Table 4.

Apoptosis in 10 healthy donor and 10 HIV-1 patient peripheral blood mononuclear cells stimulated with anti-CD3 antibody/phorbol myristate acetate and cultured with 100 nmol/L indinavir or saquinavir

Duration of culturePercentage apoptosis (%)4-150
Healthy donor PBMCsHIV-1 patient PBMCs
Day 0  
 Freshly isolated cells 1.6 ± 1.2  4.6 ± 3.2  
Day 7  
 Medium alone 5.4 ± 3.8  10.3 ± 4.7  
 Medium + indinavir 4.9 ± 3.5  10.8 ± 4.4  
 Medium + saquinavir 5.3 ± 3.7  11.5 ± 4.6  
Day 14  
 Medium alone 3.7 ± 2.5  17.9 ± 7.5  
 Medium + indinavir 4.1 ± 2.8  11.2 ± 4.84-151 
 Medium + saquinavir 3.8 ± 2.2  9.7 ± 4.94-151 
Duration of culturePercentage apoptosis (%)4-150
Healthy donor PBMCsHIV-1 patient PBMCs
Day 0  
 Freshly isolated cells 1.6 ± 1.2  4.6 ± 3.2  
Day 7  
 Medium alone 5.4 ± 3.8  10.3 ± 4.7  
 Medium + indinavir 4.9 ± 3.5  10.8 ± 4.4  
 Medium + saquinavir 5.3 ± 3.7  11.5 ± 4.6  
Day 14  
 Medium alone 3.7 ± 2.5  17.9 ± 7.5  
 Medium + indinavir 4.1 ± 2.8  11.2 ± 4.84-151 
 Medium + saquinavir 3.8 ± 2.2  9.7 ± 4.94-151 

PBMCs, peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

F4-150

Expressed as the mean ± SD of % apoptotic cells in donor or patient PBMCs.

F4-151

P value (Wilcoxon) < .01 compared with culture medium alone.

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