Elevated Expression of the Long Noncoding RNA MAFTRR in Patients with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis

Figure 3

Positive correlation between MAFTRR expression and circulating Th1 cells in the HT patients. Fresh peripheral blood was collected, and the PBMCs were subsequently separated from peripheral blood within four hours and analyzed the proportion of Th1 cells by flow cytometry analysis. (a) Representative flow cytometry dot plots of Th1 cells are indicated. Values in the upper left rectangular region correspond to the proportion of Th1 cells. (b) The proportion of Th1 cells is shown in the peripheral blood from the HT patients and controls. (c) The correlation between the transcript levels of MAFTRR and the percentages of Th1 cells is shown in the peripheral blood from the HT patients. (d) Values in the upper right rectangular region correspond to the proportion of CD8⁺IFN-γ⁺ T cells. (e) The percentages of CD8⁺IFN-γ⁺ T cells are indicated in the peripheral blood from the HT patients and controls. (f) The correlation between the transcript levels of MAFTRR and the percentages of CD8⁺IFN-γ⁺ T cells is shown in the peripheral blood from the HT patients. Each data point represents an individual subject, and the horizontal lines show the mean. .

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