Table 2.

Down-regulation of erythroblast Fas/FasL in pregnant mice



Fas-positive cells, %

FasL-positive cells, %

Control*; n = 5
Pregnancy; n = 5
P
Control*; n = 5
Pregnancy; n = 5
P
Spleen       
ProE   35 ± 8   16 ± 5   —   55 ± 6   40 ± 4   —  
Ery.A   36 ± 3   25 ± 3   .022   73 ± 5   59 ± 3   .042  
Ery.B   4 ± 1   1.5 ± 0.2   —   17 ± 5   9 ± 2   —  
Ery.C   0.6 ± 0.2   0.4 ± 0.1   —   2 ± 1.5   0.8 ± 0.4   —  
Non-Ery   30 ± 4   33 ± 5   —   5 ± 0.6   5 ± 1   —  
Bone marrow       
ProE   18 ± 4   12 ± 4   —   43 ± 10   16 ± 4   —  
Ery.A   13 ± 1   9 ± 1   .044   59 ± 8   28 ± 3   .013  
Ery.B   0.7 ± 0.1   0.7 ± 0.1   —   7 ± 2   4 ± 2   —  
Ery.C   0.3 ± 0.1   0.4 ± 0.1   —   1 ± 0.5   0.6 ± 0.4   —  
Non-Ery
 
20 ± 2
 
24 ± 5
 

 
9 ± 2
 
12 ± 1
 

 


Fas-positive cells, %

FasL-positive cells, %

Control*; n = 5
Pregnancy; n = 5
P
Control*; n = 5
Pregnancy; n = 5
P
Spleen       
ProE   35 ± 8   16 ± 5   —   55 ± 6   40 ± 4   —  
Ery.A   36 ± 3   25 ± 3   .022   73 ± 5   59 ± 3   .042  
Ery.B   4 ± 1   1.5 ± 0.2   —   17 ± 5   9 ± 2   —  
Ery.C   0.6 ± 0.2   0.4 ± 0.1   —   2 ± 1.5   0.8 ± 0.4   —  
Non-Ery   30 ± 4   33 ± 5   —   5 ± 0.6   5 ± 1   —  
Bone marrow       
ProE   18 ± 4   12 ± 4   —   43 ± 10   16 ± 4   —  
Ery.A   13 ± 1   9 ± 1   .044   59 ± 8   28 ± 3   .013  
Ery.B   0.7 ± 0.1   0.7 ± 0.1   —   7 ± 2   4 ± 2   —  
Ery.C   0.3 ± 0.1   0.4 ± 0.1   —   1 ± 0.5   0.6 ± 0.4   —  
Non-Ery
 
20 ± 2
 
24 ± 5
 

 
9 ± 2
 
12 ± 1
 

 

— indicates not significant.

*

Age- and strain-matched (Balb/C) mice.

Two-tailed Student t test, unequal variance, only for statistically significant differences at P < .05.

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