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 | |
| B220−CD3+, % | 33.87 ± 1.86 | 34.40 ± 3.72 | |
| CD8+CD4−, % | 41.92 ± 1.75 | 42.33 ± 4.45 | |
| CD8−CD4+, % | 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 | |
| CD4−CD8+, % | 3.87 ± 0.61 | 2.94 ± 0.27 | |
| CD4+CD8+, % | 84.02 ± 1.29 | 84.48 ± 1.69 | |
| CD4−CD8−, % | 3.03 ± 0.58 | 3.01 ± 0.64 | |
| CD25−CD44+, % | 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 | |
| CD25−CD44−, % | 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 | |
| B220−CD3+, % | 33.87 ± 1.86 | 34.40 ± 3.72 | |
| CD8+CD4−, % | 41.92 ± 1.75 | 42.33 ± 4.45 | |
| CD8−CD4+, % | 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 | |
| CD4−CD8+, % | 3.87 ± 0.61 | 2.94 ± 0.27 | |
| CD4+CD8+, % | 84.02 ± 1.29 | 84.48 ± 1.69 | |
| CD4−CD8−, % | 3.03 ± 0.58 | 3.01 ± 0.64 | |
| CD25−CD44+, % | 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 | |
| CD25−CD44−, % | 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).