in vitro differentiated Th0, Th17, and Tr1 cells

Gene expression profiling of in vitro differentiated murine Th cell subsets. Flow cytometrically sorted naive Th cells (CD4+ CD44- Foxp3-) were polyclonally stimulated in vitro for 3 days using 4 µg/ml plate-bound antibody to CD3 (145-2C11) and 2 µg/ml soluble antibody to CD28 (PV-1). Th0 cells were cultured in the absence of exogenous cytokines. Th17 cells were differentiated with 50 ng/ml IL-6 plus 0.5 ng/ml TGF-β. Tr-1 cells were differentiated with 100 ng/ml IL-27 plus 0.5 ng/ml TGF-β. Five biological replicates per Th subset (Th0, Th17, Tr1)