HIV-1 gp120 N-linked glycosylation differs between plasma and leukocyte compartments

Table 3 Patients plasma viral load, CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T cell counts.

Patient	CD4⁺ Count/μl blood	CD8⁺ Count/μl blood	Plasma Viral Load (RNA c/ml)
1	200	790	> 100,000
2	437	950	5730
3	60	900	> 100,000
4	16	N/A	87700
5	8	172	> 100,000
6	105	675	< 50
7	14	420	> 100,000
8	302	800	60200
9	195	1110	1510
10	135	1647	64500
11	580	870	< 50
12	360	460	< 50
13	1012	2806	< 50
14	180	510	97700
15	340	750	46000

Plasma viral load, CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T cell counts were performed on the samples obtained from 15 patients. The patients showed varied level disease stage according to the T cell numbers and corresponding viral load presented. Patients 1,3,5,7 and 14 were at the late stage of the HIV infection with high plasma viral load (at least 100,000 copies of viral RNA per ml of plasma). Patients 4,8,10 and 15 had intermediate levels of plasma viral load. Patients 2,6,9,11,12 and 13 had low plasma viral load, indicating that they were at a earlier stage of their HIV infection.

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