Table 2. Comparison of HIV co-receptors (CCR5 and α4β7) and memory marker (CD45RO) expression on T cells in mucosal cytobrush samples vs peripheral blood from HIV positive and negative women (n = 39; 22 HIV- & 17 HIV+).
parameter | parent population | cervical mucosa [median] | peripheral blood [median] | p-value |
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% CD4+ | CD45+CD3+ T cells | 41.9 | 50.3 | 0.178 |
% CD4+ (HIV-) | CD45+CD3+ T cells | 54.1 | 60.3 | 0.147 |
% CD4+ (HIV+) | CD45+CD3+ T cells | 23.9 | 24.2 | 0.384 |
CD4/CD8 ratio (HIV-) | CD45+CD3+ T cells | 1.6 | 2 | 0.384 |
CD4/CD8 ratio (HIV+) | CD45+CD3+ T cells | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.525 |
CD4 MFI | CD45+CD3+ T cells | 1788 | 3332 | <0.001 |
% α4β7+ | CD45+CD3+CD4+ T cells | 20.6 | 17.8 | 0.646 |
% α4β7 MFI | CD45+CD3+CD4+ T cells | 1204 | 1152 | 0.686 |
% CCR5+ | CD45+CD3+CD4+ T cells | 46.3 | 18.2 | <0.001 |
CCR5+ MFI | CD45+CD3+CD4+ T cells | 1957 | 2442 | <0.001 |
% CD45RO+ | CD45+CD3+CD4+ T cells | 78.8 | 64.6 | 0.011 |
% α4β7+ | CD45+CD3+CD4+CD45RO+T cells | 20.4 | 19.1 | 0.618 |
% CCR5+ | CD45+CD3+CD4+CD45RO+ T cells | 49.1 | 23.9 | <0.001 |
% CD8+ | CD45+CD3+ T cells | 44.8 | 38.6 | 0.666 |
CD8+ MFI | CD45+CD3+ T cells | 5313 | 1994 | <0.001 |
% α4β7+ | CD45+CD3+CD8+ T cells | 46.8 | 32.7 | 0.002 |
α4β7+ MFI | CD45+CD3+CD8+ T cells | 1292 | 849 | <0.001 |
% CCR5+ | CD45+CD3+CD8+ T cells | 65.6 | 28.8 | <0.001 |
CCR5+ MFI | CD45+CD3+CD8+ T cells | 2288 | 2283 | 0.7562 |
% CD45RO+ | CD45+CD3+CD8+ T cells | 43.6 | 25 | <0.001 |