Table 1.

Ex vivo enumeration and phenotypic analysis of EBV-specific CTLs using major histocompatibility complex–peptide tetramers

Donor codeCD8 and tetramer*
(% positive)
CD27
(% positive/negative)
CD38
(% positive/negative)
CD44
(% positive/negative)
CD62L
(% positive/negative)
GLCRPPGLCRPPGLCRPPGLCRPPGLCRPP
Patient 1 acute IM 2.40 0.23 87/13 80/20 100/0 100/0 100/0 100/0 47/53 44/56 
After IM (11 mo) 0.26 0.27 35/65 43/57 65/35 58/42 96/4 100/0 37/63 37/63 
Patient 2 acute IM 4.40 0.61 63/37 63/37 76/24 87/13 96/4 93/7 21/79 35/65 
After IM (5 mo) 0.72 0.41 33/67 32/68 68/32 70/30 94/6 100/0 50/50 47/53 
After IM (17 mo) 1.14 0.23 41/59 28/72 63/37 37/63 96/4 86/14 17/83 10/90 
Donor 3 0.15 0.03 25/75 12/88 46/54 44/56 100/0 100/0 18/82 0/100 
Donor codeCD8 and tetramer*
(% positive)
CD27
(% positive/negative)
CD38
(% positive/negative)
CD44
(% positive/negative)
CD62L
(% positive/negative)
GLCRPPGLCRPPGLCRPPGLCRPPGLCRPP
Patient 1 acute IM 2.40 0.23 87/13 80/20 100/0 100/0 100/0 100/0 47/53 44/56 
After IM (11 mo) 0.26 0.27 35/65 43/57 65/35 58/42 96/4 100/0 37/63 37/63 
Patient 2 acute IM 4.40 0.61 63/37 63/37 76/24 87/13 96/4 93/7 21/79 35/65 
After IM (5 mo) 0.72 0.41 33/67 32/68 68/32 70/30 94/6 100/0 50/50 47/53 
After IM (17 mo) 1.14 0.23 41/59 28/72 63/37 37/63 96/4 86/14 17/83 10/90 
Donor 3 0.15 0.03 25/75 12/88 46/54 44/56 100/0 100/0 18/82 0/100 
*

PBMCs from IM patients 1 and 2 and healthy donor 3 were costained with anti–human CD8 tricolor-labeled antibody and phycoerythrin-labeled HLA A2/GLC or HLA B7/RPP tetramers. Fluorescence intensities were then measured with a FACScan. Values indicate the percent CD8 T cells positive for HLA A2/GLC or HLA B7/RPP tetramer.

For phenotypic analysis PBMCs from these individuals were costained with HLA-peptide tetramers for early lytic (GLC) or latent (RPP) epitopes and monoclonal antibodies specific to T-cell surface antigens (CD27, CD38, CD44, or CD62L). Values shown indicate the percent HLA-peptide tetramer–reactive T cells positive/negative for CD27, CD38, CD44, or CD62L.

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