Table 2.

Surface death-receptor expression on CD4 and CD8 T cells from healthy donors and HIV-infected patients

HIVHIV+
Ex vivoMediumAnti-CD3Ex vivoMediumAnti-CD3
CD4 T cells       
 CD95       
  % 25 ± 5.7 24.3 ± 9.5 54.5 ± 23*, 32.3 ± 13 31.4 ± 12.8 54.4 ± 18.4* 
  MFI (3.7 ± 1.0) (3.9 ± 2.2) (10.4 ± 5.0)* (5.2 ± 2.8) (5.7 ± 3.3) (10.4 ± 5.3)* 
 TNFR1       
  % 1.8 ± 2.6 1.4 ± 1.4 9.3 ± 10.8 1.3 ± 0.8 1.7 ± 0.8 6.3 ± 5.6 
  MFI (0.5 ± 0.9) (0.6 ± 0.7) (1.9 ± 1.4)§ (< 0.1 ± 0.5) (0.2 ± 0.2) (0.9 ± 0.9) 
 TNFR2       
  % 3.8 ± 2.2 5.2 ± 2.0 46.5 ± 13.3 4.8 ± 1.6 6.0 ± 2.4 36.4 ± 11.8 
  MFI (1.0 ± 0.6) (1.3 ± 0.9) (8.9 ± 3.6) (1.2 ± 1.0) (1.3 ± 0.9) (8.1 ± 5.4)§ 
CD8 T cells       
 CD95       
  % 19.7 ± 7.1 22.1 ± 9.2 50.3 ± 15.6* 32.5 ± 15.7 33.2 ± 14.8 49.8 ± 18* 
  MFI (3.1 ± 0.9) (3.5 ± 1.5) (8.2 ± 3.5)* (4.6 ± 2.1) (4.7 ± 2.2) (7.8 ± 4.0)* 
 TNFR1       
  % 2.1 ± 2.3 2.3 ± 2.5 7.7 ± 6.7* 1.3 ± 0.3 2.2 ± 1.1  5 ± 2.9 
  MFI (1.1 ± 0.7) (1.1 ± 0.9) (2.0 ± 1.1) (0.4 ± 0.1) (0.8 ± 0.5) (0.8 ± 0.3) 
 TNFR2       
  % 8.2 ± 5.5 8.3 ± 5.2 35.2 ± 12.6 6.4 ± 1.5 9.9 ± 6.2 34.2 ± 9.7 
  MFI (2.2 ± 1.0) (2.7 ± 1.4) (6.9 ± 3.2)* (1.7 ± 0.6) (2.3 ± 1.1) (7.6 ± 4.4)* 
HIVHIV+
Ex vivoMediumAnti-CD3Ex vivoMediumAnti-CD3
CD4 T cells       
 CD95       
  % 25 ± 5.7 24.3 ± 9.5 54.5 ± 23*, 32.3 ± 13 31.4 ± 12.8 54.4 ± 18.4* 
  MFI (3.7 ± 1.0) (3.9 ± 2.2) (10.4 ± 5.0)* (5.2 ± 2.8) (5.7 ± 3.3) (10.4 ± 5.3)* 
 TNFR1       
  % 1.8 ± 2.6 1.4 ± 1.4 9.3 ± 10.8 1.3 ± 0.8 1.7 ± 0.8 6.3 ± 5.6 
  MFI (0.5 ± 0.9) (0.6 ± 0.7) (1.9 ± 1.4)§ (< 0.1 ± 0.5) (0.2 ± 0.2) (0.9 ± 0.9) 
 TNFR2       
  % 3.8 ± 2.2 5.2 ± 2.0 46.5 ± 13.3 4.8 ± 1.6 6.0 ± 2.4 36.4 ± 11.8 
  MFI (1.0 ± 0.6) (1.3 ± 0.9) (8.9 ± 3.6) (1.2 ± 1.0) (1.3 ± 0.9) (8.1 ± 5.4)§ 
CD8 T cells       
 CD95       
  % 19.7 ± 7.1 22.1 ± 9.2 50.3 ± 15.6* 32.5 ± 15.7 33.2 ± 14.8 49.8 ± 18* 
  MFI (3.1 ± 0.9) (3.5 ± 1.5) (8.2 ± 3.5)* (4.6 ± 2.1) (4.7 ± 2.2) (7.8 ± 4.0)* 
 TNFR1       
  % 2.1 ± 2.3 2.3 ± 2.5 7.7 ± 6.7* 1.3 ± 0.3 2.2 ± 1.1  5 ± 2.9 
  MFI (1.1 ± 0.7) (1.1 ± 0.9) (2.0 ± 1.1) (0.4 ± 0.1) (0.8 ± 0.5) (0.8 ± 0.3) 
 TNFR2       
  % 8.2 ± 5.5 8.3 ± 5.2 35.2 ± 12.6 6.4 ± 1.5 9.9 ± 6.2 34.2 ± 9.7 
  MFI (2.2 ± 1.0) (2.7 ± 1.4) (6.9 ± 3.2)* (1.7 ± 0.6) (2.3 ± 1.1) (7.6 ± 4.4)* 

Surface expression of death receptors on CD4 and CD8 T cells from control donors and HIV-infected patients was analyzed by flow cytometry either ex vivo or following overnight incubation in medium or in the presence of coated anti-CD3 mAbs. Data represent mean ± SD from 7 HIV-1–infected patients and 5 control individuals.

*

P < .05 versus medium.

P < .02 versus medium (Mann-Whitney test).

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