Fig. 1

Quantification of T lymphocyte subpopulations in the bone marrow and peritoneal cavity after injection of pristane. Sixty days after injection of pristane, total cell number of bone marrow in WT animals were increased, differently of cellularity in gal-3^−/− mice, which remained constant compared to control group of animals. a In peritoneal cavity of both animals cellularity was increased, but in a lower level in gal-3^−/− mice compared to WT animals. b T lymphocyte cell subsets in the bone marrow and peritoneal cavity were quantified by flow cytometry and we analyzed CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T lymphocytes in the bone marrow (c and d, respectivelly) and in peritoneal cavity (e and f, respectivelly). Data are reported as means ± standard error and are representative of five animals of each group. (*, P < 0.05). Black bars: WT animals; white bars: gal-3^−/− animals