TABLE 3.
Mouse linea | Mean values obtained for CD11c+ cells ± SDb
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Total no.c | % CD11bhid | % CD11bint/low | Total no. | % CD11bhi | % CD11bint/low | |
Non-Tg | 1.8 ± 1.2 | 35 ± 4 | 52 ± 4 | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 25 ± 7 | 55 ± 9 |
CD11c/HIVNef | 2.5 ± 0.8 | 41 ± 5†d | 46 ± 5† | 0.1 ± 0.06 | 39 ± 11* | 46 ± 6* |
Non-Tg | 1.7 ± 0.4 | 35 ± 1.8 | 51 ± 1 | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 34 ± 4 | 54 ± 4.4 |
CD68/HIVNef | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 45 ± 2.8‡ | 45 ± 1.7* | 0.4 ± 0.1 | 49 ± 3.9† | 42 ± 2.2† |
Tg CD11c/HIVNef (F98507) and CD68 (F115708) mice (3 to 6 months old) with their respective littermates. Number of animals: For spleen, 12 CD11c/HIVNef and 5 CD68/HIVNef Tg mice with, respectively, nine and five non-Tg littermates; for LN, eight CD11c/HIVNef and four CD68/HIVNef Tg mice with, respectively, five and four non-Tg littermates.
*, P ≤ 0.05; †, P < 0.01; ‡, P < 0.001.
That is, the absolute cell number (106).
Gated on total CD11c+ DC.