Table 4

Summary of OC frequency and nuclear numbers in PBMC cultures derived from MHCII+CD16+ and MHCII+CD16- cell subsets in HC and PsA

MHCII+CD16+

MHCII+CD16-


HC

30% of OC

70% of OC

# of nuclei per OC = 3

# of nuclei per OC = 5 ± 0.2

PsA

90% of OC

10% of OC

# of nuclei per OC = 12 ± 1.1

# of nuclei per OC = 3


Percentage of OC- and percentage of OC derived from a particular subject population (HC vs. PsA).

HC = healthy control; OC = osteoclast; PBMC = peripheral blood mononuclear cells; PsA = psoriatic arthritis.

Chiu et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2010 12:R14   doi:10.1186/ar2915

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