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Reliable and High Efficiency Extraction of Kidney Immune Cells
Published on: August 19, 2016
[T CD57+ lymphocytes in kidney transplanted patients. Phenotypic and functional study]
F Bruneel1, C Legendre, L Chatenoud
1Service de Transplantation, Hôpital Necker, Paris.
Phenotypic analysis showed a significant increase of CD3+/CD57+ lymphocyte subpopulation in 88 kidney-transplanted patients when compared with non-transplanted patients. No clear correlation was found between the increase of this cell subpopulation and renal function, immunosuppressive regimen, and allogenic or viral stimuli, when each of these factors was considered. Conversely, there was a significant correlation between the proportion of CD3+/CD4+/CD57+ cells and the post-transplant follow-up period. Finally, functional study of CD3+/CD57+ cells suggested that they have suppressive properties, in vitro.
Phenotypic analysis showed a significant increase of CD3+/CD57+ lymphocyte subpopulation in 88 kidney-transplanted patients when compared with non-transplanted patients. No clear correlation was found between the increase of this cell subpopulation and renal function, immunosuppressive regimen, and allogenic or viral stimuli, when each of these factors was considered. Conversely, there was a significant correlation between the proportion of CD3+/CD4+/CD57+ cells and the post-transplant follow-up period. Finally, functional study of CD3+/CD57+ cells suggested that they have suppressive properties, in vitro.

