Table I.

Comparison of blood cell parameters in WT and Nfil3−/− mice

Population Marker and parameter WT Nfil3−/− 
PBMC WBC, ×103/µl 5.97 ± 2.55 7.48 ± 4.53 
 RBC, ×106/µl 9.06 ± 0.65 8.86 ± 1.83 
 HGB, g/dl 14.83 ± 0.80 14.49 ± 1.15 
 HCT, % 52.26 ± 2.97 50.36 ± 7.85 
 MCV, fL 57.54 ± 2.07 56.68 ± 2.94 
 MCH, pg 16.34 ± 0.28 16.50 ± 1.19 
 MCHC, g/dl 28.41 ± 0.68 29.27 ± 3.73 
 PLT, ×103/µl 1311 ± 150 1279 ± 164 
BM lymphocytes, ×107  3.64 ± 1.09 3.49 ± 0.39 
 B220+CD43+, % 14.28 ± 1.24 13.13 ± 0.76 
 B220+CD25+, % 17.29 ± 2.76 19.0 ± 1.31 
 B220+IgM+, % 16.55 ± 3.94 16.41 ± 3.41 
Liver lymphocytes, ×107  0.24 ± 0.05 0.23 ± 0.10 
Lung lymphocytes, ×107  0.29 ± 0.05 0.34 ± 0.10 
Splenocytes, ×107  6.60 ± 0.56 7.14 ± 1.245 
 B220+CD3, % 48.80 ± 1.22 46.51 ± 5.05 
 B220+IgM+, % 34.64 ± 9.34 38.54 ± 4.69 
 B220CD3+, % 33.87 ± 1.86 34.40 ± 3.72 
 CD8+CD4, % 41.92 ± 1.75 42.33 ± 4.45 
 CD8CD4+, % 46.57 ± 2.22 45.86 ± 1.11 
 TCR-αβ+, % 95.33 ± 0.61 95.83 ± 0.44 
 TCR-γδ+, % 1.43 ± 0.56 1.37 ± 1.23 
Thymocytes, ×107  10.68 ± 2.23 10.24 ± 1.21 
 CD4+CD8, % 9.1 ± 0.20 9.54 ± 1.45 
 CD4CD8+, % 3.87 ± 0.61 2.94 ± 0.27 
 CD4+CD8+, % 84.02 ± 1.29 84.48 ± 1.69 
 CD4CD8, % 3.03 ± 0.58 3.01 ± 0.64 
 CD25CD44+, % 15.38 ± 4.37 19.05 ± 2.01 
 CD25+CD44+, % 4.15 ± 1.86 5.17 ± 1.56 
 CD25+CD44, % 64.13 ± 4.63 62.42 ± 2.02 
 CD25CD44, % 14.32 ± 2.73 13.31 ± 0.49 
Population Marker and parameter WT Nfil3−/− 
PBMC WBC, ×103/µl 5.97 ± 2.55 7.48 ± 4.53 
 RBC, ×106/µl 9.06 ± 0.65 8.86 ± 1.83 
 HGB, g/dl 14.83 ± 0.80 14.49 ± 1.15 
 HCT, % 52.26 ± 2.97 50.36 ± 7.85 
 MCV, fL 57.54 ± 2.07 56.68 ± 2.94 
 MCH, pg 16.34 ± 0.28 16.50 ± 1.19 
 MCHC, g/dl 28.41 ± 0.68 29.27 ± 3.73 
 PLT, ×103/µl 1311 ± 150 1279 ± 164 
BM lymphocytes, ×107  3.64 ± 1.09 3.49 ± 0.39 
 B220+CD43+, % 14.28 ± 1.24 13.13 ± 0.76 
 B220+CD25+, % 17.29 ± 2.76 19.0 ± 1.31 
 B220+IgM+, % 16.55 ± 3.94 16.41 ± 3.41 
Liver lymphocytes, ×107  0.24 ± 0.05 0.23 ± 0.10 
Lung lymphocytes, ×107  0.29 ± 0.05 0.34 ± 0.10 
Splenocytes, ×107  6.60 ± 0.56 7.14 ± 1.245 
 B220+CD3, % 48.80 ± 1.22 46.51 ± 5.05 
 B220+IgM+, % 34.64 ± 9.34 38.54 ± 4.69 
 B220CD3+, % 33.87 ± 1.86 34.40 ± 3.72 
 CD8+CD4, % 41.92 ± 1.75 42.33 ± 4.45 
 CD8CD4+, % 46.57 ± 2.22 45.86 ± 1.11 
 TCR-αβ+, % 95.33 ± 0.61 95.83 ± 0.44 
 TCR-γδ+, % 1.43 ± 0.56 1.37 ± 1.23 
Thymocytes, ×107  10.68 ± 2.23 10.24 ± 1.21 
 CD4+CD8, % 9.1 ± 0.20 9.54 ± 1.45 
 CD4CD8+, % 3.87 ± 0.61 2.94 ± 0.27 
 CD4+CD8+, % 84.02 ± 1.29 84.48 ± 1.69 
 CD4CD8, % 3.03 ± 0.58 3.01 ± 0.64 
 CD25CD44+, % 15.38 ± 4.37 19.05 ± 2.01 
 CD25+CD44+, % 4.15 ± 1.86 5.17 ± 1.56 
 CD25+CD44, % 64.13 ± 4.63 62.42 ± 2.02 
 CD25CD44, % 14.32 ± 2.73 13.31 ± 0.49 

Data shown are the mean ± SD of nine independent experiments using mice of 6–8 wk of age. No significant differences in the indicated cellular distributions were observed between WT and Nfil3−/− mice (unpaired Student's t test).

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