TABLE 5.
Selected gene pathways induced by eSFs and eECs exposed to rSP and the MV fraction from HIV-infected individualsa
| Comparison | Category | Function annotation | Activation state | Z-score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rSP vs mock exposure (eEC) | Cell death and survival | Cell death | Decreased | 1.60 |
| Cell death and survival | Apoptosis | Decreased | 1.54 | |
| Cell signaling | Replication of viral replicon | Increased | 1.98 | |
| Cellular movement | Colony formation of cells | Increased | 2.42 | |
| Cellular movement | Tubulation of cells | Increased | 1.96 | |
| rSP vs mock exposure (eSF) | Cell death and survival | Cell survival | Increased | 2.89 |
| Cell death and survival | Activation of cells | Increased | 2.75 | |
| Cell death and survival | Cell viability | Increased | 2.64 | |
| Cell death and survival | Chemotaxis of endothelial cells | Increased | 2.19 | |
| Cell death and survival | Invasion of tissue | Increased | 2.14 | |
| Cell death and survival | Cell death | Decreased | 2.35 | |
| Cell death and survival | Necrosis | Decreased | 2.32 | |
| Cell death and survival | Apoptosis | Decreased | 2.06 | |
| Cellular movement | Migration of cells | Increased | 2.78 | |
| Cellular movement | Cell movement | Increased | 2.74 | |
| Cellular movement | Cell movement of myeloid cells | Increased | 2.47 | |
| Cellular movement | Cell viability of endothelial cells | Increased | 2.10 | |
| Gene expression | Binding of DNA | Increased | 2.28 | |
| MV fraction vs mock exposure (eSF) | Cell death and survival | Synthesis of prostaglandin E2 | Increased | 1.59 |
| Cell death and survival | Organization of cytoskeleton | Decreased | 2.53 | |
| Cell death and survival | Growth of embryo | Decreased | 1.97 | |
| Cellular movement | Chemotaxis of granulocytes | Increased | 1.78 | |
| Cellular movement | Transmigration of cells | Increased | 1.67 |
Z-score > |1.5|. Abbreviations: eSF, endometrial stromal fibroblast; eEC, endometrial epithelial cell; MVs, microvesicles; rSP, reconstituted SP.