Figure 4.

Gene expression of microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B-light chain 3 (LC3) (A), autophagy-related 5 homolog (ATG5) (B), and Beclin 1 (BECN1) (C) in PBMC from HIV+ and healthy subjects. mRNA transcript levels were evaluated by real-time PCR. The results are expressed as mean ± SEM. ^& p < 0.05 and ^&&& p < 0.001 significant differences in comparison to healthy subjects with insufficient 25(OH)D₃ levels; # p < 0.05, ## p < 0.01, and ### p < 0.001 significant differences in comparison to healthy subjects with deficient 25(OH)D₃ levels; ^§ p < 0.05 significant difference in comparison to HIV+ subjects with sufficient 25(OH)D₃ levels.