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Table 2 Lymphocyte populations and FACS staining characteristics

From: Cytotoxic lymphocytes in COPD airways: increased NK cells associated with disease, iNKT and NKT-like cells with current smoking

Population

Subpopulation

Staining characteristics

When given in percent, calculated as proportion of

T cells

CD3+

T helper cells

CD3+ CD4+

CD3+

Cytotoxic T cells

CD3+ CD8+

CD3+

NK cells

CD3 CD16+ CD56+

Cells with typical lymphocyte size and intracellular granulation

iNKT cells

CD3+ (TCR)αβ+ Vα24+ Vβ11+

CD3+ (TCR)αβ+

NKT-like cells

CD3+ CD16+ CD56+

CD3+

NKT-like cells

CD4+ NKT-like cells

CD3+ CD4+ CD16+ CD56+

CD3+

NKT-like cells

CD8+ NKT-like cells

CD3+ CD8+ CD16+ CD56+

CD3+