Table 2.

Effect of H-ferritin on expression of DC markers

Donor no.TreatmentCD1a*
% cells (MFI)
CD80
% cells (MFI)
CD83
% cells (MFI)
CD86,
% cells (MFI)
B7-H1,
% cells (MFI)
HLA-DR
% cells (MFI)
Donor 1 DCs 60.0  (4.7) 77.4  (7.4) 30.9  (1.7) 77.3  (7.0) 96.0  (18.3) 94.2  (26.2)  
 DCs + L-ferritin 60.7  (4.1) 77.2  (7.1) 29.0  (1.6) 75.1  (5.8) 97.6  (23.7) 95.6  (19.3)  
 DCs + H-ferritin 58.1  (4.1) 90.3  (24.4) 58.1  (3.7) 94.5  (37.8) 99.5  (114.5) 96.2  (32.5)  
 DCs + CD40L 60.2  (4.9) 79.1  (10.1) 53.3  (3.3) 91.0  (30.0) 99.4  (53.8) 95.5  (52.3)  
Donor 2 DCs  34.6  (1.6) 37.7  (1.6) 31.4  (1.3) 97.2  (10.9) 71.8  (2.8) 89.6  (5.7)  
 DCs + L-ferritin 33.3  (1.5) 33.3  (1.6) 32.2  (1.4) 95.5  (8.1) 70.7  (3.0) 83.6  (5.0)  
 DCs + H-ferritin 28.0  (1.4) 35.3  (1.5) 37.6  (1.6) 99.1  (69.2) 85.2  (4.7) 93.6  (17.9)  
 DCs + CD40L 31.4  (1.6) 28.7  (1.4) 33.2  (1.7) 93.3  (21.7) 72.7  (3.3) 89.8  (15.1) 
Donor 3 DCs  NA 68.4  (3.8) NA 65.6  (2.9) 78.0  (5.8) 79.9  (10.9)  
 DCs + L-ferritin NA 69.4  (4.0) NA 63.7  (2.4) 93.1  (10.3) 81.1  (8.0) 
 DCs + H-ferritin NA 83.4  (6.2) NA 80.1  (15.7) 95.9  (23.9) 81.6  (13.5)  
 DCs + CD40L NA 68.8  (4.8) NA 77.2  (12.5) 92.8  (18.4) 81.0  (21.7) 
Donor no.TreatmentCD1a*
% cells (MFI)
CD80
% cells (MFI)
CD83
% cells (MFI)
CD86,
% cells (MFI)
B7-H1,
% cells (MFI)
HLA-DR
% cells (MFI)
Donor 1 DCs 60.0  (4.7) 77.4  (7.4) 30.9  (1.7) 77.3  (7.0) 96.0  (18.3) 94.2  (26.2)  
 DCs + L-ferritin 60.7  (4.1) 77.2  (7.1) 29.0  (1.6) 75.1  (5.8) 97.6  (23.7) 95.6  (19.3)  
 DCs + H-ferritin 58.1  (4.1) 90.3  (24.4) 58.1  (3.7) 94.5  (37.8) 99.5  (114.5) 96.2  (32.5)  
 DCs + CD40L 60.2  (4.9) 79.1  (10.1) 53.3  (3.3) 91.0  (30.0) 99.4  (53.8) 95.5  (52.3)  
Donor 2 DCs  34.6  (1.6) 37.7  (1.6) 31.4  (1.3) 97.2  (10.9) 71.8  (2.8) 89.6  (5.7)  
 DCs + L-ferritin 33.3  (1.5) 33.3  (1.6) 32.2  (1.4) 95.5  (8.1) 70.7  (3.0) 83.6  (5.0)  
 DCs + H-ferritin 28.0  (1.4) 35.3  (1.5) 37.6  (1.6) 99.1  (69.2) 85.2  (4.7) 93.6  (17.9)  
 DCs + CD40L 31.4  (1.6) 28.7  (1.4) 33.2  (1.7) 93.3  (21.7) 72.7  (3.3) 89.8  (15.1) 
Donor 3 DCs  NA 68.4  (3.8) NA 65.6  (2.9) 78.0  (5.8) 79.9  (10.9)  
 DCs + L-ferritin NA 69.4  (4.0) NA 63.7  (2.4) 93.1  (10.3) 81.1  (8.0) 
 DCs + H-ferritin NA 83.4  (6.2) NA 80.1  (15.7) 95.9  (23.9) 81.6  (13.5)  
 DCs + CD40L NA 68.8  (4.8) NA 77.2  (12.5) 92.8  (18.4) 81.0  (21.7) 

DCs were incubated with H- or L-ferritin or CD40L at a concentration of 1 μg/mL for 24 hours prior to detection of markers. MFI indicates median fluorescence intensity; NA, not available.

*

Measured by flow cytometry as % cells stained.

H-ferritin significantly increased CD86 (paired F test,P = .021) and B7-H1 (P = .019).

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