Research Article

Nuclear Factor of Activated T Cells and Cytokines Gene Expression of the T Cells in AIDS Patients with Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome during Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

Table 3

Fold change expression and quantitative PCR results of NFAT and cytokines genes.

Fold difference 1Fold difference 2Fold difference 3Fold difference 4

NFAT40.6610.9692.0172.957
NFAT20.4730.9831.6613.452
NFAT10.4933.0020.2651.612
IL-20.4280.3292.2231.707
IL-80.2981.2100.8293.368
IL-1β0.6291.0271.8363.000
IL-60.3291.6290.6873.406
IL-100.5410.4512.6742.229
TNF-α1.0131.3351.5332.050
IL-180.5120.2502.5361.239
IL-120.3010.1112.5250.934

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ΔΔCT1 = [average ΔCT value of non-IRIS group after HAART − average ΔCT value of non-IRIS group before HAART].
ΔΔCT2 = [average ΔCT value of IRIS group after HAART − average ΔCT value of IRIS group before HAART].
ΔΔCT3 = [average ΔCT value of IRIS group before HAART − average ΔCT value of non-IRIS group before HAART].
ΔΔCT4 = [average ΔCT value of IRIS group after HAART − average ΔCT value of non-IRIS group after HAART].