Research Article

Decreased Regulatory T Cells in Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Lesions: Imbalance between Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cells in Atherosclerosis

Table 5

Correlation analyses of inflammatory cells, activation markers, and chemokine receptors.

Correlation betweenCorrelation coefficient value

Anti-inflamm. T cellsProinflamm. cells
 FoxP3 CD83 −0.390.04
 FoxP3 CD209−0.430.02
 FoxP3 CD4−0.40.03
Proinflamm. T cellsDCs
 CD8 Fascin0.550.002
 CD4 Fascin0.66<0.001
 CD3 Fascin0.410.03
 CD161 Fascin0.61<0.001
 CD8 CD2090.67<0.001
 CD4 S1000.540.003
 CD3 CD2090.490.008
 CD161 CD830.560.002
 CD161 CD2090.420.02
 CD161 S1000.440.02
T cell activationDC activation
 CD25 HLA-DR0.67<0.001
Chemokine receptorProinflammatory cells
 CCR4 HLA-DR0.460.01
 CCR4 CD30.560.002
 CCR4 S1000.450.02
 CCR4 CD830.430.02
 CCR4 CD2090.390.04
 CCR4 CD40.450.02
 CCR4 CD250.480.01
 CCR4 CD30.560.002
Chemokine receptorAnti-inflamm. T cell
 CCR4 FoxP3−0.380.04