Research Article

Flow Cytometric Analysis of T, B, and NK Cells Antigens in Patients with Mycosis Fungoides

Table 5

The mean values of all cell surface antigens according to clinical stage.

Clinical (T) stageT1T2T3T4 value
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T cells surface antigens
CD3+0.000↑
 Mean ± SD73.93 ± 7.0771.31 ± 9.0188.41 ± 8.6777.25 ± 17.64
 Median; min.–max.74.50; 62.30–92.6071.80; 48.70–96.5087.70; 79.10–98.7085.35; 43.60–93.20
CD4+0.000↑
 Mean ± SD44.63 ± 9.4244.49 ± 8.6075.18 ± 19.3160.27 ± 24.06
 Median; min.–max.44.70; 15.30–66.2044.70; 20.60–63.9074.35; 55.50–97.5065.20; 15.80–92.30
CD8+0.005↓
 Mean ± SD26.75 ± 10.5624.12 ± 9.3611.41 ± 10.3214.23 ± 9.68
 Median; min.–max.23.20; 14.10–73.3023.45; 9.40–66.3011.60; 0.50–22.5015.10; 1.50–32.60
CD4+/CD8+0.000↑
 Mean ± SD2.7 ± 5.162.19 ± 1.2151.10 ± 74.4613.97 ± 20.21
 Median; min.–max.1.90; 0.20–35.301.80; 0.30–7.8010.35; 2.50–183.203.90; 0.60–61.50
TCRαβ+0.000↑
 Mean ± SD68.99 ± 7.4266.68 ± 8.2886.65 ± 9.4871.68 ± 17.65
 Median; min.–max.68.60; 50.0–87.1068.0; 45.80–86.086.3; 76.90–98.076.0; 42.0–93.70
TCRγδ+0.011↓
 Mean ± SD5.19 ± 3.303.95 ± 2.631.66 ± 0.922.35 ± 2.66
 Median; min.–max.4.40; 0.80–13.603.25; 0.50–11.202.10; 0.40–2.601.45; 0.10–10.0
CD7+0.001↓
 Mean ± SD77.89 ± 6.3374.19 ± 11.3379.63 ± 15.6561.73 ± 21.63
 Median; min.–max.78.20; 58.60–93.1076.10; 2.80–89.3077.75; 54.70–98.066.50; 11.70–83.0
CD4+CD7+0.859↑
 Mean ± SD38.91 ± 8.2637.25 ± 8.4164.85 ± 23.5237.67 ± 17.19
 Median; min.–max.40.10; 13.40–53.1037.05; 16.0–53.6054.30; 42.50–96.5035.45; 9.60–71.30
CD4+CD70.002↑
 Mean ± SD7.71 ± 7.757.81 ± 6.4011.40 ± 16.1724.02 ± 25.18
 Median; min.–max.5.70; 1.70–51.305.20; 1.0–35.904.65; 0.50–42.5015.75; 2.30–88.90
CD71+0.002↑
 Mean ± SD3.31 ± 2.784.79 ± 8.3914.36 ± 15.7117.45 ± 21.59
 Median; min.–max.2.50; 0.3–11.303.0; 0.10–71.07.80; 3.60–44.606.50; 1.4–57.70

B cells surface antigens
HLA-DR+0.001↓
 Mean ± SD29.46 ± 8.7932.37 ± 9.1121.56 ± 15.7628.15 ± 15.30
 Median; min.–max.27.50; 19.60–56.4031.10; 11.40–60.2022.0; 3.80–43.7025.60; 2.20–59.90
CD19+0.021↓
 Mean ± SD11.37 ± 3.9612.48 ± 4.898.13 ± 6.418.67 ± 4.37
 Median; min.–max.11.70; 1.50–19.1011.95; 3.20–24.806.80; 1.0–15.708.50; 2.30–18.10
HLA-DR+CD19+0.030↓
 Mean ± SD10.53 ± 3.9211.64 ± 4.796.78 ± 7.177.72 ± 4.31
 Median; min.–max.10.60; 1.20–17.8011.20; 2.90–24.704.75 ± 0.30–15.506.95; 0.40–17.40

NKT cells surface antigens
CD3+CD16+CD56+0.006↓
 Mean ± SD3.46 ± 3.103.57 ± 3.502.06 ± 2.121.50 ± 1.16
 Median; min.–max.2.50; 0.30–16.602.25; 0.20–20.501.60; 0.20–6.201.25; 0.20–3.80

NK cells surface antigens
CD3CD16+CD56+0.000↓
 Mean ± SD13.28 ± 6.3414.34 ± 8.302.90 ± 2.928.86 ± 9.84
 Median; min.–max.13.10; 2.6013.60; 2.10–39.802.70; 0.10–8.03.30; 0.10–30.20

↓: decreasing with stage; ↑: increasing with stage.