belgium) supplemented with 2 AB human serum (Sigma-Aldrich, Spain), IL-4 (300 U/ml), 23727046 and GM-CSF (450 U/ml) (Both from Miltenyi Biotec, Madrid, Spain) for 6 days in order to obtain immature DCs (iDCs). The maturation cocktail consisted of IL-1b, IL-6 (both at 1000 IU/ ml), TNF-a (500 IU/ml) (CellGenix, Freiburg, Germany) and Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2, 10 mg/ml; Dinoprostona, Pfizer) and was added on day 6 for 24 h. Mature DCs (mDCs) were harvested and analyzed on day 7. Dexamethasone (1026 M; Fortecortin, MERCK, Spain) was added on day 3. For cell stability, DCs were washed and further stimulated for 24 h with 100 ng/ml LPS (Sigma Aldrich) or 1 mg/ml of recombinant soluble CD40 ligand (Bender Medsystems, Vienna, Austria). We did not observe differences in viability and yield between iDCs, mDCs and tolDCs generation. The protocol and reagents for tol-DC generation are fully compatible with cGMP regulations and it has been approved by Agencia Espanola del Medicamento y Productos Sanitarios. Heat-killed Escherichia coli, Protheus mirabillis, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Salmonella thyphimurium were incubated at 1:10 (DC:bacteria) ratio with DCs for 24 h. After co-incubation, supernatant was collected for cytokines determination and.