Cirrhosis and transarterial embolization (TAE) modulate lymphocyte
populations. Box and whisker plots show (A) the percentage
of CD4+ and CD8+ cells as a proportion of the
CD3+ population in spleen, liver, and tumor specimens
from healthy diethylnitrosamine-naive rats that underwent sham
embolization (naive, n = 5), cirrhotic
diethylnitrosamine-treated rats that underwent sham embolization (sham,
n = 5), and cirrhotic diethylnitrosamine-treated
rats that underwent embolization with tris-acryl gelatin microspheres
(TAE group, n = 8); (B) the percentage of
CD25+ and FOXP3+ cells as a proportion of the
CD4+ population; and (C) the percentage of
CD25+ and FOXP3+ cells as a proportion of the
CD3+ population. Whiskers indicate maximum and minimum
values. Boxes extend from the 25th to 75th percentiles. The line in the
middle of the box is plotted at the median. * =
P < .05, ** =
P < .01, and *** =
P < .001 according to the t
test. Significant P values (left to right): in
A, .04, .006, .049, .01, .02, .03, .005, .047, .02,
.03; in B, .04, <.001, .03, .04, .049, <.01;
and in C, .048, <.001, .03, .001.