FIGURE 2.
Platelet response to acute SIV infection in singly compared with socially housed macaques. Housing groups were compared at baseline (two time points) against day 10 after inoculation with SIV (for n for each time point, see Supplemental Digital Content, Table S4, http://links.lww.com/PSYMED/A873). ART was started on day 12 for all animals. A, Platelet counts in whole blood CBCs were compared. Singly housed animals showed a delayed recovery from thrombocytopenia during acute infection, failing to return to baseline by day 14. Differences between housing groups over time were significant (F(4,64) = 8.26, p < .001). B, Platelet P-selectin expression in singly housed macaques was less than in socially housed both at baseline and at day 10. C, The effects of housing (F(2,41) = 47.03, p < .001) and housing over time (F(2,41) = 53.29, p = .009) were significant. Platelet CD40L expression was not different between groups at day 10; however, a difference was present in a single baseline time point. In addition, the effect of housing over time was significant (F(2,41) = 10.03, p < .001). D, Platelet MHC-I expression was not as upregulated at day 10 in singly housed animals. In addition, the effect of housing over time was significant (F(2,39) = 4.18, p = .023). Error bars display the standard error of estimated least squares means generated by a linear mixed-effects regression model. * p < .05; ** p < .01; *** p < .001. SIV = simian immunodeficiency virus; ART = antiretroviral therapy; CBC = complete blood count.