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. 2015 Aug 26;213(4):569–573. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv425

Table 1.

Summary of Activation Markers on CD4+ and CD8+ T Cells Obtained From Subjects Who Were Exposed to but Seronegative for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1; HESN) and Subjects Who Tested Negative for HIV-1 at Study Entry but Seroconverted After Enrollment

Activation Marker,
by Treatment Group(s)
HESN Subjects
Seroconverters
P Valuea
Mean Median (IQR) Mean Median (IQR)
All participantsb
 CD4+ T cells
  CD38+HLA-DR+ 0.62 0.51 (0.36–0.85) 0.72 0.79 (0.43–0.94) .228
  HLA-DR+ 1.87 1.32 (0.85–2.86) 2.01 1.93 (1.56–2.42) .247
  CD38+ 42.3 44.1 (32.5–53.0) 35.0 37.4 (19.3–52.1) .176
 CD8+ T cells
  CD38+HLA-DR+ 1.02 0.82 (0.55–1.29) 1.67 1.30 (1.22–2.26) .005
  HLA-DR+ 1.64 1.33 (1.04–2.27) 1.96 1.82 (1.40–2.36) .223
  CD38+ 43.5 44.0 (32.3–55.6) 34.7 25.3 (18.2–51.6) .085
FTC/TDF recipientsc
 CD4+ T cells
  CD38+HLA-DR+ 0.94 1.01 (0.73–1.14) 0.86 0.90 (0.77–0.98) .578
  HLA-DR+ 3.12 3.03 (1.95–4.35) 2.32 2.04 (1.93–2.44) .267
  CD38+ 35.4 34.4 (28.1–42.1) 32.8 29.4 (22.0–37.7) .711
 CD8+ T cells
  CD38+HLA-DR+ 1.32 1.19 (0.85–1.62) 2.12 2.05 (1.75–2.57) .042
  HLA-DR+ 2.04 1.84 (1.32–2.67) 2.15 1.84 (1.80–2.87) .643
  CD38+ 37.2 34.8 (26.7–50.4) 22.8 22.6 (20.2–24.0) .064
Placebo recipientsd
 CD4+ T cells
  CD38+HLA-DR+ 0.44 0.39 (0.33–0.50) 0.65 0.55 (0.37–0.88) .078
  HLA-DR+ 1.17 1.04 (0.80–1.32) 1.87 1.82 (1.24–2.40) .027
  CD38+ 46.1 49.1 (40.6–53.7) 36.1 40.4 (14.7–52.4) .135
 CD8+ T cells
  CD38+HLA-DR+ 0.86 0.74 (0.50–0.85) 1.47 1.27 (1.16–1.90) .017
  HLA-DR+ 1.41 1.22 (0.90–1.59) 1.87 1.53 (1.29–2.30) .140
  CD38+ 47.1 46.5 (36.0–57.5) 40.3 50.1 (16.2–66.5) .548

Abbreviations: FTC, emtricitabine; IQR, interquartile range; TDF, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate.

a By the Wilcoxon rank sum test.

b Data are for 39 HESN subjects and 16 seroconverters.

c Data are for 14 HESN subjects and 5 seroconverters.

d Data are for 25 HESN subjects and 11 seroconverters.