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

Table 1 Proportion of decidual leukocytes analyzed by Flow cytometry

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

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