Table 1. Frequency of FoxP3⁺T cells in CD4⁺, CD4⁺CD25⁺and CD8⁺ subpopulations from mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN), as determined by flow cytometry.

			Mean % ± SD of FoxP3+	Range
CD4+	early colitic mice	n = 7	10.7±2.5	(7.34–13.3)
	control mice †	n = 7	9.0±1.0	(7.84–10.2)
	colitic mice	n = 7	11.4±1.6	(8.84–12.9)
	control mice ††	n = 7	9.1±1.4	(7.76–11.9)
CD4+CD25+	early colitic mice	n = 7	81.0±8.7	(71.1–94.6)
	control mice †	n = 7	82.0±11.9	(66.0–95.1)
	colitic mice	n = 7	79.2±5.7	(73.2–87.8)
	control mice ††	n = 7	91.2±2.2	(88.8–93.4)
CD8+	early colitic mice	n = 7	1.6±1.4	(0.29–3.73)
	control mice †	n = 7	1.2±1.0	(0.29–2.46)
	colitic mice	n = 7	0.6±0.3	(0.26–0.96)
	control mice ††	n = 7	0.4±0.2	(0.29–0.75)

^†: 4–6 weeks old mice,

^††: 7–9 weeks old mice.