From: CD4+ T cell reconstitution, T cell activation, and memory T cell subset composition in blood and gut of HIV-negative and ART-suppressed HIV-positive patients: implications for HIV persistence in the gut
Mean activation
PBMC* HIV negative
PBMC HIV positive
Ileum HIV negative
Ileum HIV positive
Rectum HIV negative
Rectum HIV positive
CD38+HLA-DR+ as % of CD4+T
2.8
6.1
22.2
24.7
10.1
19.4
CD38+HLA-DR+ as % of CD8+T
7.8
15.3
13.2
24.0
17.7
28.3