Table I.
%BTLA+ Foxp3+ CD25+ CD4+ T cellsb | %BTLA+ CD25− CD4+ T cellsb | |||
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Treatment Groupa | Mean ±SEM | p-valuec | Mean ± SEM | p-valuec |
Naive (no EAE) | 17.52 ± 0.79 | NS | 9.07 ± 2.08 | NS |
PBS-treated EAE | 26.40 ± 5.64 | - | 13.22 ± 3.29 | - |
OVA-pσ1- treated EAE |
27.86 ±8.61 |
NS |
14.15 ±5.90 |
NS |
MOG-pσ1- treated EAE |
30.72 ± 4.95 |
NS |
18.40 ± 5.99 |
NS |
C57BL/6 mice were induced with EAE, and treated with PBS or 50 μg of OVA-pσ1 or MOG-pσ1 orally at the peak of EAE.
FACS analysis was performed on BTLA+ Tregs and CD25 CD4+ T cells isolated from the spleen. Mean ± SEM of 5-6 mice per group is presented.
Statistical significance was calculated by the one-way ANOVA to test differences among the treatment groups relative to PBS-treated EAE mice; NS = not significant.