TABLE 2.
Flow cytometric analysis of vaginal T cells following primary or secondary C. albicans vaginal infectiona
| Cell type: | % of positive cellsb on:
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| Day 4 after:
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Day 10 after:
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| Primary infection | Secondary infection | Primary infection | Secondary infection | |
| αβ TCR+ CD4+ | 31 | 36 | 35 | 36 |
| γδ TCR+ CD4+ | 14 | 12 | 15 | 13 |
| γδ TCR+ CD4− | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| CD4/CD8 | 37/2 | 48/2 | 33/3 | 48/3 |
| 2B6+GK1.5− | 46 | 45 | 43 | 46 |
| 2B6+GK1.5+ | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
a
Data presented from a single experiment of two repeats with pooled cells (105/sample) from 9 to 10 estrogen-treated primary or secondary infected mice.
b
Based on lymphoid cell-like limits of cells collected from collagenase-digested vaginas.