Research Article

IL-33 Effect on Quantitative Changes of CD4+CD25highFOXP3+ Regulatory T Cells in Children with Type 1 Diabetes

Table 2

The status of CD4+CDFOXP3+ and CD4+CDFOXP3+ST2+ Treg cells after in vitro treatment with IL-33 in patients with type 1 diabetes.

 CD4+CDFOXP3+ (%)CD4+CDFOXP3+ST2+ (%)MFI of FOXP3 among CD4+CDFOXP3+ cellsMFI of ST2 among CD4+CDFOXP3+ cells

Nonstimulated2.8 (0.8/4.7)0.85 (0.4/1.8)2.1 (0.8/5.81)4.92 (1.5/6.87)
IL-33 stimulated6.35 (2.0/8.1)2.05 (0.6/4.1)4.06 (1.98/7)5.54 (3.19/8.49)
0.00040.00190.0070.02

MFI: Mean Fluorescence Intensity.
Differences were calculated with the nonparametric Wilcoxon test.
Data are presented as median and 10th/90th percentile.