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. 2003 Dec;71(12):7023–7034. doi: 10.1128/IAI.71.12.7023-7034.2003

TABLE 2.

Quantitation of chemokine, cytokine, and mycobacterial RNA expression in granulomatous lesions of cynomolgus macaques experimentally infected with M. tuberculosis

Lesions Disease severity Animal No. of granulomas Granuloma size (μm2)a No. of myco- bacterial rRNA collectionsb No. of IFN-γ mRNA+ cellsc No. of TNF-α mRNA+ cellsc CXCL9/ Mig ISH signal (%)d CXCL10/ IP-10 ISH signal (%)d CXCL11/ I-TAC ISH signal (%)d
Solid Minimal or moderate M15000 12 184,882 0.9 38.2 31.2 23.54 35.89 8.47
M15100 6 157,386 0.0 6.5 2.5 9.54 6.83 1.56
Avg 175,717 0.8 27.0 21.1 18.29 17.58 6.17
Advanced M7200 4 189,597 2.0 46.0 NAe 26.96 19.37 31.07
M11201 12 135,894 NA 2.8 3.1 55.68 43.10 6.82
M11301 9 131,056 1.4 39.4 11.2 49.53 42.59 27.11
M15300 56 337,018 3.9 20.6 14.1 57.15 28.37 15.87
Avg 277,057 3.5 23.1 11.6 55.02 32.08 17.15
Allf 258,631 2.8 24.1 14.0 48.03 29.15 14.48
(0-156) (0-130) (1.33-84.22) (0.16-90.53) (0.08-75.44)
Caseous Minimal or moderate M7100 2 1,122,068 NA 114.0 42.0 40.23 23.48 10.01
M15000 1 996,507 0.0 47.0 NA 30.60 22.60 0.26
M15100 1 1,020,000 NA 20.0 10.0 16.86 8.17 1.99
Avg 1,065,161 0.0 60.3 26.0 29.23 18.09 5.57
Advanced M7200 3 875,262 4.3 92.3 NA 32.61 27.14 22.95
M11201 12 591,442 NA 39.6 13.0 60.11 41.27 12.88
M11301 6 634,611 246.0 112.8 28.8 51.93 44.15 22.16
M15300 177 678,735 4.1 49.1 28.0 51.32 32.75 11.52
Avg 675,010 45.17 51.8 26.9 51.58 33.53 12.00
Allf 682,892 45.0 51.9 26.9 51.19 33.25 11.83
(1-238) (2-135) (14.14-99.38) (0.35-74.44) (0.26-40.16)
a

Average surface area of granulomas per 14-μm section.

b

Average number of mycobacterial 16S rRNA focal collections per 14-μm section of granuloma.

c

Average number of mRNA+ cells per 14-μm section of granuloma.

d

Average percentage of cellular surface area comprised of autoradiographic silver grains.

e

NA, not available.

f

Average (range) for all lesions in each group.