Fig. 1

Characterization of expanded NK cells from CB. Cell proportion (CD56⁺CD3⁻ NK cell, CD56⁻CD3⁺ T cell and CD56⁺CD3⁺ NKT cell) was analyzed by flow cytometric analyses, representative FACS dot plots are presented (a). The kinetics of (b) cell proportion and (c) cell population (total cell and CD56⁺CD3⁻ NK cell) during culture. ***P < 0.001, indicates statistical significance increase in NK cell proportion and total and NK cell population compared to previous time points of assessment; #P > 0.05, indicates no statistical significance between day 28 and 21. Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation, n = 5