Figure 1.
CDDO-Me redirects cytokine production of F4/80+ TAMs in vivo. (a) Whole mammary/tumor tissue of PyMT mice fed diet with or without 50 mg CDDO-Me/kg diet for 8 weeks was digested to a single cell suspension and analyzed by multicolor flow cytometry for analysis of macrophages. Expression of surface markers is represented as percentage of cells positive for the respective marker vs. vehicle (n = 6–10 per group). (b) Mouse weights were recorded immediately prior to tissue resection and mammary/tumor tissue weights were recorded immediately after tissue resection (n = 12–14 per group). (c) TAMs were isolated using F4/80+ magnetic bead selection and cultured in complete DMEM for 24 hours. Culture supernatants were analyzed by ELISA for murine VEGF, IL-10, and TNF-α (n = 3 per group). *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.005 vs. vehicle; ns = nonsignificant. Cytokine data are representative of 3 biologically independent experiments.