Fig. 5: Endocervical Th17 changes post-sex. | Communications Medicine

Fig. 5: Endocervical Th17 changes post-sex.

From: Immune parameters of HIV susceptibility in the female genital tract before and after penile-vaginal sex

Fig. 5

a Gating strategy and representative plots for endocervical CD4 + T cells and Th17 cells. Cells were gated on lymphocytes, singlets, live, CD3 + cells, CD4 + cells, CCR6 + CD4 + T cells (Th17). b Endocervical Th17% changes 1 h and 72 h after condomless sex (N = 28) and sex with condom (N = 8). Statistical comparisons were performed using Wilcoxon Signed Ranked test. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.

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