Table 2.
Flow cytometry analysis of lymphocyte populations from the spleen of AIR mice (n = 5–8). The results are expressed as a means percentage and standard deviation of 10,000 events acquired from 107 cells/mL suspension.
| Lymphocyte subsets | Days | Melanoma | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B16F10 | S91 | Control | |||||
| AIRmax | AIRmin | AIRmax | AIRmin | AIRmax | AIRmin | ||
| 7 | n = 7 | n = 5 | n = 5 | n = 5 | n = 6 | n = 5 | |
| CD3+ | 30.62 ± 5.64 | 22.83 ± 2.18 | 24.66 ± 6.23 | 27.57 ± 5.21 | 24.84 ± 4.13 | 28.29 ± 1.77 | |
| CD4+ | 20.60 ± 4.39 | 14.41 ± 0.90 | 15.76 ± 0.87 | 17.16 ± 2.91 | 14.96 ± 1.61 | 17.57 ± 1.66 | |
| CD8+ | 15.13 ± 1.66 | 12.11 ± 3.98 | 10.47 ± 1.85 | 11.40 ± 1.72 | 16.20 ± 3.20 | 9.53 ± 4.69 | |
| CD4+/CD25+ | 3.92 ± 0.58A | 2.89 ± 0.57B | 1.48 ± 0.21B | 2.94 ± 0.66A | 2.87 ± 0.90 | 1.99 ± 1.35 | |
| CD3+/CD49b+ | 2.60 ± 0.40 | 2.01 ± 0.23 | 1.21 ± 0.62 | 1.62 ± 0.23 | 2.02 ± 0.56 | 1.77 ± 0.26 | |
| CD49b+ | 6.29 ± 0.84 | 5.90 ± 1.54 | 3.85 ± 0.85 | 4.18 ± 1.45 | 6.01 ± 1.14 | 6.30 ± 1.90 | |
| 14 | n = 8 | n = 5 | n = 8 | n = 5 | n = 8 | n = 5 | |
| CD3+ | 32.47 ± 4.65 | 22.24 ± 2.54 | 36.86 ± 9.32 | 27.64 ± 4.56 | 39.55 ± 5.46A | 25.89 ± 4.28B | |
| CD4+ | 20.25 ± 2.58 | 15.04 ± 1.40 | 23.13 ± 4.96 | 18.23 ± 3.58 | 23.58 ± 2.92 | 16.76 ± 4.48 | |
| CD8+ | 12.46 ± 3.34 | 6.72 ± 1.17 | 14.38 ± 4.24A | 8.07 ± 0.90B | 15.20 ± 2.22A | 9.04 ± 2.24B | |
| CD4+/CD25+ | 2.64 ± 1.14A | 0.87 ± 0.38B | 2.64 ± 0.91 | 2.21 ± 1.29 | 2.90 ± 1.00 | 1.38 ± 0.86 | |
| CD3+/CD49b+ | 3.67 ± 0.99 | 3.23 ± 0.94 | 4.01 ± 0.87 | 3.22 ± 0.98 | 3.90 ± 1.22 | 3.94 ± 0.91 | |
| CD49b+ | 3.31 ± 0.51 | 4.61 ± 1.19 | 4.12 ± 0.85 | 4.58 ± 1.71 | 3.51 ± 1.01 | 3.98 ± 1.29 | |
| 30 | n = 5 | n = 5 | n = 5 | n = 5 | n = 5 | n = 5 | |
| CD3+ | 30.69 ± 4.71a | 24.12 ± 3.20 | 18.62 ± 4.95b | 22.86 ± 2.45 | 32.94 ± 2.45a | 23.66 ± 2.43 | |
| CD4+ | 19.65 ± 1.56a | 17.29 ± 4.47 | 12.00 ± 2.97b | 15.18 ± 1.27 | 22.07 ± 4.47a | 16.82 ± 1.70 | |
| CD8+ | 11.91 ± 2.97a | 8.84 ± 1.66 | 6.79 ± 1.96b | 7.93 ± 2.00 | 10.62 ± 2.29 | 7.06 ± 2.22 | |
| CD4+/CD25+ | 2.60 ± 0.65 | 1.92 ± 0.75 | 1.42 ± 0.48 | 1.49 ± 0.49 | 2.51 ± 0.76 | 1.24 ± 0.69 | |
| CD3+/CD49b+ | 2.11 ± 0.83 | 1.33 ± 0.06 | 1.39 ± 0.88 | 1.26 ± 0.21 | 1.34 ± 0.19 | 1.30 ± 0.47 | |
| CD49b+ | 4.86 ± 0.65 | 3.79 ± 0.73 | 4.25 ± 0.86 | 4.28 ± 0.40 | 3.91 ± 0.26 | 3.92 ± 0.72 | |
Lowercase letters indicate the comparison of lymphocyte subsets within the same AIR mouse line (a > b, P < 0.05). Capital letters indicate a comparison of lymphocyte subsets between AIRmax and AIRmin (A > B, P < 0.05).