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Table 1 Primary antibody and antibody/fluorochrome-conjugates against various immune mediators, B. burgdorferi, and cell phenotypes

From: Possible role of glial cells in the onset and progression of Lyme neuroborreliosis

MEDIATOR/CELL TYPE

PRIMARY AB/SOURCE

ISOTYPE

DILUTION/CONCENTR.

IL-6

anti-human IL-6

(Abcam Inc. Cambridge, MA)

Rabbit IgG

1:1000

IL-8

anti-human IL-8

RDI Flanders, NJ

Rabbit IgG

10 μg/ml

CCL2

anti-human CCL2

(BD)

Mouse IgG1

10 μg/ml

 

anti-human CCL2

(Abcam)

Rabbit IgG

1:10

CXCL13

anti-human CXCL13

(R&D)

goat IgG

5 μg/ml

B. burgdorferi

anti-whole cell preparation

(Accurate Chemicals, Westbury, NY)

Rabbit IgG

1:250

 

anti- B. burgdorferi-FITC

(Kirkegaard and Perry, Gaithersburg, MD)

Goat

1:10

Astrocyte

anti-human GFAP-cy3

(Sigma St Louis, MO)

Mouse IgG1

1:200

 

anti-human GFAP

(Sigma)

Mouse IgG1

1:200

Astrocyte, Oligodendrocyte, Schwann cell, satellite cell

anti-bovine S-100

(Sigma)

Rabbit IgG

1:1000

Microglia

anti-Iba1 synthetic peptide

(Wako Pure Chemicals, Richmond, VA)

Rabbit IgG

1:100

Endothelial cells

anti-human GLUT-1

(Chemicon)

Rabbit IgG

1:50

Neuron

anti-mouse NeuN

(Chemicon)

Mouse IgG1

1:20

T cell

anti-human CD3

(Dako, Carpinteria, CA)

Mouse IgG2a

1:10

B cell

anti-human CD20

(Dako)

Mouse IgG1

1:200

Macrophage

anti-human CD68

(Dako)

Mouse IgG1

1:50