Distribution of CD3+CD4+ cells, CD3+CD8+ cells, and the CD4/CD8 ratio
| % CD3+CD4+ | % CD3+CD8+ | CD4/CD8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HC | SSc | HC | SSc | HC | SSc | |
| Results are shown as mean(SD). | ||||||
| NAD, non-adherent; BND, bound; MIG = migrated. | ||||||
| *Denotes p<0.05 (unpaired t test) between SSc and HC lymphocyte fractions. | ||||||
| Ex vivo | 68 (11) | 69 (16) | 28 (9) | 30 (15) | 2.56 (1.13) | 3.18 (1.99) |
| NAD | 71 (8) | 69 (15) | 28 (9) | 28 (18) | 2.76 (0.89) | 3.26 (1.91) |
| BND | 58 (15) | 62 (16) | 42 (18) | 38 (17) | 1.66 (1.04) | 2.68 (1.78) |
| MIG | 56 (14)* | 71 (15)* | 43 (14)* | 29 (15)* | 1.62 (0.93)* | 3.27 (1.54)* |