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. 2011 Nov;79(11):4688–4695. doi: 10.1128/IAI.05289-11

Table 1.

Percentages of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells producing IFN-γ in IRAK-4−/− and IRAK-4+/− mice at the first and third weeks of infection with B. abortus

Week T-cell type and mouse genotype % cells producing IFN-γ after stimulation witha:
Medium HKBa ConAb
1 CD4+
    IRAK-4+/− 3.49 ± 1.12 17.55 ± 4.56# 27.98 ± 3.78#
    IRAK-4−/− 3.16 ± 0.62 4.58 ± 1.11#* 14.92 ± 2.17#*
CD8+
    IRAK-4+/− 1.91 ± 0.33 10.23 ± 4.25# 16.50 ± 4.67#
    IRAK-4−/− 0.94 ± 0.25 1.59 ± 0.43#* 8.11 ± 2.53#*
3 CD4+
    IRAK-4+/− 2.68 ± 0.60 7.19 ± 2.39# 9.43 ± 3.05#
    IRAK-4−/− 2.67 ± 1.04 6.21 ± 0.75# 8.37 ± 1.73#
CD8+
    IRAK-4+/− 0.58 ± 0.06 3.34 ± 0.94# 3.91 ± 1.12#
    IRAK-4−/− 1.26 ± 0.58 2.79 ± 0.76# 7.96 ± 1.78#*
a

#, Statistically significant compared to nonstimulated cells. *, Statistically significant compared to IRAK-4+/− mice.

b

ConA, concanavalin A.