Natural Immunity to HIV: A Delicate Balance between Strength and Control

Table 2

Cytokines and chemokines significantly associated with resistance to HIV-1 infection in the Beninese HIV-1-uninfected and infected CSW cohort.

Cytokines/chemokines	HIV-resistant CSWs	HIV-infected CSWs
Genital mucosa
TNF-𝛼	↓	↑
IFN-𝛾	↓	↑
MIP-1𝛼	↑↑	↓
MCP-3	↓	↑↑
MIG	↓	↑↑
Blood
IL-2	↑	↓
IL-10	↑	↓
TNF-𝛼	↑	↓
MIP-1𝛼	↑	↓
MIP-1𝛽	↑	↓
MCP-3	↓	↑
MIG	↓	↑

[100, 101].
CSW: commercial sex worker; IL: interleukin; IFN: interferon; MCP: monocyte chemotactic protein; MIG: monokine induced by gamma interferon; MIP: macrophage inflammatory protein; TNF: tumour necrosis factor.