Brief Protocol: |
Isolate peritoneal leukocytes and culture for 5 hours with monensin with or without added PMA and ionoymcin. Wash cells once in FACS buffer (PBS plus 1% BSA or serum). Block Fc receptors and stain for viability in PBS for 20 minutes on ice. Wash cells once in FACS buffer. Permeabilize cells at room temperature for 1 hour or overnight. Wash cells in permeabilization buffer Stain with isotype control or mouse IL-17a antibody (1:100 dilution, 100 uL per million cells) for 20 minutes on ice. Wash cells once in permeabilization buffer. Resuspend cells in 100-250 uL PBS containing 1.5% paraformaldehyde. |
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