Table I.
Donor | PBMC per ml blood | % Vδ2 among CD3 T cells | % IL-17A+ among Vδ2 | % IL-22+ among Vδ2 | Frequency IL-17A+ Vδ2 among CD3 T cells | IL-17A+ Vδ2 per ml blood | Frequency IL-22+ Vδ2 among CD3 T cells | IL-22+ Vδ2 per ml blood |
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1 | 1.70×106 | 3.99 | 0.61 | 0.64 | 1:4,109 | 239 | 1:3,916 | 256 |
2 | 2.36×106 | 1.81 | 1.96 | 1.60 | 1:2,819 | 283 | 1:3,456 | 142 |
3 | 1.45×106 | 2.04 | 2.29 | 2.24 | 1:2,141 | 522 | 1:2,188 | 421 |
4 | 1.93×106 | 3.58 | 0.44 | 0.93 | 1:6,348 | 147 | 1:3,004 | 309 |
5 | 3.33×106 | 4.18 | 0.19 | 0.46 | 1:12,591 | 67 | 1:5,201 | 167 |
6 | 1.89×106 | 6.88 | 0.26 | 0.62 | 1:5,590 | 246 | 1:2,344 | 454 |
7 | 3.57×106 | 23.9 | 0.35 | 0.98 | 1:1,195 | 1213 | 1:427 | 3567 |
8 | 1.23×106 | 3.68 | 3.00 | 2.10 | 1:906 | 728 | 1:1,294 | 580 |
9 | 2.25×106 | 1.24 | 0.38 | 1.81 | 1:21,222 | 80 | 1:4,456 | 293 |
10 | 2.82×106 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 0.59 | 1:6,610 | 367 | 1:13,780 | 203 |
Mean±SEM | 2.25±2.46×106 | 5.25±2.14 | 1.07±0.32 | 1.20±0.21 | 1:2,762±1:9,047 | 389±112 | 1:1,864±1:4,775 | 639±328 |
PBMC were harvested from normal adult donors, counted, and stimulated with 50 ng/ml PMA and 2 μg/ml Ionomycin for 4–6 h in the presence of GolgiSTOP (monensin). PBMC were then stained with Live/Dead Blue (Invitrogen) followed by APC-Cy7-conjugated anti-CD3, FITC conjugated anti-Vδ2 or FITC-conjugated anti-TCR γδ. The cells were then washed, fixed, and permeabilized using the BD Cytofix/Cytoperm Kit and then intracellularly stained with either PE-conjugated anti-IL-17A alone or PE-conjugated anti-IFN-γ or PE-conjugated anti-IL-22 combined with PerCP-Cy5.5-conjugated anti-IL-17A.