Fig. 1

Reconstitution of different lymphocyte subsets after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (aHSCT). Absolute and percentual cell counts on different timepoints from (A + B) CD4 + T cells (TC), (C + D) CD8 + TC, (E + F) B cells (BC), and (G + H) Natural Killer lymphocytes (NK). Non-responders (circle, black) compared to responders (square, brown) had significantly higher absolute CD4 + TC numbers on month 1 and 3 after aHSCT (77.7/µl vs. 144.6/µl; p < 0.01 and 88.9/µl vs. 142.2/µl; p < 0.05 respectively), higher absolute BC counts on month 3 and 6 after aHSCT (115.2/µl vs. 203.6/µl; p < 0.05 and 161.2/µl vs. 303.2/µl; p < 0.01 respectively) and higher absolute NK cells on month 1 after aHSCT (223.4/µl vs. 383.7; p < 0.001). The normal values are highlighted in gray. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01