Table 4.

Influence of γ-secretase inhibition by DAPT on human cellularity, proliferative status, and annexin V+ cells in cell subsets in FTOC seeded with CD34+CD1- thymic progenitor cells after different time points of culture


Cell type, treatment

Day 4

Day 7

Day 10

Day 20

Day 26
Cell no.      
   Control   16 391 ± 2 911   49 107 ± 315   61 303 ± 9 024   502 068 ± 13 762   828 750  
   2 μM DAPT   11 389 ± 713   56 108 ± 4 024   108 889 ± 45 035   285 806 ± 43 782   148 353  
   5 μM DAPT   13 016 ± 2 674   40 626 ± 5 763   123 874 ± 5 633   94 166 ± 75 717   38 500  
S/G2/M cells in total cell population, %      
   Control   17 ± 5.9   10 ± 1.4   12 ± 4.2   18 ± 2.4   6.2  
   2 μM DAPT   22 ± 7.4   18 ± 4.2   20 ± 2.8   4 ± 1.2   1.3  
   5 μM DAPT   25 ± 1.3   27 ± 0.8   15 ± 0.4   1 ± 0.1   0.5  
Annexin V+ cells in total cell population, %      
   Control   45 ± 12.7   42 ± 5.7   55 ± 3.5   38 ± 6.4   32  
   2 μM DAPT   49 ± 14.4   37 ± 1.3   38 ± 2.0   32 ± 8.4   36  
   5 μM DAPT   52 ± 16.5   49 ± 5.4   44 ± 9.1   64 ± 9.3   65  
S/G2/M cells in CD4+ subset, %      
   Control   ND   8   9 ± 2.3   23 ± 2.1   6.2  
   2 μM DAPT   ND   20   18 ± 3.1   8 ± 2.6   1.3  
   5 μM DAPT   ND   27   15 ± 0.6   2 ± 0.7   0.5  
Annexin V+ cells in CD4+ subset, %      
   Control   ND   40 ± 1.8   55 ± 3.6   51 ± 10.5   44  
   2 μM DAPT   ND   36 ± 4.0   38 ± 4.6   41 ± 12.6   48  
   5 μM DAPT   ND   48 ± 0.1   49 ± 9.2   66 ± 11.9   73  
S/G2/M cells in CD4+CD8+ subset, %      
   Control   ND   ND   ND   12 ± 1.7   3.6  
   2 μM DAPT   ND   ND   ND   1 ± 0.3   0.5  
   5 μM DAPT   ND   ND   ND   1 ± 0.3   0.2  
Annexin V+ cells in CD4+CD8+ subset, %      
   Control   ND   ND   ND   42 ± 12.6   41  
   2 μM DAPT   ND   ND   ND   43 ± 11.0   51  
   5 μM DAPT
 
ND
 
ND
 
ND
 
69 ± 15.8
 
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Cell type, treatment

Day 4

Day 7

Day 10

Day 20

Day 26
Cell no.      
   Control   16 391 ± 2 911   49 107 ± 315   61 303 ± 9 024   502 068 ± 13 762   828 750  
   2 μM DAPT   11 389 ± 713   56 108 ± 4 024   108 889 ± 45 035   285 806 ± 43 782   148 353  
   5 μM DAPT   13 016 ± 2 674   40 626 ± 5 763   123 874 ± 5 633   94 166 ± 75 717   38 500  
S/G2/M cells in total cell population, %      
   Control   17 ± 5.9   10 ± 1.4   12 ± 4.2   18 ± 2.4   6.2  
   2 μM DAPT   22 ± 7.4   18 ± 4.2   20 ± 2.8   4 ± 1.2   1.3  
   5 μM DAPT   25 ± 1.3   27 ± 0.8   15 ± 0.4   1 ± 0.1   0.5  
Annexin V+ cells in total cell population, %      
   Control   45 ± 12.7   42 ± 5.7   55 ± 3.5   38 ± 6.4   32  
   2 μM DAPT   49 ± 14.4   37 ± 1.3   38 ± 2.0   32 ± 8.4   36  
   5 μM DAPT   52 ± 16.5   49 ± 5.4   44 ± 9.1   64 ± 9.3   65  
S/G2/M cells in CD4+ subset, %      
   Control   ND   8   9 ± 2.3   23 ± 2.1   6.2  
   2 μM DAPT   ND   20   18 ± 3.1   8 ± 2.6   1.3  
   5 μM DAPT   ND   27   15 ± 0.6   2 ± 0.7   0.5  
Annexin V+ cells in CD4+ subset, %      
   Control   ND   40 ± 1.8   55 ± 3.6   51 ± 10.5   44  
   2 μM DAPT   ND   36 ± 4.0   38 ± 4.6   41 ± 12.6   48  
   5 μM DAPT   ND   48 ± 0.1   49 ± 9.2   66 ± 11.9   73  
S/G2/M cells in CD4+CD8+ subset, %      
   Control   ND   ND   ND   12 ± 1.7   3.6  
   2 μM DAPT   ND   ND   ND   1 ± 0.3   0.5  
   5 μM DAPT   ND   ND   ND   1 ± 0.3   0.2  
Annexin V+ cells in CD4+CD8+ subset, %      
   Control   ND   ND   ND   42 ± 12.6   41  
   2 μM DAPT   ND   ND   ND   43 ± 11.0   51  
   5 μM DAPT
 
ND
 
ND
 
ND
 
69 ± 15.8
 
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Results represent mean ± SEM of 2 independent experiments, except for figures without SEM shown, when only 1 experiment was performed.

ND indicates not done.

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