From f8484943ffe6f946f6725e57988d878f1d7ce50d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ndwarshuis Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2021 23:53:14 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] ADD footnote explaining that these aren't the donors you are looking for --- tex/thesis.tex | 31 +++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/tex/thesis.tex b/tex/thesis.tex index c13de8a..2ac8afd 100644 --- a/tex/thesis.tex +++ b/tex/thesis.tex @@ -2321,8 +2321,6 @@ cells to a greater degree than beads \cref{fig:dms_exp_cd4}. The trends held true when observing the CD4+ and CD8+ fractions of the naïve/memory subset (\ptmem{}) (\cref{fig:dms_exp_mem4,fig:dms_exp_mem8}). -% FIGURE this figure was not produced with the same donors as the figure above, -% which is really confusing \begin{figure*}[ht!] \begingroup @@ -2345,20 +2343,21 @@ We also observed that, at least with the donors and conditions tested in these experiments\footnote{these results were not always consistent, see the metaanalysis at the end of this aim for an in-depth quantification of this observation} that the fraction of \ptmem{} and \pth{} T cells was higher in -the \gls{dms} groups compared to the bead groups (\cref{fig:dms_phenotype}). -This result was seen for multiple donors. We should note that in the case of -\pthp{}, the donors we used had an initial \pthp{} that was much higher (healthy -donors generally have a CD4:CD8 ratio of 2:1), so the proper interpretation of -this is that the \pthp{} decreases less over the culture period with the -\gls{dms} platform as opposed to the beads (or alternatively, the \gls{dms} has -less preferential expansion for CD8 T cells). We cannot say the same about -the \ptmemp{} since we did not have the initial data for this phenotype; -however (although it should be the vast majority of cells given that -cryopreserved T cells from a healthy donor should generally be composed of -circulated memory and naive T cells). Taken together, these data indicate the -\gls{dms} platform has the capacity to expand higher numbers and percentages of -highly potent \ptmem{} and \pth{} T cells compared to state-of-the-art bead -technology. +the \gls{dms} groups compared to the bead groups +(\cref{fig:dms_phenotype})\footnote{these where not the same donors as used for + \cref{fig:dms_exp}}. This result was seen for multiple donors. We should note +that in the case of \pthp{}, the donors we used had an initial \pthp{} that was +much higher (healthy donors generally have a CD4:CD8 ratio of 2:1), so the +proper interpretation of this is that the \pthp{} decreases less over the +culture period with the \gls{dms} platform as opposed to the beads (or +alternatively, the \gls{dms} has less preferential expansion for CD8 T cells). +We cannot say the same about the \ptmemp{} since we did not have the initial +data for this phenotype; however (although it should be the vast majority of +cells given that cryopreserved T cells from a healthy donor should generally be +composed of circulated memory and naive T cells). Taken together, these data +indicate the \gls{dms} platform has the capacity to expand higher numbers and +percentages of highly potent \ptmem{} and \pth{} T cells compared to +state-of-the-art bead technology. \subsection*{DMSs can be used to produce functional CAR T cells}