Figure 3From: Preserving the B-Cell Compartment Favors Operational Tolerance in Human Renal TransplantationOT display preserved numbers of circulating Bregs. (A) Representative gate strategy used to analyze the following B-cell subpopulations: naive B cells (CD19+CD24intCD38int), memory B cells (CD19+CD24hiCD38−) and Bregs (CD19+CD24hiCD38hi). Percentage (B) and absolute number (C) of naive B cells (CD19+CD24intCD38int) are shown. Percentage (D) and absolute number (E) of memory B cells (CD19+CD24hiCD38−) are shown. Percentage (F) and absolute number (G) of Bregs (CD19+CD24hiCD38hi) are shown. The absolute cell numbers were calculated on the basis of the complete blood count of each individual performed at the same time the blood was collected. OT group, n = 5; CR group, n = 10; Sta group, n = 19; HI group, n = 10. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01.Back to article page