TABLE 2.

Cytokine mRNA levels in PHA-stimulated HIV− and HIV+ PBMC^a

Time (h)	PBMC group	cpmb
		IL-2	IL-4	TNF-α	IFN-γ
4	HIV−	13,554	1,032	12,064	1,029
	HIV+	5,098	654	5,302	2,862
24	HIV−	12,589	2,862	9,099	3,509
	HIV+	5,875	618	2,706*	7,376

^an = 8 HIV− subjects and 8 HIV+ subjects. 

^b Median counts per minute obtained from RT-PCR for the indicated cytokine mRNA. 

^*, P < 0.05 for comparison of the HIV− and HIV+ groups.