Table 3.
Numbers (×106; mean ± SE) of B220+ and CD4+ cells harvested from GALT of GF controls, Hb-mono (Hb), SPF, and Hb-infected SPF Swiss Webster mice at 1 mpi
| GF | Hb | SPF | Hb SPF | |
| B220+ cells | ||||
| Spleen | 13.35 ± 3.40 | 14.75 ± 3.02 | 3.24 ± 1.37 | 2.47 ± 1.38 |
| MLN | 3.07 ± 0.67 | 3.77 ± 0.77 | 0.30 ± 0.07 | 0.68 ± 0.19 |
| Peyer patches | 2.13 ± 0.66 | 0.86 ± 0.11 | 4.15 ± 0.66 | 3.02 ± 1.02 |
| Cecum | 0.48 ± 0.12 | 3.78 ± 0.87* | 1.11 ± 0.16 | 2.58 ± 0.64 |
| Colon | 0.80 ± 0.37 | 3.95 ± 1.36 | 1.03 ± 0.15 | 0.97 ± 0.21 |
| CD4+ cells | ||||
| Spleen | 6.65 ± 1.05 | 6.66 ± 0.97 | 5.22 ± 0.78 | 5.07 ± 1.07 |
| MLN | 4.30 ± 0.53 | 6.89 ± 0.29 | 2.73 ± 1.36 | 3.89 ± 0.41 |
| Peyer patches | 0.17 ± 0.06 | 0.05 ± 0.01 | 0.69 ± 0.20 | 0.72 ± 0.31 |
| Cecum | 0.17 ± 0.02 | 0.79 ± 0.26 | 0.29 ± 0.15 | 1.03 ± 0.30 |
| Colon | 0.43 ± 0.24 | 1.37 ± 0.70 | 0.30 ± 0.51 | 0.41 ± 0.07 |
Data support Figure 5. n = 3 per group.
a
P < 0.05 regarding comparison of control GF and SPF mice with Hb-mono and Hb-infected SPF mice, respectively.