Table 1.
Differential cell counts of the normal kidneys, spontaneous MPD kidneys, ex vivo heat shock-induced MPD kidneys, and primary recipient kidneys
| Percentage of cells, % |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myelomonocyte | Myelomonocyte precursor | Erythrocyte | Erythroid precursor | Lymphocyte | |
| Normal kidney (n = 4) | 28.8 ± 4.1 | 6.3 ± 1.3 | 41.3 ± 2.6 | 3.0 ± 0.8 | 20.8 ± 5.6 |
| Spontaneous MPD kidney (n = 4) | 53.8 ± 4.6** | 14.8 ± 3.3** | 7.3 ± 5.6** | 12.3 ± 3.3** | 12.0 ± 3.9* |
| Ex vivo heatshock MPD kidney (n = 3) | 40.7 ± 6.4* | 13.3 ± 2.3** | 17.0 ± 3.6** | 12.7 ± 1.2** | 16.3 ± 1.5 |
| Primary recipient kidney (n = 4) | 40.5 ± 5.9* | 13.2 ± 2.5** | 20.0 ± 5.1** | 10.8 ± 2.8** | 15.5 ± 2.6 |
Myelomonocytes include granulocytes, monocytes, and macrophages. Erythroid precursors include cells from proerythroblast to polycharomatophilic erythroblast stages. One hundred cells per kidney were analyzed. Numbers are presented as mean ± 1 SD. Statistical significance is indicated by asterisks.
*, P < 0.05;
**, P < 0.01.