Linking CD11b⁺ Dendritic Cells and Natural Killer T Cells to Plaque Inflammation in Atherosclerosis

Figure 4

Comparison of CD11b⁺ cDC and NKT cell fluctuations between ApoE^−/− mice and age-matched healthy controls. (a–c) Percentages of circulating CD11b⁺ cDC in blood (a), spleen (b), and mediastinal LN (c) of ApoE^−/− mice fed a WD and healthy wild-type controls fed a chow diet sacrificed at 6 and 24 wk of diet. (d–f) Circulating NKT cell numbers in blood (d), spleen (e), and mediastinal LN (f) of ApoE^−/− mice fed a WD and healthy wild-type controls (on chow diet) sacrificed at 6 and 24 wk of diet. WT (white bars), ; ApoE^−/− (black bars), ; , , and .

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