Table 1.
White blood cell (WBC) populations assayed for peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) phenotype analysis.
| Assay | Population | Cluster of Differentiation |
|---|---|---|
| CBC | WBC | - |
| Monocytes | - | |
| Lymphocytes | - | |
| Neutrophils | - | |
| Flow Cytometry (Panel A) |
Th 1 lymphocytes | CD4+ |
| Activation | CD4+CD25+ | |
| Activation | CD4+CD134+ | |
| Apoptosis | CD4+Fas+ | |
| Tc 2 lymphocytes | CD8+ | |
| Activation | CD8+CD25+ | |
| Activation | CD8+CD134+ | |
| Apoptosis | CD8+Fas+ | |
| Double-positive T cells | CD4+CD8+ | |
| Flow Cytometry (Panel B) |
B cells | CD21+ |
| Activation | CD21+MHCII+ | |
| Apoptosis | CD21+Fas+ | |
| NK cells | CD56+ | |
| Activation | CD56+MHCII+ | |
| Apoptosis | CD56+Fas+ | |
| Monocytes | CD14+ | |
| Activation | CD14+MHCII+ | |
| Apoptosis | CD14+Fas+ | |
| WBC activation | MHCII+ | |
| WBC apoptosis | Fas+ |
1 T helper, 2 T cytotoxic.