Figure 2

mRNA expression of FoxP3, Tbet, GATA3 and IL-2 among the different T cells’ activation compartments. Semi-quantitative analysis of FoxP3 (A), Tbet (B) GATA3 (C), and IL-2 (D) mRNA expression for each activation stage phenotypically identified on T cells: non-activated (CD69^-CD25^-HLA-DR^-), earlier activated (CD69⁺CD25^-HLA-DR^-), intermediate activated (CD69⁺CD25⁺HLA-DR^-) and later activated (CD69⁺CD25⁺HLA-DR⁺). * Differences statistically significant (P <0.05, Mann–Whitney and Wilcoxon paired-sample test). AT, adipose tissue; BM, bone marrow; MNC, mononuclear cells; MSCs, mesenchymal stem cells; PHA, phytohemagglutinin; UCM, umbilical cord matrix.