These are the resulting graphs. Overall, the results show that exercise did not increase T cells proliferation in mice and that there may be an increase in the effectiveness of the MDSCs or a higher potency. As depicted by Graph 3, it is possible to see that the control groups results were same as predicted with a proliferation index of 2.1 and 66% of the T cells proliferating, which is higher than the two other experimental groups. The T cell proliferation for the cells from the exercising and tumor bearing can be seen in Graph 1, which depicts that 43% of the cells in the plate divided. The average proliferation index for these cells was 1.37 as seen in Graph 4, signifying that the T Cells were able to reproduce on average 1.37 times. Comparatively the T Cell production for the sedentary and cancerous mice was recorded to be greater with 58% of the cells proliferating and a proliferation index of 1.84 as seen in Graphs 2 and 4.
These results were opposite of the predicted outcome as it was hypothesised that the mice that exercised would have higher proliferation index. If the “exercised” cells were to have a higher rate of T cell proliferation their immune systems would be stronger and more effective at combating infection and resisting the spread of the tumor, because the results are opposite the impression of exercise being harmful is given. However, one source of error that may have produced inaccurate results was that the cells from the exercising mice may have died subsequent to the cell sorting; this would have interfered with the results making them inaccurate.
These results were opposite of the predicted outcome as it was hypothesised that the mice that exercised would have higher proliferation index. If the “exercised” cells were to have a higher rate of T cell proliferation their immune systems would be stronger and more effective at combating infection and resisting the spread of the tumor, because the results are opposite the impression of exercise being harmful is given. However, one source of error that may have produced inaccurate results was that the cells from the exercising mice may have died subsequent to the cell sorting; this would have interfered with the results making them inaccurate.