Table 3.

Flow cytometry analysis of whole blood

	CD3+	CD4+	Foxp3+	ROR-γ+
Male SHR
Control	68 ± 1	38 ± 2	5 ± 1	25 ± 1
l-NAME	77 ± 1*	52 ± 2*	4 ± 1	28 ± 1
l-NAME+ TTx	72 ± 1*†	41 ± 1†	11 ± 1*†	22 ± 1†
Female SHR
Control	72 ± 1	51 ± 2	4 ± 1	30 ± 0.7
l-NAME	83 ± 1*	56 ± 1*	2 ± 1	34 ± 2
l-NAME+ TTx	73 ± 1†	48 ± 1†	10 ± 1*†	21 ± 2*†

Values are means ± SE.

^*Difference from same sex vehicle-control;

^†indicates significant difference from l-NAME. CD3⁺ cells are expressed as % of total blood cells. CD4⁺ cells are expressed as % of CD3⁺ cells. Foxp3⁺ (T_regs) and ROR-γ⁺ cells are expressed as % CD3⁺CD4⁺ cells.