Figure 1
From: Composition and dynamics of the uterine NK cell KIR repertoire in menstrual blood
Menstrual blood contains a high frequency of uterine NK cells. (a) Staining for CD56 and CD16 on alive CD45+CD3−CD4−CD14−CD15−CD19− lymphocytes from menstrual and peripheral blood to identify NK cells. (b) Representative staining for NKG2A, CD16, CD57, and CD9 on NK cells from menstrual (MBMC) and peripheral (PBMC) blood. (c) Summary of data for frequency of cells out of total NK cells expressing different combinations of CD16, CD57, and NKG2A in menstrual and peripheral blood (n=25). (d) Frequency of CD9+ cells out of NK cell subsets defined by different combinations of CD16, CD57, and NKG2A in menstrual and peripheral blood (n=25). (e) Mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) of CD56 expression within NK cell subsets defined by different combinations of CD16, CD57, and NKG2A in menstrual and peripheral blood (n=25).
