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TNF-α production by mononuclear cells in B. burgdorferi-infected 129/SvEv and IFN-γR−/− mice and mock-infected IFN-γR−/− mice
| Mouse strain | Cytokine-positive cells (%)a
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| TNF+ | CD4+ TNF+ | IFN-γ+ TNF+ | |
| 129/SvEvb | 15.9 | 12.2 | 4.3 |
| IFN-γR−/−b | 13.9 | 12.0 | 2.1 |
| IFN-γR−/−c | 7.6 | 8.3 | 1.8 |
Percent blast cells on culture day 5 calculated from results of flow cytometry.
B. burgdorferi-infected mice.
Mock-infected mice.
