Table 2.

Enumeration of lymphocyte subsets in spleen and blood of host Rag2−/− mice

Group% of viable cells% of CD3+ cells% of CD4+ cells
CD3+CD19+CD4+CD8+CD25+
Spleen
    HC→Rag11.1 ± 0.92.3 ± 0.336.3 ± 0.858.2 ± 1.46.1 ± 1.3
    SD→Rag11.4 ± 1.71.9 ± 0.436.9 ± 2.659.0 ± 2.57.3 ± 0.9
    Sal→Raga0.3 ± 0.10.1 ± 0.1000
Blood
    HC→Rag18.6 ± 4.70.1 ± 0.046.1 ± 5.742.0 ± 8.60.7 ± 0.4
    SD→Rag21.4 ± 2.90.3 ± 0.147.1 ± 5.442.8 ± 5.30.9 ± 0.1
    Sal→Raga0.3 ± 0.30.1 ± 0.1000
  • aLymphopenic mice had significantly less of each cell type compared to adoptive transfer groups (p < 0.01).