Table 1.

Proportion of CD94/NKG2A-expressing cells in paired PreG- and G-PBMC before and after stimulation by anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody



Before

After anti-CD3 stimulation

Anti-CD3 and IL-15
Surface marker
PreG
G-PBMC
PreG
G-PBMC
PreG
G-PBMC
CD94+/CD3+  5.7 ± 3.1   4.6 ± 1.9   8.4 ± 4.4   17.2 ± 8.7*   24.2 ± 10.4   32.8 ± 8.2†  
CD94+/CD8+  2.6 ± 1.6   2.7 ± 1.2   7.3 ± 4.0   15.2 ± 8.4*   17.6 ± 10.0   24.2 ± 5.6‡  
NKG2A+/CD3+  1.8 ± 1.4   1.8 ± 0.7   3.0 ± 1.9   6.3 ± 5.0   11.3 ± 7.1   16.9 ± 7.7‡  
NKG2A+/CD8+
 
0.5 ± 0.3
 
0.4 ± 0.5
 
2.3 ± 1.3
 
5.1 ± 4.3
 
8.6 ± 3.1
 
13.6 ± 6.3*
 


Before

After anti-CD3 stimulation

Anti-CD3 and IL-15
Surface marker
PreG
G-PBMC
PreG
G-PBMC
PreG
G-PBMC
CD94+/CD3+  5.7 ± 3.1   4.6 ± 1.9   8.4 ± 4.4   17.2 ± 8.7*   24.2 ± 10.4   32.8 ± 8.2†  
CD94+/CD8+  2.6 ± 1.6   2.7 ± 1.2   7.3 ± 4.0   15.2 ± 8.4*   17.6 ± 10.0   24.2 ± 5.6‡  
NKG2A+/CD3+  1.8 ± 1.4   1.8 ± 0.7   3.0 ± 1.9   6.3 ± 5.0   11.3 ± 7.1   16.9 ± 7.7‡  
NKG2A+/CD8+
 
0.5 ± 0.3
 
0.4 ± 0.5
 
2.3 ± 1.3
 
5.1 ± 4.3
 
8.6 ± 3.1
 
13.6 ± 6.3*
 

Values indicate the percentage of CD94 or NKG2A-expressing cells (means ± SDs, n = 7). Significant difference were noted when comparing the value of PreG and G-PBMC after stimulation with and without IL-15 (*P < .01; ‡P < .05, †P < .1).

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