Table 3.
Peripheral Blood | Normal (n=10) Mean % (SD) | MC (n=10) Mean % (SD) | MC/Lung (n=4) Mean % (SD) | P-value Normal vs. MC | P-value Normal vs. MC/Lung | P-value MC vs. MC/Lung |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
* CD8 INFγ | 17.0 (4.8) | 21.2 (9.4) | 33.5 (4.2) | 0.23 | <0.0001 | 0.03 |
+ CD4 INFγ | 12.6 (4.2) | 19.4 (7.4) | 29.5 (6.5) | 0.02 | <0.0001 | 0.04 |
CD4 TNFα | 7.6 (5.0) | 9.7 (5.1) | 11.7 (3.8) | 0.38 | 0.17 | 0.50 |
+ CD4 IL-4 | 1.3 (1.1) | 4.2 (2.7) | 10.1 (4.8) | 0.006 | <0.0001 | 0.01 |
+ CD4 IL-10 | 1.7 (0.6) | 1.7 (0.8) | 2.1 (0.8) | 0.99 | 0.30 | 0.37 |
Footnotes: IL-4 = interleukin 4; IL-10 = interleukin 10; INFγ = interferon gamma; MC = mixed chimerism; MC/Lung = mixed chimerism + lung transplantation; SD = standard deviation; TNFα = tumor necrosis factor alpha.
All recipients and normal dogs had T cell subsets from the peripheral blood assessed at least twice. Transplant recipients were assessed while the grafts and clinical status were stable.
CD3+CD8+INFγ+ T cells are given as a percentage of the total number of CD3+CD8+ T cells.
CD3+CD4+ T cell subsets are given as a percentage of the total number of CD3+CD4+ T cells.