TABLE 6.
Percent of activated NK1.1+ lymphocytes in the lungs of AL and ER mice at baseline and during influenza infection1
d 0 | d 1 | d 2 | d 3 | d 4 | ||||
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B220+ (surface) | % | |||||||
AL | 4.7 ± 0.5 | 4.5 ± 0.1 | 7.3 ± 2.6 | 7.7 ± 2.9 | 6.8 ± 2.1 | |||
ER | 3.2 ± 0.5a | 10.3 ± 3.3a | 19.6 ± 2.2b | 23.8 ± 2.6b*** | 11.2 ± 3.1a | |||
IFNγ+ (intracellular) | ||||||||
AL | 0.5 ± 0.2 | 5.7 ± 2.8 | 3.5 ± 2.0 | 2.8 ± 1.2 | 1.9 ± 1.2 | |||
ER | 1.0 ± 0.5a | 7.6 ± 2.5a | 14.2 ± 1.2b** | 25.1 ± 3.3c*** | 23.7 ± 0.3c*** |
Values are means ± SEM, n = 4. Means in a row with superscripts without a common letter differ, P < 0.05. Asterisks indicate difference between groups at that time: **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.