DC chimerism in the thymus as a function of age
| Donor-origin cells (days after transfer) | ||||||||
| Day 2 | Day 30 | |||||||
| Age of recipients | Thymocytesa | % of cDCsb | % of pDCs | % of total DCs | Thymocytesa | % of cDCsc | % of pDCs | % of total DCs |
| 5 wk | − | 14.6 ± 3.6 | 84.4 ± 8 | 7.1 ± 0.4 | − | <1 | 98.3 ± 13.1 | 0.5 ± 0.1 |
| 6 wk | − | 16.1 ± 13.2 | 82.9 ± 27.2 | 5 ± 1.3 | − | <1 | 99.1 ± 3.9 | 0.1 ± 0 |
| 7 wk | − | 18.6 ± 5.4 | 80.4 ± 3.7 | 5.3 ± 2.4 | − | <1 | 95.1 ± 3.3 | 0.1 ± 0.01 |
| 8 wk | − | 18.3 ± 2 | 80.7 ± 14.8 | 8.4 ± 0.3 | + | 84.5 ± 9.3 | 15.5 ± 9.3 | 11.9 ± 2.4 |
| 9 wk | − | 16.5 ± 5.9 | 82.4 ± 9.5 | 5.1 ± 0.6 | + | 52.8 ± 3.9 | 47.2 ± 3.9 | 4.5 ± 0.1 |
| Donor-origin cells (days after transfer) | ||||||||
| Day 2 | Day 30 | |||||||
| Age of recipients | Thymocytesa | % of cDCsb | % of pDCs | % of total DCs | Thymocytesa | % of cDCsc | % of pDCs | % of total DCs |
| 5 wk | − | 14.6 ± 3.6 | 84.4 ± 8 | 7.1 ± 0.4 | − | <1 | 98.3 ± 13.1 | 0.5 ± 0.1 |
| 6 wk | − | 16.1 ± 13.2 | 82.9 ± 27.2 | 5 ± 1.3 | − | <1 | 99.1 ± 3.9 | 0.1 ± 0 |
| 7 wk | − | 18.6 ± 5.4 | 80.4 ± 3.7 | 5.3 ± 2.4 | − | <1 | 95.1 ± 3.3 | 0.1 ± 0.01 |
| 8 wk | − | 18.3 ± 2 | 80.7 ± 14.8 | 8.4 ± 0.3 | + | 84.5 ± 9.3 | 15.5 ± 9.3 | 11.9 ± 2.4 |
| 9 wk | − | 16.5 ± 5.9 | 82.4 ± 9.5 | 5.1 ± 0.6 | + | 52.8 ± 3.9 | 47.2 ± 3.9 | 4.5 ± 0.1 |