Research Article

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

Table 3

Analysis of the relationship between type I interferon (IFN) activation and naïve and memory Th1 or Tc1 cell subsets measured in the gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) of HIV-1-infected patients.

IFN- CD4+ naïve T cellIFN- CD4+ central memory T cellIFN- CD4+ effector memory T cellIFN- CD8+ naïve T cellIFN- CD8+ central memory T cellIFN- CD8+ effector memory T cell

IFN-α

IFN-β

IFNR1

Spearman’s rho coefficient was used to assess the correlation between type I IFN activation and naïve and memory Th1 or Tc1 cell subsets. Significant correlations are highlighted in bold.