Table 2.
Lymphocyte subsetsa | CD4:CD8 ratio | Tactb
CD25+ FoxP3int (%) |
Tregb
CD25hi FoxP3hi (%) |
Treg:Tact ratio | |||||
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B cells (%) | NK cells (%) | T cells (%) | CD4+ T cells (%) | CD8+ T cells (%) | |||||
Saline | 14.2 | 1.25 | 77.9 | 66.5 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 3.87 | 5.41 | 2.30 |
Range | 9.9–20 | 0.7–2.2 | 69–85 | 55–75 | 3.5–12 | 5.1–20 | 1.3–9.0 | 2.3–9.5 | 0.3–4.4 |
CpG + GM | 16.7 | 1.56 | 70.9 | 51.8* | 15.1 | 3.9* | 6.36 | 5.60 | 1.08 |
Range | 11–28 | 1.1–2.0 | 51–80 | 32–67 | 9.0–22 | 2.1–6.6 | 2.2–9.1 | 2.9–11 | 0.6–2.4 |
CpG | 17.7 | 1.38 | 68.1* | 52.5* | 10.9 | 5.6 | 4.44 | 5.36 | 1.60 |
Range | 6.9–35 | 0.7–2.2 | 52–78 | 36–60 | 5.2–16 | 2.4–10 | 1.6–8.0 | 2.7–8.0 | 0.4–3.3 |
* p < 0.05 versus saline by Kruskal–Wallis test with Dunn’s post-test
aIndicated percentages are of measured SLN leukocytes
bIndicated percentages are of CD3+CD4+CD25int T cells
Bold values indicates statistical differences