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Table 1 Number of splenic cells/HPF that express CD4+, IL-4 and IFNγ

From: The effects of second-hand smoke on biological processes important in atherogenesis

 

Cell numbera

 

Treatment

CD4+

IL-4

IFNγ

IFNγ/IL-4

Control

20.67 ± 4.49

(n = 3)*

27.00 ± 2.31

(n = 3)**

32.23 ± 2.33

(n = 3)

1.20

SSW

112.00 ± 4.62

(n = 3)$, #, £

33.33 ± 6.69

(n = 3)§, †

94.00 ± 7.81

(n = 3)‡

2.82

  1. a, Splenic lymphocyte numbers were determined by immunolabeling of spleen sections with anti-CD4. The cell numbers in the clustered staining area was estimated by the size of the cells. P > 0.05 is considered not significant change, and p < 0.001 is considered very significant change. n represents the number of different high power fields within a tissue section.
  2. *, Control/CD4+ vs. control/IL-4, and control/CD4+ vs. control/IFNγ: p > 0.05; **, control/IL-4 vs. control/IFNγ: p > 0.05, $, SSW CD4+ vs SSW IL-4: p < 0.001, and #, SSW CD4+ vs SSW/IFNγ: p > 0.05; § SSW IL-4 vs. SSW/IFNγ: p < 0.001 £, SSW CD4+ vs contol/CD4+: p < 0.001; †, SSW IL-4 vs. control/IL-4: p > 0.05; ‡, SSW/IFNγ vs control/IFNγ: p < 0.001 HPF = High Power Field
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