Figure 4.
Phenotypes, RT-qPCR and apoptosis analyses of ICOS+Tregs and ICOS−Tregs. (A) Representative images of phenotypic expression of Treg subsets in peripheral blood (upper) and liver tissue (lower) from BA patients. Gates were set based on the ISO. (B,C) The statistical analysis of phenotypic expression of Treg subsets from peripheral blood (upper) and liver tissue (lower). Wilcoxon test was used. (D) RT-qPCR validation of ICOS, CD25, CD39, CD73, TGF-β, and BCL-2 genes were analyzed. Wilcoxon test was used. (E) Apoptosis Assay of Treg subsets from peripheral blood (upper) and liver tissues (lower) of BA patients. Mann-Whitney test was used.