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Table 1 Proportion of decidual leukocytes analyzed by Flow cytometry

From: Persistence of decidual NK cells and KIR genotypes in healthy pregnant and preeclamptic women: a case-control study in the third trimester of gestation

Decidual lymphocyte subset

Controls (n = 10)

PE (n = 9)

p

CD3 + (%)

54.15 ± 17.76

30.95 ± 15.01

0.007 a

CD56 + (%)

21.70 ± 10.35

23.24 ± 12.24

NS

CD3 + CD56 + (%)

2.34 ± 1.55

2.40 ± 2.05

NS

CD3 - CD56 + (%)

20.66 ± 9.49

21.13 ± 12.79

NS

CD56 + CD16 - (%)

19.09 ± 9.49

21.41 ± 12.36

NS

CD56 + CD16 + (%)

1.65 ± 1.17

2.81 ± 4.53

NS

CD56 + CD9 + (%)

15.68 ± 4.88

18.87 ± 8.7

NS

  1. Comparison of the proportion of decidual leukocytes between healthy pregnant women (controls) and women with preeclampsia (PE) using two-color immunofluorescence.
  2. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation; NS, No significant difference; (%) percentage of cells bearing a particular set of subset markers.
  3. a p < 0.05