Table 1.

Immunophenotype of BALB/c spleen cell leukocyte populations

Subpopulation Whole Spleen 2 h Non-adh. APC 2 h Adh. APC 18 h Adh. APC + Platelets
CD4+ T cells  12.3 ± 4.8* 10.6 ± 0.8 3.0 ± 1.2  2.6 ± 1.0  
CD8+ T cells 6.1 ± 3.0  5.5 ± 1.4  3.0 ± 2.0  1.9 ± 0.4 
B220+ B cells  17.6 ± 4.5  15.6 ± 6.0 24.1 ± 7.5  32.3 ± 9.2  
F4/80 macrophages 4.5 ± 4.0  4.5 ± 1.3  33.2 ± 3.0 26.7 ± 0.9  
MHC class I+ (H-2Dd49.1 ± 9.7  45.7 ± 11.3  67.4 ± 7.5 67.7 ± 4.5  
MHC class II+ (I-Ad/I-Ed)  24.7 ± 6.9 24.3 ± 4.9  63.0 ± 2.1  58.5 ± 3.9 
CD45+ cells  44.0 ± 0.4  39.4 ± 10.0 56.1 ± 13.6  58.5 ± 9.9 
CD45+/CD61+ cells  < 1.0 < 1.0  1.5 ± 0.1  5.1 ± 0.1 
Subpopulation Whole Spleen 2 h Non-adh. APC 2 h Adh. APC 18 h Adh. APC + Platelets
CD4+ T cells  12.3 ± 4.8* 10.6 ± 0.8 3.0 ± 1.2  2.6 ± 1.0  
CD8+ T cells 6.1 ± 3.0  5.5 ± 1.4  3.0 ± 2.0  1.9 ± 0.4 
B220+ B cells  17.6 ± 4.5  15.6 ± 6.0 24.1 ± 7.5  32.3 ± 9.2  
F4/80 macrophages 4.5 ± 4.0  4.5 ± 1.3  33.2 ± 3.0 26.7 ± 0.9  
MHC class I+ (H-2Dd49.1 ± 9.7  45.7 ± 11.3  67.4 ± 7.5 67.7 ± 4.5  
MHC class II+ (I-Ad/I-Ed)  24.7 ± 6.9 24.3 ± 4.9  63.0 ± 2.1  58.5 ± 3.9 
CD45+ cells  44.0 ± 0.4  39.4 ± 10.0 56.1 ± 13.6  58.5 ± 9.9 
CD45+/CD61+ cells  < 1.0 < 1.0  1.5 ± 0.1  5.1 ± 0.1 
*

Data are expressed as mean percentage ± SD of total cells (n = 3).

CD45+/CD61+ phenotype was similar if either syngeneic or allogeneic platelets were used to pulse the APC.

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