“…CD4+ T cells differentiation into Th17 cells were performed according to previous report [19]. CD4+ T cells (5 × 10 5 ) were incubated for 48 h with anti-CD3 (1 μg/mL) (Abcam, USA), anti-CD28 antibody (1 μg/mL) (Abcam, USA), IL-1β (20 ng/mL)(Gibco, USA), IL-6 (20 ng/mL) (Gibco, USA), IL-23 (20 ng/mL) (Invitrogen, USA), IFN-γ-neutralizing antibody (2 μg/mL) (Cell Signaling Technology, USA), and IL-4-neutralizing antibody (2 μg/mL) (Cell Signaling Technology, USA).…”