TABLE 1.

Description of brush border of midvillus enterocytes in the jejunum of mice^a

Cells and mouse group	Ht (μm)	Width (μm)	Density (no./μm2 of epithelium)	Surface area (μm2/μm2 of epithelial surface)
Whole cells
CD (n = 20)	1.362 ± 0.047	0.132 ± 0.004	60.43 ± 3.78	33.00 ± 1.74
ID (n = 18)	0.963 ± 0.072b	0.129 ± 0.003	58.74 ± 2.06	23.98 ± 1.76b
T cells
CD CD4+ (n = 15)	1.132 ± 0.054	0.129 ± 0.003	60.68 ± 2.52	28.42 ± 1.45
ID CD4+ (n = 14)	1.195 ± 0.083	0.131 ± 0.003	59.85 ± 2.94	29.92 ± 2.25
CD CD8+ (n = 13)	1.088 ± 0.044	0.129 ± 0.003	60.76 ± 3.42	27.34 ± 1.38
ID CD8+ (n = 18)	0.798 ± 0.058§§	0.127 ± 0.002	62.62 ± 2.56	20.77 ± 1.72c

^aAnimals received whole superior mesenteric lymph node (SMLN) lymphocytes, enriched SMLN CD4⁺ T cells, or enriched SMLN CD8⁺ T cells from control (CD) or previously infected (ID) donor mice. Values are mean ± SEM.

^bP < 0.05 versus respective control.

^cP < 0.01 versus paired control.