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Table 2 Lymphocyte subsets and antibodies in serum in humans and pigs

From: A review of the human vs. porcine female genital tract and associated immune system in the perspective of using minipigs as a model of human genital Chlamydia infection

 

Lymphocytes [42,93,94]

Antibodies (in serum) [11,37,70]

 

B cells

T cells (Æ´d)

T cells (αβ)

  

NK cells

IgM

IgG

IgA

IgE

IgD

Humans

18–47%

2–8%

28–59% (CD4+)

13–32% (CD8+)

<3% (CD4 + CD8+)

2–13%

5–10%

80%

10–15%

<0,05%

0,2%

Pigs

8–18%

9–19%

25–27% (CD4+)

27–32% (CD8+)

10–13% (CD4 + CD8+)

 

10–12%

80–85%

5–12%

<0,01%

Not described