Type I/II Interferon in HIV-1-Infected Patients: Expression in Gut Mucosa and in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells and Its Modification upon Probiotic Supplementation

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Expression of IFNα subtypes (), IFNβ, and IFNγ in gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from treated HIV-1-positive patients before (T0, white colour) and after 6 months (T6, grey colour) of probiotics supplementation (). Panels (a–d) data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon test. Differences were considered statistically significant when . Significant differences () between GALT and peripheral blood (T0); significant differences () between GALT and peripheral blood (T6); significant differences () between T0 and T6.

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