Clinical Study

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<0.0010.003
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.