Research Article

Daclatasvir and Sofosbuvir Therapy Enhance Monocyte Phenotypic Changes in Naive Chronic Hepatitis C Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study

Table 4

Comparison of monocyte subsets in CHC patients and healthy controls.

Pre-treatmentPost-treatmentControlP value

Classical (CD14++ CD16-) 0.025
Mean ±SD50.05±18.8647.57±28.1725.4±8.84
Median (range)52.2(1.82-78)58.5(0.26-82)25.8(12.6-41)

Classical (CD14++ CD16-) x109/l0.0062
Mean ±SD244±171151±11758±13
Median (range)193(7-704)152(70-379)51(27-94)

Intermediate(CD14++CD16+) 0.0001
Mean ±SD5.86±3.992.20±2.231.39±3.49
Median (range)5.3(0.11-15)1.7(0-8)0.37(0.13-5.3)

Intermediate(CD14++CD16+) x109/l0.00003
Mean ±SD28±246±72±6
Median (range)22(0.4-114)4(0-22)1(0-9)

Non-classical (CD14+CD16++) 0.0005
Mean ±SD17.98±7.167.96±6.6411.33±0.92
Median (range)16.6(0.12-55)6.89(0.01-24.6)11.35(4-19)

Non-classical (CD14+CD16++) x109/l0.008
Mean ±SD104±13822±2128±0.2
Median (range)69(0.7-708)19(0-76)25(7-56)

CD16+ monocyte 0.00002
Mean ±SD24.78±13.2510.17±7.5812.495±4.41
Median (range)23.1(0.23-58)9.8(0.01-28.2)13.38(4-19.85)

CD16+ monocyte x109/l0.0009
Mean ±SD132±13429±2430±6
Median (range)95(0.9-737)25(0-92)30(7-57)

MFI CD14 0.0003
Mean ±SD29.59±7.0624.44±9.8313.66±1.1
Median (range)30.25(15.3-45)25.5(2-45)25.5(7.8-21.2)

MFI CD16 0.5315
Mean ±SD492.43±252.10438.23±282.43371.33±2.83
Median (range)387(177-1087)438(26-1137)394(201-556)

Significant; MFI: median fluorescent intensity.