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. 2022 Oct 10;17(10):e0275794. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275794

Table 3. Immune cells in ectocervical tissue at the end of treatment (visit 31) based on treatment and dosing assignment.

TFVLNG continuous TFVLNG Interrupted Placebo Continuous Placebo Interrupted P
N Median IQR 25 IQR 75 N Median IQR 25 IQR 75 N Median IQR 25 IQR 75 N Median IQR 25 IQR 75
Histology
Epithelial Thickness (μm) 13 240 206.7 268 15 298 223.3 378.3 5 236.7 180 306.7 4 258.5 191.8 372.5 0.32
Number Cell Layers 13 17.4 16.3 19.5 15 21.7 19.7 23.3 5 16.2 13.3 20.5 4 17.3 14.1 24.2 0.23
Cells in the Ectocervical Epithelium (cells/mm2)
CD45 13 107.9 90.2 119.7 15 67.3 54.3 115.3 5 116.2 67.6 148.5 4 101.9 65.1 143.3 0.36
CD3 13 67.9 57.3 80.2 15 47.9 33.3 77.3 5 80.8 47.4 122.9 4 69.9 49.3 90.5 0.32
CD8 13 43.6 36.7 61.7 15 30.4 10.7 58.5 5 47.1 32 84.5 4 40.6 27.2 59 0.27
HLADR 13 36.7 30.3 46.2 15 36.5 30.8 50.2 5 65.7 20.5 78.7 4 30.7 25.7 50.3 0.82
Cells in the Ectocervical Lamina Propria (cells/mm2)
CD45 13 72 64 148 13 86.4 52 144 5 93.3 72 112 4 94 70 169.6 0.96
CD3 13 38.4 36 106.7 13 48 32 82.7 5 56 38.4 80 4 49.3 36 108.5 0.97
CD8 13 22.4 16 52 13 24 12 48 5 26.7 22.4 44.8 4 28 20 60.8 0.92
HLADR 13 42.7 28 48 13 48 40 64 5 44.8 32 50.7 4 43.3 32 44.7 0.62

IQR = Interquartile range

* p values determined using Kruskall Wallis test.