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Table 1 Exposure to DEP did not interfere with T cell proliferation

From: Diesel exhaust particle exposure in vitro impacts T lymphocyte phenotype and function

 

% Ki-67+T lymphocytes

 

Untreated

E4

E5

Resting T lymphocytes

0.13 ± 0.02

0.12 ± 0.03

0.12 ± 0.03

Activated T lymphocytes:

anti-CD3 (2.5 μg/ml)

71 ± 5

69 ± 6

67 ± 5

anti-CD3 (1.25 μg/ml)

23 ± 4

22 ± 2

21 ± 3

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SD and are obtained from independent experiments performed in T cells from 15 healthy donors after cell treatment with E4 or E5 particles (both used at 30 μg/ml for 72 h) in the presence (activated T lymphocytes) or absence (resting T lymphocytes) of anti-CD3 mAb.
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Particle and Fibre Toxicology

ISSN: 1743-8977

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