Table 2.
Cord Blood Vγ2Vδ2 T-Cell Phenotype
| Phenotype | Unexposed (n = 25) |
All P. falciparum Exposed (n = 15) |
Placental Malaria Exposed (n = 8) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | Range | |
| CD56+ | 10.3 ± 10.7 | 0–50 | 7.3 ± 8.3 | 0–33.3 | 4.5 ± 3.5 | 0–9.1 |
| NKG2A+ | 9.2 ± 6.2 | 0–21.9 | 7.4 ± 6.2 | 0–21 | 5.1 ± 2.9 | 1.8–11.5 |
| NKG2D+ | 34.9 ± 9.9 | 15.2–55.5 | 32.9 ± 14.7 | 11.6–62.2 | 27.2 ± 11.0 | 11.6–41.3 |
| CD25+ | 29.1 ± 11.0 | 6.3–55 | 32.4 ± 16.8 | 7.4–61 | 38.8 ± 15.0 | 14.6–61 |
| CD45RA−CD27+ | 38.4 ± 9.6 | 16.3–54.7 | 43.6 ± 12.3 | 23.6–65.7 | 50.4 ± 9.5a | 38.5–65.7 |
| CD45RA−CD27− | 3.4 ± 4.5 | 0–20.6 | 3.4 ± 3.3 | 0–12.3 | 4.0 ± 3.9 | 0.7–12.3 |
Data represent the percentage of Vδ2+ T cells with a specific phenotype.
a P < 0.05.