Table II. Percentage of CD4 T cells among surviving T lymphocytes.
| CKO Mouse (Cre+) | Non-Cre Littermate Control (Cre−) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninfected | Hpb | Uninfected | Hpb | |
| Spleen | ||||
| Nonirradiateda (mean ± SEM) |
74.7 ± 2.1 (n = 3) | 76.0 ± 1.9 (n = 3) | 63.9 ± 1.6 (n = 3) | 68.1 ± 0.9 (n = 3) |
| Irradiatedb (mean ± SEM) | 92.4 ± 0.7 (n = 4) | 92.8 ± 0.9 (n = 3) | 93.0 ± 1.1 (n = 4) | 94.2 ± 0.5 (n = 3) |
| MLNs | ||||
| Nonirradiateda (mean ± SEM) |
80.1 ± 2.8 (n = 3) | 73.6 ± 2.5 (n = 3) | 80.6 ± 0.7 (n = 3) | 75.8 ± 0.6 (n = 3) |
| Irradiatedb (mean ± SEM) | 93.2 ± 0.3 (n = 4) | 95.4 ± 2.0 (n = 4) | 97.1 ± 0.7 (n = 4) | 94.0 ± 0.5 (n = 4) |
a
Cell numbers were quantified in mice after 3 wk of helminth (Hpb) infection.
b
Cell numbers were quantified in mice 6 d after TBI, which followed a 3-wk helminth (Hpb) infection.