Figure 5.

Splenic cell counts. CLP survivor mice showed evidence of ongoing systemic inflammation, with an increased proportion of myeloid cells (A), neutrophils (B), and monocytes (C) and a decreased proportion of B and T cells (D–E). Corticosterone also decreased the T cell population independently of CLP (D) but had no effect on the other cell populations. n = 10 for sham+vehicle and sham+corticosterone, 9 for CLP+vehicle and CLP+corticosterone. Error bars show standard error of the mean. ∗p < .05, ∗∗∗∗p < .0001. CLP, cecal ligation and puncture.