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. 2014 Apr 24;176(3):320–326. doi: 10.1111/cei.12261

Table 2.

White blood cell counts and lymphocyte subsets in natalizumab-treated multiple sclerosis patients during the 41/48–month follow-up.

Cells median n/mmc (range) Baseline 16–18 months 19–24 months 25–28 months 29–32 months 33–36 months 37–40 months 41–48 months
WBCs 5 900 8 300 9 600 8 800 8 400 9 200 8 100 9 200
4 800–7 700 6 100–1 010 6 500–10 300 7 400–9 900 7 100–10 700 6 800–10 600 7 500–10 800 7 400–10 800
Lymphocytes 1 800 3 800 3 800 4 000 3 900 3 600 3 600 3 600
900–3 200 2 700–4 300 3 300–4 400 3 400–4 400 3 100–4 300 2 300–4 500 1 900–4 900 2 300–4 200
CD3+ (T cells) 1 030 2 040 2 100 2 400 2 450 2 400 2 200 2 000
845–1 850 1 400–3 700 1 960–3 400 1 800–3 900 1 600–3 600 1 800–3 000 1 600–2 700 1 600–2 700
CD3+CD4+ 800 1 300 1 600 1 700 1 500 1 500 1 550 1 400
480–1 650 1 000–2 600 1 100–2 300 1 000–2 800 1 100–2 400 1 100–2 000 1 100–1 800 1 200–1 800
CD3+CD8+ 370 820 810 860 860 850 800 760
190–700 300–1 300 380–1 100 410–1 000 370–1 000 430–1 200 330–1 000 400–1 100
CD19+ (B cells) 240 860 830 800 850 780 710 700
84–420 570–1 400 470–1 600 510–1 800 470–1 600 700–1 100 650–900 630–910
CD16+CD56+ (NK cells) 240 500 480 496 507 650 600 600
145–360 290–950 240–1 100 320–1 100 330–820 310–850 330–790 310–760
CD4/CD8 ratio 2·75 1·97 2·1 2·43 2·07 2·2 2·61 2·7
1·1–4·00 1·3–3·6 1·32–4·10 1·2–3·9 1·4–3·3 1·2–3·4 1·5–3·9 1·4–3·5

Median values indicated in bold.

NK = natural killer; WBCs = white blood cells.