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Table 4 Distribution of CD3 (+), CD20 (+), IL-4 (+) and IFNγ (+) cells/mm2 in MS brain tissue

From: Regulation of microglial TMEM119 and P2RY12 immunoreactivity in multiple sclerosis white and grey matter lesions is dependent on their inflammatory environment

 

NAWM

Active WML

Chronic-active WML

NAGM

Subpial GML

CD3

2.0 ± 1.0

45.6 ± 14.5**

19.4 ± 4.2**

0.2 ± 0.1

0.7 ± 0.4

CD20

1.1 ± 0.4

4.3 ± 2.5

2.1 ± 0.6

0.4 ± 0.2

0.5 ± 0.3

IL-4

0.5 ± 0.4

1.1 ± 1.1

2.3 ± 0.6*

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

IFN-γ

0.2 ± 0.1

5.7 ± 2.8*

1.1 ± 0.5

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

  1. Counts of CD3, CD20 and IL-4 (+) and IFNγ (+) cells in the NAWM (N = 18), active WMLs (N = 10), chronic-active WMLs (N = 7), NAGM (N = 15), subpial GMLs (N = 9). Data is presented as mean +/− SEM
  2. * = p < 0.05, ** < p < 0.01