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Table 8 Correlations found in HIV-exposed neonates between cord blood B-cell subsets and cytokine production by cord mononuclear cells in culture

From: The impact of maternal HIV infection on cord blood lymphocyte subsets and cytokine profile in exposed non-infected newborns

 

CD19+ cells

CD19+/CD5+ cells

IL-4 non-stimulated

r = - 0.49; p = 0.001

r = 0.25; p = 0.07

   BCG

r = - 0.46; p = 0.002

n.s.*

   PHA

r = - 0.40; p = 0.008

n.s.*

IL-7 non-stimulated

r = - 0.46; p = 0.002

r = 0.32; p = 0.02

   BCG

r = - 0.39; p = 0.01

r = 0.41; p = 0.006

   PHA

r = - 0.48; p = 0.001

r = 0.45; p = 0.003

IL-10 non-stimulated

r = - 0.31; p = 0.05**

r = 0.33; p = 0.02

   BCG

r = - 0.48; p = 0.02**

r = 0.51; p < 0.0005

   PHA

r = - 0.39; p = 0.04**

r = 0.41; p = 0.03

  1. * not significant; ** considering only immature/intermediary B-cells