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Table 2 Phenotypic changes on human NK cells after 14 days of expansion

From: Ex-vivo expanded human NK cells express activating receptors that mediate cytotoxicity of allogeneic and autologous cancer cell lines by direct recognition and antibody directed cellular cytotoxicity

 

Healthy donors (n = 6)

Patient 1

Patient 2

 

Day 0

Day 14

     
 

Mean (%)

Range (%)

Mean (%)

Range (%)

P-valuea, b(%)

Day 0

Day 14

Day 0

Day 14

Activating receptors

DNAM-1

83

72-90

94

89-97

0.0335 (↑)

90

97

37

90

NKG2D

83

51-98

96

93-99

0.1074

30

94

87

98

NKp46

68

27-91

87

64-97

0.0161 (↑)

52

95

19

70

NKp44

3

2-5

59

16-93

0.0039 (↑)

0,3

29

0,4

15

NKp30

52

11-93

82

67-97

0.0131 (↑)

7

63

15

70

Inhibitory receptors

KLRD1

68

56-82

92

86-95

0.0012 (↑)

ND

98

49

95

NKG2A

46

14-67

68

34-89

0.00118 (↑)

ND

84

7

8

KIR3DL1

22

10-37

29

17-38

0.1526

ND

21

5

3

KIR3DL2/3

28

9-48

29

14-44

0.7858

ND

35

88

96

LIR1

22

13-37

6

3-9

0.0142 (↓)

ND

18

70

44

  1. a Significant differences (P < 0.05) are indicated in bold
  2. b Arrows indicate significant increase (↑) or significant decrease (↓)
  3. ND; not determined