Increased NHC Cells in the Peritoneal Cavity of Plasmacytoma Susceptible BALB/c Mouse

Figure 4

B2, B1a, and B1b cells. (a) Dot plots show percentages of B cells from the peritoneal content from control and induced mice at seven months after induction of BALB/c and C57BL/6 strains. CD5⁻ CD11b⁻ (B2 lymphocytes), CD5⁺ CD11b⁺ (B1a lymphocytes), and CD5⁻ CD11b⁺ (B1b lymphocytes) derived from CD19⁺ selected from total lymphocyte region. (b) Percentage medians of B lymphocytes in the above groups of animals , (n = 5–10). All subpopulations of B lymphocytes of oil-induced animals of both strains are diminished. BALB/c oil-induced mice present higher B1a, B1b, and B2 with respect to the C57BL/6 oil-induced mice. BALB/c control mice show a greater percentage of B2 with respect to the C57BL/6 control mice.

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