IL-17-Expressing CD4+ and CD8+ T Lymphocytes in Human Toxoplasmosis
Figure 2
IL-17+CD4+ T cells and IL-17+CD8+ T cells from nonpregnant or parturient women. The horizontal line indicates the median, open circles indicate the T. gondii seronegative subjects, and filled circle indicate seropositive subjects. (a) The percentage of CD4+ T cells expressing IL-17. (c) The percentage of CD8+ T cells expressing IL-17. (e) Comparison CD4+ T cells and CD8+ T cell expressing IL-17. One representative dot-plot from each is shown ((b)—seropositive, nonpregnant, and unstimulated × T. gondii stimulated), ((d)—seropositive, parturient, unstimulated × seropositive, nonpregnant, and unstimulated). Gated on CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. The horizontal line indicates the median, bars indicate the 25% and 75% percentiles, and vertical lines indicate the 10% and 90% percentiles. (, Wilcoxon test). ❖,★,◆,ϕSignificant differences between PMBCs of seropositive, nonpregnant and parturient women stimulated with T. gondii strain (, Mann-Whitney test).
