Figure 3

Metronomic chemotherapy affects the number and function of Tregs. (A) Teff proliferation was measured by the cell proliferation assay and expressed as mean optical densities (OD) at 450 nm ± SE. Teffs, single cultures of Teffs; Teffs + Tregs, co-cultures of Teffs with autologous Tregs at a ratio 4:1. (B) Treg-induced suppression of Teff proliferation. Shown are mean % values ± SE. Pre-CTx, patients before chemotherapy administration. All samples were analyzed in triplicates. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, as estimated by paired-t test.