Analysis of Th17 and Tc17 Frequencies and Antiviral Defenses in Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissue of Chronic HIV-1 Positive Patients

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Comparison of the levels of interferon (IFN)-α, IFN-β, and IFN receptor- (R1-) mRNA in the gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) collected from treated HIV-1-infected patients who had achieved viral load suppression (<37 HIV-1 RNA copies/mL) in response to ART therapy. IFN-α (GALT versus PBMCs) ; IFN-β (GALT versus PBMCs) ; IFNR1 (GALT versus PBMCs) . Wilcoxon test was used to compare IFN-α, IFN-β and IFNR1 in GALT and PBMC.