Table 1. Absolute numbers of immune cells before or after treatment of cyclophosphamide (CPP)
Tissue | Population | Surface phenotype | Vehicle treatment | CPP treatment | p-value |
Thymus (×106) | Total cell | | 246.67±14.70 | 5.83±2.03 | <0.001 |
DN | CD4–CD8– | 9.87±1.39 | 0.40±0.15 | 0.002 |
DP | CD4+CD8+ | 211.56±12.01 | 0.29±0.11 | <0.001 |
CD4+ SP | CD4+CD8– | 18.62±1.13 | 3.68±1.28 | 0.001 |
CD8+ SP | CD4–CD8+ | 5.99±0.54 | 1.41±0.47 | 0.003 |
Spleen (×106) | Total cell | | 50.17±0.73 | 11.00±3.12 | <0.001 |
T cell | CD3ε+ | 17.26±0.95 | 5.98±1.65 | 0.004 |
CD4+ T cell | CD3ε+CD4+ | 9.07±0.40 | 2.64±0.73 | 0.002 |
CD8+ T cell | CD3ε+CD8+ | 6.31±0.36 | 2.77±0.79 | 0.015 |
B cell | B220+ | 25.51±0.73 | 2.93±0.90 | <0.001 |
NK cell | CD3ε–NK1.1+ | 1.38±0.15 | 0.12±0.04 | 0.001 |
All data represent the mean±SEM (n=3).
Significant differences were determined by p-values.
Vehicle, PBS treatment; DN, double negative cell; DP, double positive cell; SP, single positive cell; PBS, phosphate buffered saline.