Changes of CD4⁺ CD25⁺ Regulatory T Cells, FoxP3 in Adjuvant Arthritis Rats with Damage of Pulmonary Function and Effects of Tripterygium Glycosides Tablet

Table 2

Comparisons of regulatory T cells, cytokines, and Foxp3 in rats (𝑥±𝑠).

Index		Group
	Case	NC	MC	MTX	TPT
CD4^+CD25^+Treg (%)	10	8.64 ± 1.88	5.78 ± 0.85^b	5.92 ± 1.36^a	7.96 ± 2.31^ce
Cytokine in serum
TNF-α (pg/mL)	10	32.1 ± 7.40	80.5 ± 10.7^b	59.8 ± 20.3^bc	53.2 ± 19.7^bd
IL-10 (pg/mL)	10	106.6 ± 14.7	51.5 ± 20.1^b	74.2 ± 23.6^bc	90.2 ± 21.8^de
ET-1 (pg/mL)	10	19.0 ± 8.11	48.3 ± 16.8^b	32.2 ± 10.7^bc	30.8 ± 12.6^ac
Cytokine in lung tissue
ET-1 (pg/mL)	10	8.03 ± 5.76	27.2 ± 15.7^a	20.2 ± 11.9^a	11.7 ± 9.33^cf

Note: compared with NC group. ^a𝑃<0.05, ^b𝑃<0.01; compared with MC group. ^c𝑃<0.05, ^d𝑃<0.01; compared with MTX group, ^e𝑃<0.05, ^f𝑃<0.01.