Table 2

Tissue macrophage content

Macrophage markerWild-typemacFOXP1tgP
F4/80    
    Lung, cell number 18.7 ± 7.4 17.3 ± 3.9 .73 
    Liver, % area 4.2 ± 1.0 4.5 ± 1.3 .72 
    Spleen, % area 30.3 ± 7.3 26.1 ± 4.9 .24 
Mac-3    
    Lung, cell number 31.5 ± 8.2 26.2 ± 9.7 .36 
    Spleen, % area 34.4 ± 8.6 23.9 ± 3.0 .051 
Macrophage markerWild-typemacFOXP1tgP
F4/80    
    Lung, cell number 18.7 ± 7.4 17.3 ± 3.9 .73 
    Liver, % area 4.2 ± 1.0 4.5 ± 1.3 .72 
    Spleen, % area 30.3 ± 7.3 26.1 ± 4.9 .24 
Mac-3    
    Lung, cell number 31.5 ± 8.2 26.2 ± 9.7 .36 
    Spleen, % area 34.4 ± 8.6 23.9 ± 3.0 .051 

Percentage of F4/80-positive or Mac-3–positive area was quantified using computer-assisted imaging analysis. For lung tissue, the number of F4/80-positive or Mac-3–positive cells per field was counted. Data represent means plus or minus SD from 5 individual mice per genotype.

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