*2.24. Statistical Analysis*

Quantitative data were obtained by three independent assays. The FACS data analysis was performed with FlowJo software version 10.6.1 (BD Biosciences). The bars graphs were obtained by GraphPad Prism software version 8.1.1 (GraphPad Software Inc., USA). Values were expressed as the mean ± standard deviation (SD) and evaluated using an unpaired Student's t-test with Welch's correction (for the data to compare two means, assuming unequal SDs). The statistical significance was recognized as \*, +, ¡, #, !,/, ~, or ◦ when *p* < 0.05, \*\*, ++, ¡¡, ##, !!,//, ~~, or ◦◦ when *p* < 0.01, and \*\*\*, +++, ¡¡¡, ###, !!!,///, ~~~, or ◦◦◦ when *p* < 0.0001.
