Table 1

Basal lymphocyte subpopulations and cytokine production in healthy volunteers (n = 6)

Lymphocyte Subsets, Mean (S.D.)
CD4CD4/CD8NKCD19
cell/μl cell/μl
1,293.4  (221.9)1.90  (0.27)127.3  (105.1)252.4  (125.4)
Cytokine Production, Mean (S.D.)
IL-1βIL-2IL-4IL-6IL-10TNFαIFNγTGFβ1
pg/ml U/ml pg/ml pg/ml pg/ml pg/ml pg/ml pg/ml
230.3  (85.9)12.6  (2.7)4.2  (1.4)13,365.6  (2,330.3)908.0  (206.3)4,930.2  (1,311.0)10,615.3  (1,605.2)563.0  (167.8)
  • CD4, CD4-positive T lymphocytes; CD8, CD8-positive T lymphocytes; CD4/CD8, CD4-CD8 ratio; CD19, B lymphocytes.