Table 2

Reconstitution of the immune system

T-cell populations^†

CD4⁺ cell subpopulations (%)

Time course

Patient^*

(months after admission)

CD4⁺

CD8⁺

CD45RA^-/CD45RO⁺

CD45RA⁺/CD45RO^-

1

Admission

308

91

68

15

Polychondritis/female/

5

4

2

98

0

41 years/1985

7

300

11

70

15

12

392

470

40

50

2

Admission

130

17

40

50

SLE/female/27 years/

5

71

551

95

3

1987

7

149

427

93

4

10

227

239

60

20

3

Admission

30

42

68

18

SLE/female/48 years/

3

30

129

99

0

1993

4

86

346

89

7

6

265

179

62

25

4

Admission

73

98

52

27

SLE/male/37 years/

2

76

600

95

0

1989

3

19

118

88

0

^*Characteristics: disease/sex/age/year of diagnosis. ^†T-cell populations determined by flow cytometry; number of cells/μ l blood.

Rosen et al. Arthritis Res 2000 2:327   doi:10.1186/ar107