Table 4.
HIV-1 subtype B and C- adjusted levels of cellular chemotaxis and Inflammatory biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid and serum. None of the differences was statistically significant.
| CSF | Serum | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subtype B | Subtype C | Diff (95% CI)1 | p2 | Subtype B | Subtype C | Diff (95% CI)1 | p2 | |
| Cytokines | ||||||||
| TNFα | 0.25 (0.47) | 0.36 (0.54) | −0.07(−0.69,0.55) | 0.83 | 0.97 (0.15) | 0.92 (0.23) | 0.46 (−0.16, 1.08) | 0.14 |
| IFN y | 0.28 (0.43) | 0.30 (0.46) | 0.12 (−0.5,0.74) | 0.70 | 0.18 (0.38) | 0.32 (0.53) | −0.53 (−1.15, 0.09) | 0.09 |
| IL1β | −0.11(0.04) | −0.10 (0.02) | −0.18 (−0.8,0.44) | 0.56 | −0.07 (0.12) | −0.10 (0.00) | 0.50 (−0.12, 1.12) | 0.11 |
| IL-2 | 0 | 0.04 (0.13) | −0.45 (−1.07, 0.17) | 0.15 | 0.06 (0.19) | 0.11 (0.48) | −0.25 (−0.87, 0.37) | 0.42 |
| IL-4 | 0.64 (0.00) | 0.65 (0.00) | −0.20(−0.82, 0.42) | 0.51 | 0.64 (0.12) | 0.69 (0.17) | −0.50 (−1.12, 0.12) | 0.11 |
| IL-6 | 0.15 (0.36) | 0.14 (0.28) | 0.03 (−0.59, 0.65) | 0.92 | 0.06 (0.27) | 0.07 (0.34) | 0.047 (−0.57, 0.67) | 0.88 |
| IL-7 | 0.28 (0.21) | 0.29 (0.22) | 0.20 (−0.42, 0.82) | 0.52 | 0.66 (0.39) | 0.74 (0.30) | −0.448 (−1.07, 0.17) | 0.15 |
| IL-10 | 0.22 (0.40) | 0.31 (0.46) | −0.15 (−0.77, 0.47) | 0.63 | 0.33 (0.47) | 0.29 (0.36) | 0.16 (−0.46, 0.78) | 0.60 |
| Chemokines | ||||||||
| IP-10 | 3.21 (0.71) | 3.37 (0.95) | −0.06 (−0.68, 0.56) | 0.86 | 2.90 (0.33) | 3.05 (0.27) | −0.06 (−0.68, 0.56) | 0.85 |
| MCP-1 | 3.15 (0.18) | 3.15 (0.21) | 0.02 (−0.6, 0.64) | 0.96 | 2.77 (0.19) | 2.69 (0.24) | 0.11 (−0.51, 0.73) | 0.73 |
| MIP-1α | 1.08 (0.12) | 1.11 (0.16) | −0.04 (−0.66, 0.58) | 0.89 | 0.64 (0.33) | 0.66 (0.32) | −0.203 (−0.82, 0.42) | 0.51 |
| MIP-1β | 1.07 (0.23) | 1.05 (0.36) | −0.13 (−0.75, 0.49) | 0.67 | 1.78 (0.23) | 1.64 (0.31) | 0.29 (−0.34, 0.90) | 0.37 |
| RANTES | 0.52 (0.48) | 0.69 (0.77) | −0.21 (−0.83, 0.41) | 0.50 | 4.49 (0.30) | 4.50 (0.22) | −0.02 (−0.64, 0.60) | 0.96 |
Groups differences presented as Cohen’s d effect sizes and 95% confidence intervals.
Adjusted for plasma and HIV viral load suppression, and CD4 nadir.