Figure 2

IFN-γ is not required to establish normal numbers of CD4⁺CD25⁺ T_reg cells. Thymus cells (a) and lymph node cells (b) were isolated from IFN-γR KO and wild-type DBA/1 mice, either naive (upper row) or having been immunised 21 days previously with collagen type II in complete Freund's adjuvant (collagen-induced arthritis (CIA), lower row). Cells were stained with anti-CD25-FITC, phycoerythrin-conjugated anti-CD4 and propidium iodide. Dead cells were excluded by gating on propidium iodide-negative cells. The percentages of cells in each quadrant are indicated. Each plot represents a staining pattern of cells from a single female mouse. Identical profiles were observed in male mice. The staining pattern is representative of data obtained in three experiments (Table 1).