Research Article

Effect of Azadirachta indica and Senna siamea Decoction on CD4+ and CD8+ Level, Toxicological, and Antioxidant Profile in HIV/AIDS Positive Persons

Table 3

Variation of LT CD4+ and LT CD8+ in different groups.

PeriodParametersGroup 1
N  = 97
Group 2
N  = 100
Group 3
N  = 100
valueODD

Day 0CD4+381 ± 12357 ± 13328 ± 110.40.973 (0.742–1.104)
CD8+1382 ± 491279 ± 561373 ± 420.10.871 (0.714–1.001)
CD4+/CD8+0.27 ± 0.030.28 ± 0.020.24 ± 0.020.11.028 (0.804–1.111)

After 6 monthsCD4+501 ± 24a549 ± 22a752 ± 14b0.011.634 (0.931–2.042)
CD8+1407 ± 471007 ± 561026 ± 410.11.004 (0.847–1.135)
CD4+/CD8+0.37 ± 0.03a0.54 ± 0.0.04b0.73 ± 0.04c0.021.719 (1.082–2.109)

Group 1, decoction; Group 2, ART; Group 3, ART + decoction. Results are expressed in means ± SEM; a, b, and c indicate the statistical differences of Tukey’ posthoc test; statistically significant (, one-way ANOVA of groups 1, 2, and 3).