Table 1.

G-CSFR expression in T cells before and after G-CSF treatment in vivo analyzed by single-cell RT-PCR


Timepoint

CD3+ T cells (%)

CD4+ T cells (%)

CD8+ T cells (%)
Before G-CSF   0/89 (0)   0/36 (0)   0/32 (0)  
    Donor 1   0/28 (0)   —   —  
    Donor 2   0/21 (0)   —   —  
    Donor 3   —   0/16 (0)   0/16 (0)  
    Donor 4   —   0/20 (0)   0/16 (0)  
    Donor 5   0/13 (0)   —   —  
    Donor 6   0/15 (0)   —   —  
    Donor 7   0/12 (0)   —   —  
After G-CSF   36/102 (35)   22/80 (27)   33/86 (38)  
    Donor 1   14/36 (38.9)   —   —  
    Donor 2   6/19 (31.6)   —   —  
    Donor 3   —   6/21 (28.6)   6/16 (37.5)  
    Donor 4   —   4/16 (25)   8/19 (42.1)  
    Donor 5   8/16 (50)   5/15 (33)   5/20 (25)  
    Donor 6   4/16 (25)   3/14 (21)   7/16 (43)  
    Donor 7
 
4/15 (27)
 
4/14 (28)
 
7/15 (46)
 

Timepoint

CD3+ T cells (%)

CD4+ T cells (%)

CD8+ T cells (%)
Before G-CSF   0/89 (0)   0/36 (0)   0/32 (0)  
    Donor 1   0/28 (0)   —   —  
    Donor 2   0/21 (0)   —   —  
    Donor 3   —   0/16 (0)   0/16 (0)  
    Donor 4   —   0/20 (0)   0/16 (0)  
    Donor 5   0/13 (0)   —   —  
    Donor 6   0/15 (0)   —   —  
    Donor 7   0/12 (0)   —   —  
After G-CSF   36/102 (35)   22/80 (27)   33/86 (38)  
    Donor 1   14/36 (38.9)   —   —  
    Donor 2   6/19 (31.6)   —   —  
    Donor 3   —   6/21 (28.6)   6/16 (37.5)  
    Donor 4   —   4/16 (25)   8/19 (42.1)  
    Donor 5   8/16 (50)   5/15 (33)   5/20 (25)  
    Donor 6   4/16 (25)   3/14 (21)   7/16 (43)  
    Donor 7
 
4/15 (27)
 
4/14 (28)
 
7/15 (46)
 

T-cell populations were isolated by microbead technology (purity > 98%) and subsequently handpicked. The analyzed single cells could be identified as T cells because of coamplification of the TCR-α chain mRNA. G-CSFR expression was significantly induced upon G-CSF treatment in vivo (P < .01), but did not differ significantly among the analyzed 7 donors (P > .05).—indicates not determined