Fig. 8: Analysis of the T-cell compartment of old IfnarKO mice. | Nature Communications

Fig. 8: Analysis of the T-cell compartment of old IfnarKO mice.

From: Type 1 interferons and Foxo1 down-regulation play a key role in age-related T-cell exhaustion in mice

Fig. 8

a Cell suspensions from the spleen of a 3-month-old WT mouse (Young adult), a 22-month-old WT mouse (Old) and a 22-month-old IfnarKO mouse (old) were first stained separately with anti-CD45 antibodies conjugated to different fluorochromes and then mixed before further staining. Relative Foxo1 MFIs were calculated by dividing the MFI of a given T-cell subset of old mice by the MFI of the same T-cell subset of the barcoded young adult WT mouse. b Relative expression of CCR7 and CD62L by CD4N and CD8N cells from the spleen of old mice as a function of their Foxo1 relative expression. Relative MFIs were calculated by dividing the MFI of a given T-cell subset of old mice by the MFI of the same T-cell subset of the barcoded young adult WT mouse. c Distribution of CD4N, CD4M and CD4R cells among CD4 T cells and of CD8N, CD8M, and CD8R cells among CD8 T cells recovered from the indicated SLOs of old WT versus old IfnarKO mice. Percentages of PD1+ (d) and KI67+ (e) cells among CD4M, CD4R and CD8M cells recovered from the indicated SLOs of 22-month-old WT versus 22-month-old IfnarKO mice. Quantifications are represented as Means ± SEM. The significance of differences between two series of results was assessed using Student’s unpaired t test (a, d, e). For assessing correlations, Pearson correlation (two-sided test, coefficient and 95% confidence intervals) was used (b). Significant (p < 0.05) or almost significant (0.05 < p < 0.10) p-values are indicated. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.

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