Figure 5.
Expression of inhibition and exhaustion receptors in CD56bright/dim CD62L+CD38+ NK cells in HIV-1-infected individuals. (A) Gating strategy in CD56bright/dimCD16+CD62L+CD38+ NK cells to determine inhibition/exhaustion receptor expression. (B and C) Ex vivo frequency of Tim-3 expression before and after TLR3 stimulation (Poly I:C) of PBMCs for 6 hours and (D) frequency of NKG2A and (E) PD-1 expression in the CD56bright e CD56dim NK cells of the HC (n = 5, open bar), EU (n = 5, crosshatched bar) and HIV-1-infected (n = 5, closed bar) groups. *P ≤ 0.05, **P ≤ 0.01.