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. 2020 Sep 30;8(10):390. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines8100390

Table 5.

Inflammation, endothelial function, and genotoxicity.

Outcome Measures Controls PWH: 0 Weeks
p-Value:
HIV 0 w vs. Con
PWH: 12 Weeks
p-Value:
HIV 0 w vs. HIV 12 w
PWH: 20 Weeks
p-Value:
HIV 12 w vs. HIV 20 w
Plasma high-sensitivity IL-6 (pg/mL) 0.8 ± 0.2 4.9 ± 1.0
p = 0.000
1.7 ± 0.7
p = 0.000
2.5 ± 1.0
p = 0.003
Plasma TNFα (pg/mL) 33.8 ± 10.5 89.9 ± 15.1
p = 0.000
59.1 ± 8.0
p = 0.000
64.5 ± 7.4
p = 0.006
Plasma high-sensitivity
C-Reactive Protein (ng/mL)
0.4 ± 0.0 2.2 ± 0.3
p = 0.000
1.1 ± 0.3
p = 0.000
1.3 ± 0.3
p = 0.034
Plasma sICAM1
(ng/mL)
364.9 ± 114.5 994.1 ± 222.8
p = 0.000
445.4 ± 99.9
p = 0.000
658.8 ± 104.8
p = 0.000
Plasma sVCAM1
(ng/mL)
627.1 ± 132.7 1643.9 ± 289.7
p = 0.000
976.5 ± 263.4
p = 0.000
1247.4 ± 245.1
p = 0.001
Plasma E-Selectin
(ng/mL)
28.2 ± 7.6 62.8 ± 12.4
p = 0.000
41.1 ± 9.3
p = 0.000
52.1 ± 9.6
p = 0.000
Plasma 8-OHdG (pg/mL) 53.4 ± 4.8 182.0 ± 44.4
p = 0.000
54.9 ± 4.7
p = 0.000
115.3 ± 49.7
p = 0.01