IL10 and autoimmune disease: To mimic an imbalance between pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines as reported for the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases (38), we added neutralizing anti-IL-10 antibody to the cell culture supernatants (medium + anti-IL-10, mock SN+ anti-IL-10, BV SN + anti-IL-10, EC SN + anti-IL-10).