Table 1 Lymphocyte Depletion and Apoptosis in Lymph Nodes of Nonhuman Primates

From: Apoptosis Induced In Vitro and In Vivo During Infection by Ebola and Marburg Viruses

Species

Animal Number

Virus

Day after exposure

TLM

ALM

A.green

920112

EBOZ

6

16.0 (5.0)

1.8 (1.3)

A.green

920113*

EBOZ

6

14.1 (3.8)

0.5 (0.7)

A.green

920114*

EBOZ

6

13.9 (3.7)

0.8 (0.8)

A.green

920115*

EBOZ

7

15.0 (3.9)

1.5 (1.3)

A.green

990020

Control

—

20.3 (3.7)

0

Cyno

950076

EBOZ

6

16.7 (4.8)

0.2 (0.4)

Cyno

950079

EBOZ

7

18.3 (6.6)

1.5 (2.5)

Cyno

960026

EBOZ

7

15.6 (5.0)

0.3 (0.7)

Cyno

970016*

EBOZ

6

10.9 (2.3)

0.5 (0.7)

Cyno

970017*

EBOZ

6

13.1 (3.6)

0.2 (0.4)

Cyno

980024*

MBG

9

13.6 (3.5)

0.4 (0.7)

Cyno

980025*

MBG

9

12.3 (3.9)

0.3 (0.5)

Cyno

980026*

MBG

10

11.5 (2.9)

1.8 (2.0)

Cyno

980067*

MBG

10

12.8 (5.5)

0.8 (0.8)

Cyno

900137*

EBOR

11

13.7 (4.6)

2.3 (1.6)

Cyno

960167*

EBOR

15

12.1 (3.2)

1.0 (1.5)

Cyno

990022

Control

—

20.4 (3.5)

0

Rhesus

950051

EBOZ

8

18.4 (3.2)

0.7 (0.5)

Rhesus

950064*

EBOZ

7

16.6 (3.4)

0.1 (0.3)

Rhesus

950065*

EBOZ

8

14.2 (2.9)

0.9 (1.0)

Rhesus

990021

Control

—

23.5 (5.7)

0

  1. Results are mean number (sd) of total lymphocytes (TLM) and mean number (sd) of apoptotic lymphocytes (ALM) counted in 12 electron micrographs (at × 2000) from each animal.
  2. *Values are significantly different from those of control species. p < 0.01.