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The proportion of CD4+ (A, C, and D) or CD8+ (B, E, and F) T cells with activated (HLA-DR+ CD38+) (A and B) or cycling (Ki67+) (C to F) phenotype was quantified by flow cytometry. Activation phenotype was determined only for PBMC. Mann-Whitney tests were used for between-group comparisons.