Kidney transplanted patients: time after renal transplantation (Days)
DC
NC
0
15
30
45
60
90
120
180
360
Total leukocytes (cells/µL) a
7474 ±3107
9735 ±2786
8159 ±2922
7803 ±2465
7168 ±1839
7008 ±2146
6263 ±2165
6748 ±1553
6659±1580
6122 ±1180
6300 ±1434
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Total lymphocytes (cells/µL) a
947 ±423
1803 ±888
1724 ±789
1733 ±920
1686 ±704
1711 ±732
1804 ±821
1890 ±613
1855± 679
1422 ±446
1784 ±425
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T cells (cells/µL) a
677 ±356
1415 ±767
1375 ±667
1360 ±739
1327 ±600
1383 ±658
1429 ±743
1532 ±555
1506± 635
1052 ±351
1345 ±371
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αβ T cells (cells/µL) a
627 ±329
1311 ±715
1294 ±626
1259 ±685
1241 ±570
1268 ±606
1293 ±656
1405 ±526
1396± 612
942 ±308
1220 ±361
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αβ T cells (%) b
92.5 ±5.0
92.3 ±4.9
94.0 ±4.3
92.7 ±5.0
93.3 ±4.8
91.7 ±6.2
90.8 ±7.1
91.3 ±6.7
92.4± 6.9
90.2 ±7.1
91.4 ±4.7
γδ T cells (cells/µL) a
34.7 ±43.9
59.9 ±57.9
53.9 ±47.1
61.2 ±60.0
61.6 ±43.9
80.6 ±98.2
96.3 ±116.1
96.4 ±85.9
74.8 ± 60.2
81.8 ±83.3
75.3 ±45.9
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γδ T cells (%) b
4.8 ±4.9
4.6 ±4.0
4.1 ±3.5
4.5 ±3.6
4.8 ±3.2
5.7 ±5.8
6.5 ±5.7
6.6 ±5.7
5.6± 4.4
7.3 ±6.7
5.6 ±3.1
Means± SD. a absolute cell count/μL of blood; b results are expressed as % of CD3+ T cells; * p<0.05 ** p<0.01 *** p<0.001 vs NC ; ° p<0.05 °° p<0.01 °°° p<0.001 vs
DC ^ p<0.05 ^^ p<0.01 ^^^ p<0.001 vs Time 0.
Table 2: Peripheral blood total leucocytes, total lymphocytes and T lymphocyte subsets in kidney transplanted patients in the first year after transplantation, in normal
controls (NC) and chronic dialysis patients (DC).
