A. Gating strategy was set up for characterization of
circulating monocytes. Isolated peripheral blood CD14+ monocytes express CD14
and CD86 but not CD206
(CD14+/CD206−/CD86+)
B. Freshly isolated CD14+ monocytes were exposed to first
trimester trophoblast CM for 6 days and then analyzed by flow cytometry for
CD14, CD86, CD206 and CD16. Following treatment with trophoblast CM,
monocytes/macrophages maintained CD14 expression, and gained CD16 and CD206, but
lost CD86 (CD14+/CD16+/CD206+
/CD86−). Representative figure of 6 independent
experiments with each done in triplicate.