TABLE 3.
Immunology data by time point (mean values)
| Pre-transport | Upon Arrival | One month after arrival | Two months after arrival | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | n = | Units | ||||
| Con A | 24 | S.I. | 3.44 | 4.80 | 5.18 | 3.16 |
| PHA | 24 | S.I. | 1.76 | 2.93 | 3.50 | 2.65 |
| PWM | 23 | S.I. | 2.14 | 2.69 | 2.48 | 1.62 |
| IFN-γ to Con A | 20 | SFC/105 cells | 475.55 | 692.65 | 649.55 | 559.75 |
| IFN-γ to PHAa | 23 | SFC/105 cells | 562.17 | 916.7b | 561.13 | 587.39 |
| IFN-γ to PWM | 23 | SFC/105 cells | 2.14 | 2.69 | 2.48 | 1.62 |
| IFN-γ to LPSa | 12 | SFC/105 cells | 145.08 | 160.50 | 205.67 | 77.50b |
| NK (100:1) | 6 | % lysis | 27.27 | 13.69 | 45.52 | 11.72 |
| NK (50:1)a | 22 | % lysis | 26.64 | 13.04b | 19.95 | 12.77b |
| NK (25:1) | 11 | % lysis | 16.37 | 5.21 | 21.95 | 6.81 |
| NK (12.5:1) | 11 | % lysis | 10.47 | 3.35 | 15.52 | 3.72 |
| CD3+a | 12 | % | 74.74 | 72.11 | 76.52 | 76.85 |
| CD4+a | 11 | % | 35.06 | 35.90 | 41.9b | 40.22 |
| CD4+CD8+ | 11 | % | 5.81 | 5.35 | 7.46 | 8.28 |
| CD8+ | 11 | % | 37.58 | 34.35 | 33.58 | 33.67 |
| CD16+ | 12 | % | 14.60 | 11.78 | 10.97 | 12.37 |
| CD20+a | 11 | % | 9.18 | 14.91b | 8.93 | 8.09 |
| IFN-γ | 21 | pg/mL | 8.07 | 7.00 | 7.21 | -- |
| TNF-α | 21 | pg/mL | 13.60 | 11.70 | 9.74 | -- |
| IL-2 | 21 | pg/mL | 1.93 | 1.81 | 2.13 | -- |
| IL-4 | 21 | pg/mL | 7.16 | 9.44 | 5.88 | -- |
| IL-6 | 21 | pg/mL | 21.51 | 44.53 | 46.06 | -- |
| IL-10 | 21 | pg/mL | 5.20 | 12.69 | 12.45 | -- |
| IL-12 | 21 | pg/mL | 30.26 | 30.68 | 24.17 | -- |
a
P≤0.05 for the main effect of time point
b
P≤0.05 for the comparison to the Pre-transport value