Research Article

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

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Correlation among type I interferon (IFN) components 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. GALT: Panel (a), , , [IFN-α versus IFN-β]; Panel (b), , [IFN-α versus IFN receptor (R1)]; Panel (c), , [IFN-β versus IFNR1]. PBMCs: Panel (d), , [IFN-α versus IFN-β]; Panel (e), , [IFN-α versus IFN receptor (R1)]; Panel (f), , , [IFN-β versus IFNR1]. Spearman’s rho coefficient was used to assess the correlation between type I IFN components in GALT and PBMCs.
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