Table 3

High macrophage turnover in mesenteric lymph node of SIV-infected (AIDS) monkey

Animal/areaTotal
CD163+ cells (macrophage)
BrdU+TUNEL+TotalBrdU+TUNEL+TUNEL+BrdU+
Uninfected (3.0%)*       
    Sinus 73.8 ± 26.6 6.6 ± 2.3 40.8 ± 2.9 2.0 ± 1.6 0.4 ± 0.5 
    Follicle 90.8 ± 25.1 7.4 ± 3.9 37.0 ± 18.4 2.0 ± 1.4 0.4 ± 0.5 0.2 ± 0.4 
Infected (45.3%)       
    Sinus 189.0 ± 25.1 27.6 ± 7.8 194.6 ± 11.0 33.6 ± 3.5 11.0 ± 1.4 2.0 ± 1.0 
    Follicle 169.2 ± 87.5 33.8 ± 11.9 162.4 ± 43.2 27.0 ± 7.0 10.2 ± 1.8 1.0 ± 0.7 
P       
    Sinus .0001 .0004 < .0001 < .0001 < .0001 na§ 
    Follicle .0904 .0015 .0003 < .0001 < .0001 .0650 
Animal/areaTotal
CD163+ cells (macrophage)
BrdU+TUNEL+TotalBrdU+TUNEL+TUNEL+BrdU+
Uninfected (3.0%)*       
    Sinus 73.8 ± 26.6 6.6 ± 2.3 40.8 ± 2.9 2.0 ± 1.6 0.4 ± 0.5 
    Follicle 90.8 ± 25.1 7.4 ± 3.9 37.0 ± 18.4 2.0 ± 1.4 0.4 ± 0.5 0.2 ± 0.4 
Infected (45.3%)       
    Sinus 189.0 ± 25.1 27.6 ± 7.8 194.6 ± 11.0 33.6 ± 3.5 11.0 ± 1.4 2.0 ± 1.0 
    Follicle 169.2 ± 87.5 33.8 ± 11.9 162.4 ± 43.2 27.0 ± 7.0 10.2 ± 1.8 1.0 ± 0.7 
P       
    Sinus .0001 .0004 < .0001 < .0001 < .0001 na§ 
    Follicle .0904 .0015 .0003 < .0001 < .0001 .0650 
*

Percentages of BrdU+ monocytes in blood are indicated.

Data were analyzed for statistical significance by the unpaired t test.

Each value represents mean ± SD of the cell number per area obtained from 5 randomly selected areas.

§

na indicates not applicable.

Not significant (P > .05).

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