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. 2002 Sep;129(3):397–404. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2002.01910.x

Table 3.

Decrease in the expansion of NKT cells in the liver of NKT-deficient mice induced by the injection of denatured liver tissue

% Fluorescence-positive cells

Mice Injection of denatured liver tissue NK1·1+ CD3int NK1·1+ CD4+
B6 18·5 ± 4·3 16·2 ± 3·6
day 1 44·8 ± 11·0* 34·1 ± 9·8*
TAP-1 (–*–) 11·4 ± 1·2  8·7 ± 0·9
day 1 25·3 ± 4·6 16·7 ± 8·5
CD1d (–/–)  2·8 ± 0·2  0·3 ± 0·1
day 1 12·8 ± 4·4*  1·7 ± 0·2
β2m (−/−)  2·2 ± 0·1  0·6 ± 0·1
day 1 11·9 ± 3·3*  0·7 ± 0·1
*

P < 0·05, n = 4.