Immunophenotyping in BK Virus Allograft Nephropathy Distinct from Acute Rejection
Table 2
Inflammatory cellular constituents in different groups.
BKVN ()
AR ()
SF ()
Post hoc
CD3 (cells/mm2)
502 (402–753)
624 (414–773)
180 (122–267)
0.958
<0.001
<0.001
CD4 (cells/mm2)
272 (177–389)
294 (207–388)
98 (69–147)
0.743
<0.001
<0.001
CD8 (cells/mm2)
276 (184–400)
278 (196–436)
96 (45–129)
0.770
<0.001
<0.001
CD20 (cells/mm2)
322 (108–636)
76 (30–300)
14 (11–23)
<0.001
<0.001
0.003
CD68 (cells/mm2)
646 (250–858)
480 (259–617)
85 (25–138)
0.055
<0.001
<0.001
BKVN: BK virus nephropathy; AR: acute rejection; SF: stable allograft function. means value for BKVN group and AR group, means value for BKVN group and SF group, and means value for AR group and SF group.