FIGURE 1.

CD3⁺T and CD3⁺CD8⁺T cells were significantly increased in the peripheral blood of IM patients. A, The frequencies of CD3⁺T (% lymphocyte), CD3⁺CD4⁺T (% CD3⁺ T cells), CD3⁺CD8⁺T (% CD3⁺ T cells), and CD3^-CD19⁺B (% lymphocyte) cells among the 21 healthy controls and 61 new onset IM patients are shown. B, The absolute numbers of CD3⁺T, CD3⁺CD4⁺T, CD3⁺CD8⁺T, and CD3⁻CD19⁺B cells among the 21 healthy controls and 61 new onset IM patients are shown. Each data point represents an individual subject. ^∗∗∗P < 0.001. NS = no significant; Mann–Whitney U test.