Figure 2.

Microwaves regulated the balance of immune cells in the peripheral blood. At 6 h, 7 d and 28 d after microwave exposure, rats from the Sham, S10, X10 and XS10 groups were anesthetized, and anticoagulated blood samples were collected from the inferior vena cava (IVC). The white blood cells (WBC), lymphocytes (LYMPH) and neutrophils (NEUT) were counted (A). The immune phenotypes of the lymphocytes were analyzed by flow cytometry, and the percentage of T and B lymphocytes among the total lymphocytes was calculated (B). Moreover, the subtypes of T lymphocytes, including CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T lymphocytes were also detected by flow cytometry, and the proportion of total T lymphocytes was calculated (C). Data are presented as mean±s.e.m.; *, p < 0.05, **, p < 0.01, ***, p < 0.001 vs. Sham group; #, p < 0.05, ##, p < 0.01, ###, p < 0.001 vs. S10 group.