Table 1.

Effect of Anticoagulant on T-Cell Expression of IL-2R  and β Chains

CD4+ T CellsCD4 T Cells
Control IgG1Anti–IL-2R α Anti–IL-2R β Control IgG1Anti–IL-2R α Anti–IL-2R β
K-EDTA  
 Whole blood 0.3 ± 0.2  49.6 ± 8.2  2.3 ± 1.3 0.7 ± 0.6  14.5 ± 5.1  28.4 ± 13.4  
 PBMCs 0.7 ± 0.3  49.2 ± 3.5  3.3 ± 0.8 1.4 ± 1.2  15.5 ± 5.6  30.8 ± 10.2  
Na-heparin 
 Whole blood  3.4 ± 6.6  49.7 ± 6.3 2.7 ± 1.0  2.8 ± 4.9  15.9 ± 5.3 32.2 ± 14.5  
 PBMCs  1.0 ± 0.6  48.4 ± 5.7 3.3 ± 0.4  1.3 ± 0.6  14.5 ± 3.6 30.7 ± 11.9  
Na-citrate  
 Whole blood  0.3 ± 0.3 49.6 ± 7.9  2.6 ± 1.0  0.9 ± 0.8 16.2 ± 6.1  31.1 ± 12.6  
 PBMCs  0.9 ± 0.5 49.7 ± 6.5  2.6 ± 0.7  1.4 ± 0.7 15.3 ± 4.5  26.0 ± 8.6  
CD4+ T CellsCD4 T Cells
Control IgG1Anti–IL-2R α Anti–IL-2R β Control IgG1Anti–IL-2R α Anti–IL-2R β
K-EDTA  
 Whole blood 0.3 ± 0.2  49.6 ± 8.2  2.3 ± 1.3 0.7 ± 0.6  14.5 ± 5.1  28.4 ± 13.4  
 PBMCs 0.7 ± 0.3  49.2 ± 3.5  3.3 ± 0.8 1.4 ± 1.2  15.5 ± 5.6  30.8 ± 10.2  
Na-heparin 
 Whole blood  3.4 ± 6.6  49.7 ± 6.3 2.7 ± 1.0  2.8 ± 4.9  15.9 ± 5.3 32.2 ± 14.5  
 PBMCs  1.0 ± 0.6  48.4 ± 5.7 3.3 ± 0.4  1.3 ± 0.6  14.5 ± 3.6 30.7 ± 11.9  
Na-citrate  
 Whole blood  0.3 ± 0.3 49.6 ± 7.9  2.6 ± 1.0  0.9 ± 0.8 16.2 ± 6.1  31.1 ± 12.6  
 PBMCs  0.9 ± 0.5 49.7 ± 6.5  2.6 ± 0.7  1.4 ± 0.7 15.3 ± 4.5  26.0 ± 8.6  

Values are the percentage of cells within the indicated subset showing a relative fluorescence intensity of greater than 10 after incubation with the indicated monoclonal (mean ± SD).

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