Table 4

Splenic CD4 T-cell gene expression analyzed by RT-PCR

Controls (n = 6)RTX-untreated ITP patients (n = 4)RTX-treated ITP patients (n = 5)P
Foxp3 9.3 ± 5.1 1.9 ± 2.5 1.5 ± 0.8 .017 
T-bet 831.8 ± 464.4 432.9 ± 228.2 448.0 ± 233.1 .18 
IFN-γ 667.0 ± 395.5 1449 ± 1062 1222 ± 530.7 .25 
GATA3 1290 ± 721.4 407.6 ± 68.3 1312 ± 855.3 .06 
RORc 569.7 ± 550.5 155.0 ± 96.2 322.8 ± 198.3 .31 
IL-17A 184.0 ± 112.1 175.4 ± 79.3 266.4 ± 190.8 .76 
IFN-γ/Foxp3 80.7 ± 58.2 3850 ± 5374 1113 ± 538 .013 
Controls (n = 6)RTX-untreated ITP patients (n = 4)RTX-treated ITP patients (n = 5)P
Foxp3 9.3 ± 5.1 1.9 ± 2.5 1.5 ± 0.8 .017 
T-bet 831.8 ± 464.4 432.9 ± 228.2 448.0 ± 233.1 .18 
IFN-γ 667.0 ± 395.5 1449 ± 1062 1222 ± 530.7 .25 
GATA3 1290 ± 721.4 407.6 ± 68.3 1312 ± 855.3 .06 
RORc 569.7 ± 550.5 155.0 ± 96.2 322.8 ± 198.3 .31 
IL-17A 184.0 ± 112.1 175.4 ± 79.3 266.4 ± 190.8 .76 
IFN-γ/Foxp3 80.7 ± 58.2 3850 ± 5374 1113 ± 538 .013 

Results are expressed as means ± SD and are expressed in arbitrary units. P values derived by Kruskal-Wallis test.

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