Table 1.

Pathology of moribund Socs1Iox/−LysM-cre and Socs1Iox/−Alb-cre/LysM-cre mice




Socs1Iox/−non-Tg

Socs1Iox/−LysM-cre

Socs1Iox/−Alb-cre/LysM-cre
No. mice   9   16   10  
Spleen, % mice with lesion    
Enlargement   0   63   100  
Reticuloendothelial cell hyperplasia   0   75   100  
Lymphoid follicles   100   81   90  
Germinal centers   100   25   20  
Excess erythroid cells   66   93   100  
Lymph node, % mice with lesion    
Reticuloendothelial cell hyperplasia   0   63   70  
Thymus, % mice with lesion    
Atrophy of the cortex   0   100   100  
BM, % mice with lesion    
Granulocytic > mononuclear cells   11   87   90  
Liver, % mice with lesion    
Minor infiltration   0   50   10  
Major infiltration   0   50   90  
Hepatocyte damage   0   25   70  
Pancreas, % mice with lesion    
Infiltration   0   50   50  
Lung, % mice with lesion    
Macrophage/lymphocyte cuffing   0   75   80  
Macrophage/lymphocyte foci   0   50   70  
Pneumonia   0   50   40  
Skeletal muscle, % mice with lesion    
Infiltration   0   50   30  
Gut, % mice with lesion    
Infiltration   0   60   40  
Skin, % mice with lesion    
Epithelia hyperplasia   11   19   20  
Body weight, g*  21.6 ± 1.7   20.1 ± 1.6   20.4 ± 0.9  
Spleen weight, mg*
 
95 ± 33
 
849 ± 405‡
 
860 ± 247†
 



Socs1Iox/−non-Tg

Socs1Iox/−LysM-cre

Socs1Iox/−Alb-cre/LysM-cre
No. mice   9   16   10  
Spleen, % mice with lesion    
Enlargement   0   63   100  
Reticuloendothelial cell hyperplasia   0   75   100  
Lymphoid follicles   100   81   90  
Germinal centers   100   25   20  
Excess erythroid cells   66   93   100  
Lymph node, % mice with lesion    
Reticuloendothelial cell hyperplasia   0   63   70  
Thymus, % mice with lesion    
Atrophy of the cortex   0   100   100  
BM, % mice with lesion    
Granulocytic > mononuclear cells   11   87   90  
Liver, % mice with lesion    
Minor infiltration   0   50   10  
Major infiltration   0   50   90  
Hepatocyte damage   0   25   70  
Pancreas, % mice with lesion    
Infiltration   0   50   50  
Lung, % mice with lesion    
Macrophage/lymphocyte cuffing   0   75   80  
Macrophage/lymphocyte foci   0   50   70  
Pneumonia   0   50   40  
Skeletal muscle, % mice with lesion    
Infiltration   0   50   30  
Gut, % mice with lesion    
Infiltration   0   60   40  
Skin, % mice with lesion    
Epithelia hyperplasia   11   19   20  
Body weight, g*  21.6 ± 1.7   20.1 ± 1.6   20.4 ± 0.9  
Spleen weight, mg*
 
95 ± 33
 
849 ± 405‡
 
860 ± 247†
 

*For body and spleen weights, 6 nontransgenic, 6 LysM-cre, and 2 Alb-cre/LysM-cre mice were analyzed. The means ± SD are shown. Statistical significance (Mann-Whitney test): †P < .05; ‡P < .001.

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