Table 1.

Frequency of NKT cells in PBMC from HCV-infected patients

Patient	CD3+ CD1d/αGalCer-tet+	Vα24+ CD1d/αGalCer-tet+	Vα24+ Vβ11+
P1	0.06	0.06	0.06
P2	0.18	0.20	0.22
P3	0.24	0.24	0.26
P4	0.06	0.08	0.08
P5	2.25	2.30	2.21
P6	0.60	0.64	0.66
P7	0.11	0.10	0.09
HD1	0.08	0.07	0.08
HD2	0.09	0.08	0.09
HD3	ND	ND	0.50

Percentages of double-positive cells are shown. P1–7, HCV patients; HD1–3, healthy donors; ND, not determined.