Clinical Study

Neurocognitive Impairment in HIV-Infected Naïve Patients with Advanced Disease: The Role of Virus and Intrathecal Immune Activation

Table 2

CSF inflammation markers dynamics.

CSF concentration (pg/mL)HAND groupControls

IL-6 BL3.50 (2.96–6.22)0.31 (0.18–1.04)0.06
IL-6 W126.00 (2.25–5.75)1.00 (0.00–1.52)0.06
TGF-β1 BL0.11 (0.00–11.75)12.40 (0.00–24.10)ns
TGF-β1 W120.10 (0.00–5.20)13.50 (9.25–16.75)ns
TGF-β2 BL59.00 (0.00–87.20)99.12 (20.10–147.00)ns
TGF-β2 W1246.11 (41.72–61.11)79.06 (69.13–92.23)ns
MIP-1α BL0.70 (0.00–2.86)0.10 (0.00–0.12)0.05
MIP-1α W121.00 (1.00–6.50)0.10 (0.00–0.22)0.05
MIP-1β BL2.74 (2.14–7.30)1.44 (0.94–2.13)0.03
MIP-1β W122.65 (1.42–1.87)1.61 (0.48–1.87)0.05
MCP-1 log10 BL2.85 (2.84–3.06)2.69 (2.65–2.75)0.06
MCP-1 log10 W122.63 (2.61–2.79)2.64 (2.61–2.68)ns