Percenteage of naïve and effector memory CD8+ T cells in lung transplant recipients.

<p>Comparison of the percentages of naïve (A) and effector memory (TEM) CD8+ T cells (B) between the groups of rejection-free (F, white box-plot) lung transplant recipients and with an episode of acute rejection (AR, grey box-plot) during several time points post-Tx: pre-Tx (basal), 1 week (wk), 2 weeks, and 1, 2, 3, 6, and 12 months (m) post-Tx. The medians and interquartile range are depicted and compared using Mann-Whitney U test.* p value <0.05.