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. 2020 Oct 2;15(10):e0240154. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240154

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
% 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