Table 3 Expression of surface molecules on dendritic cell subsets.
| B1 (%) | B2 (%) | C1 (%) | C2 (%) | A2 (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mDC | |||||
| BDCA‐1 | 62.8 (42.8 to 80.8) | 63.5 (38.4 to 82.6) | 81.3 (65.0 to 94.7) | 85.9 (73.3 to 96.8) | 92.6 (84.3 to 97.5) |
| BDCA‐2 | 0.0 (0.0 to 6.8) | 0.2 (0.0 to 10.1) | 0.0 (0.0 to 0.4) | 0.0 (0.0 to 0.4) | 0.8 (0.0 to 2.3) |
| BDCA‐3 | 19.6 (15.6 to 32.6) | 23.8 (11.4 to 48.8) | 73.1 (57.6 to 94.2) | 76.1 (61.2 to 87.7) | 87.5 (69.4 to 96.4) |
| BDCA‐4 | 0.0 (0.0 to 2.9) | 0.0 (0.0 to 4.6) | 20.0 (0.2 to 52.2) | 23.3 (15.0 to 43.2) | 45.1 (10.8 to 81.5) |
| CD40 | 43.4 (13.4 to 54.2) | 33.0 (11.2 to 75.8) | 98.0 (93.1 to 100.0) | 95.1 (92.9 to 99.3) | 96.6 (90.1 to 99.1) |
| CD80 | 0.0 (0.0 to 0.9) | 0.0 (0.0 to 0.5) | 70.8 (50.6 to 80.9) | 58.6 (39.8 to 75.8) | 43.3 (16.9 to 62.0) |
| CD83 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.5 (19.9 to 33.3) | 27.6 (12.7 to 38.1) | 11.1 (7.3 to 25.1) |
| CD86 | 1.0 (0.0 to 7.2) | 1.5 (0.0 to 8.2) | 84.3 (65.8 to 90.0) | 87.0 (67.6 to 93.0) | 78.9 (39.4 to 86.8) |
| CD1a | bd | bd | 71.8 (60.0 to 100.0) | 69.6 (51.1 to 91.8) | 72.9 (59.3 to 87.3) |
| pDC | |||||
| BDCA‐1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | NA | NA | 0.0 (0.0 to 3.4) |
| BDCA‐2 | 99.2 (94.7 to 99.7) | 98.9 (96.1 to 100.0) | NA | NA | 98.1 (91.1 to 100.0) |
| BDCA‐3 | 53.2 (17.3 to 73.5) | 52.1 (28.4 to 65.5) | NA | NA | 97.1 (94.9 to 100.0) |
| BDCA‐4 | 94.2 (92.3 to 99.7) | 96.5 (92.9 to 100.0) | NA | NA | 96.4 (77.4 to 99.5) |
| CD40 | 88.4 (27.2 to 92.6) | 82.6 (23.8 to 89.9) | NA | NA | 57.1 (36.8 to 77.7) |
| CD80 | 0.0 | 0.0 | NA | NA | 9.5 (2.5 to 30.0) |
| CD83 | 0.0 | 0.0 | NA | NA | 0.0 (0.0 to 2.3) |
| CD86 | 0.0 (0.0 to 0.6) | 0.0 (0.0 to 3.2) | NA | NA | 9.0 (0.6 to 12.5) |
A2, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) 24 h after allergen challenge; B1, peripheral blood before allergen challenge; B2, peripheral blood 24 h after allergen challenge; bd, below detection limit; BDCA, blood dendritic cell antigen; C1, BALF 10 min after saline challenge; C2, BALF 24 h after saline challenge; mDC, myeloid dendritic cells; NA, not analysable; pDC, plasmacytoid dendritic cells.
Values in parentheses denote ranges (minimum to maximum).