Research Article

Increased Levels of CD107a and Intracellular Cytokines in IL-2 Stimulated PBMCs from Endometriosis Patients

Table 1

The number and viability of cells before and after cryopreservation in endometriosis and control groups.

VariablesBefore cryopreservationAfter cryopreservation value

The number of cells (n)
 Control group6.41 × 106 ± 5.22 × 1054.81 × 106 ± 4.23 × 1050.003
 Endometriosis group5.41 × 106 ± 6.17 × 1053.54 × 106 ± 6.62 × 105NS
The viability of cells (%)
 Control group99.16 ± 0.2390.62 ± 2.520.017
 Endometriosis group97.56 ± 1.0590.90 ± 1.650.011

The values are expressed as mean ± SE.  < 0.05 was considered to indicate statistical significance. NS, not significant.