Table I.
Comparison of IL-10 (GFP) contributions between macrophages and CD4+ T cells in the joint tissue of B. burgdorferi infected 'tiger' mice.
| Cell Type | Day Post Infection |
GFP+ (% of population)a |
Total GFP+ Cells (× 1,000) |
GFP MFIb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD4+ T cells | 11 | 44.0±3.1**c | 20.2±1.6 | 57.3±4.9* |
| Macrophages | 11 | 6.2±1.1 | 25.7±6.1 | 23.9±0.4 |
| CD4+ T cells | 14 | 24.6±4.0* | 4.0±1.0 | 37.2±2.5* |
| Macrophages | 14 | 4.7±1.2 | 15.2±3.8* | 21.0±0.5 |
a
Values represent the mean ± S.E.M
b
Mean Fluorescence Intensity
c
Statistical significance (*) or (**) indicate p values of <0.05 and <0.01 respecively, by student's t-test.