hematopoietic system
• tamoxifen-treated mutants exhibit a decrease (14.9% vs. 28.6% in controls) of invariant NKT (iNKT) cells in the entire population of immune cells; the diminished proportion of iNKTs is more pronounced in the CD4+ iNKT cells than in the CD4- iNKT cells
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• iNKT activation level is higher in the liver of tamoxifen-treated mutants than in controls
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immune system
• tamoxifen-treated mutants exhibit a decrease (14.9% vs. 28.6% in controls) of invariant NKT (iNKT) cells in the entire population of immune cells; the diminished proportion of iNKTs is more pronounced in the CD4+ iNKT cells than in the CD4- iNKT cells
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• iNKT activation level is higher in the liver of tamoxifen-treated mutants than in controls
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• CD4+ and CD4- subpopulations of iNKTs isolated from mutant livers produce higher amounts of IFN-gamma compared to controls
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• CD4+ and CD4- subpopulations of iNKTs isolated from mutant livers produce higher amounts of IL-4 compared to controls
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• tamoxifen-treated mutants exhibit higher absolute numbers of most types of immune cells in the liver, including Kupffer cells, granulocytes, NK, B lymphocytes, and conventional T cells
• mutant livers are more sensitive to ConA-induced hepatitis than controls
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liver/biliary system
• tamoxifen-treated mutants exhibit higher absolute numbers of most types of immune cells in the liver, including Kupffer cells, granulocytes, NK, B lymphocytes, and conventional T cells
• mutant livers are more sensitive to ConA-induced hepatitis than controls
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• mutants injected with tamoxifen exhibit significantly higher total numbers of nonparenchymal cells (NPCs) in the liver
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• mutants injected with tamoxifen develop progressive hepatomegaly
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growth/size/body
• mutants injected with tamoxifen develop progressive hepatomegaly
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