CD4⁺ T Cell Profile and Activation Response in Sickle Cell Disease Patients with Osteonecrosis

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Relative frequency of major T cell populations in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from healthy donors (control), steady-state SCD, and SCD with osteonecrosis (SCD/ON) patients. Representative dot plots illustrate the strategy of gating for major T cell subsets defined by CD3⁺CD4⁺ (a), CD3⁺CD8⁺ (b), CD4⁺/45RA⁺ (c), and TCD4⁺/45RO⁺ (d) surface expressions in PBMC. All gates were based on isotype-matched control staining. Cumulative data showing the frequencies of total TCD4⁺ (e), total TCD8⁺ (f), TCD4⁺CD45RA⁺ (g), and TCD4⁺CD45RO⁺ (h) subpopulations within live-gated single cells. Each symbol represents an individual subject. Horizontal lines represent mean and standard error. , , , and .

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