(A) Transgenic IL-6 expression in IgHKOIL6Tg mice. Serum
levels of transgenic human IL-6 were determined by ELISA. Results show the mean
+/− SEM of two independent experiments with total six
IgHKO and seven IgHKOIL6Tg mice.
(B) Thymocyte development in IgHKOIL6Tg mice. Contour plots
show CD4/CD8 profiles of total thymocytes (top) and of
TCRβ+HSAlo mature thymocytes (bottom).
(C) Thymocyte numbers in IgHKOIL6Tg mice. Total thymocyte
numbers were determined in five separate experiments from seven IgHKO
and nine IgHKOIL6Tg mice.
(D) CD4/CD8 lineage differentiation in IgHKOIL6Tg mice.
CD4/CD8 ratio was determined from
TCRβ+HSAlo mature thymocytes. Data
show mean +/− SEM of four independent experiments with a total
of seven IgHKO and six IgHKOIL6Tg mice.