Multifunctional Analysis of CD4⁺ T-Cell Response as Immune-Based Model for Tuberculosis Detection

Figure 6

Multifunctional cytokine analysis of Mtb-specific CD8⁺ T cells. (a) Frequency of Mtb-specific CD8⁺ T cells producing all combinations of IFN-γ, IL-2, and TNF-α in active TB patients (, black circles) and in LTBI patients (, white circles). Horizontal bars represent the median values. Statistical analysis was performed using Mann-Whitney test. (b) Pie charts represent the relative proportions of cytokine-producing T-cell subsets in each group after Mtb-specific stimulation. A key to colours used in the pie charts is shown at the bottom of the panel (a).

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