Table 2.

Numbers of CD4/CD8 subsets in thymus of control and DSS-treated mice

Sample	Total Thy (×106)	CD4−/CD8− (×106)	CD4+/CD8+ (×106)	CD4+/CD8− (×106)	CD4−/CD8+ (×106)
Control†	76.4 ± 23.1	5.16 ± 1.2	63.6 ± 19.9	2.55 ± 0.73	4.96 ± 1.5
DSS‡	33.1 ± 21.9	2.85 ± 1.5	26.5 ± 18.5	1.27 ± 0.67	2.39 ± 1.5
Change, %	−56.7**	−44.8	−58.3**	−50.1**	−51.8**

**Thy, thymocytes; P < 0.01.

^†Control (n = 10) and mice fed 1% DSS in drinking water for 2 wk (n = 11) were used.

^‡Data shown is number of thymocytes in each population per mouse ± SD (× 10⁶).