Table 2. Total number of specific cell types undergoing cell death at day 3 in Ft SchuS4-infected mice.
| Cells |
TUNEL+
cells |
7-AAD+
cells |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sham | Infected | Sham | Infected | |
| PMN | 389±121 | 80.791±37.120a | 6.565±5.464 | 132.781±56.543b |
| Mφ | 30.868±5.820 | 32.413±6.792 | 19.597±2.765 | 126.474±36.391a |
Abbreviations: Ft, Francisella tularensis ssp. tularensis; 7-AAD, 7-aminoactinomycin D; PMN, polymorphonuclear leukocytes; TUNEL, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick-end labeling.
aP<0.001. bP<0.01.