1. High levels of human herpesvirus 8 viral load, human interleukin-6, interleukin-10, and C reactive protein correlate with exacerbation of multicentric Castleman disease in HIV-infected patients
by Eric Oksenhendler, Guislaine Carcelain, Yoshiyasu Aoki, Emmanuelle Boulanger, Anne Maillard, Jean-Pierre Clauvel, and Félix Agbalika
Blood
Volume 96(6):
September 15, 2000
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2. Standard curve for quantitative PCR assays for HHV8 ORF26 gene
Standard curve for quantitative PCR assays for HHV8 ORF26 gene.Shown are the Ct values from 4 assays at which a given input of HHV8 DNA-containing plasmid was detected by PCR. Plasmid concentrations tested ranged from 1 to 7.5 × 106 copies per reaction mixt...
Standard curve for quantitative PCR assays for HHV8 ORF26 gene.Shown are the Ct values from 4 assays at which a given input of HHV8 DNA-containing plasmid was detected by PCR. Plasmid concentrations tested ranged from 1 to 7.5 × 106 copies per reaction mixture. A linear amplification was obtained for values between 30 and 7.5 × 106 copies. The Spearman rank coefficient of correlation (R) is given.
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3. Comparisons between the 3 groups of patients
Comparisons between the 3 groups of patients.Comparisons between control HHV8-seropositive HIV-infected patients (n = 12, 1 visit/patient) and the HIV-infected patients with MCD (n = 23) in asymptomatic remission of the disease (50 visits) and with active s...
Comparisons between the 3 groups of patients.Comparisons between control HHV8-seropositive HIV-infected patients (n = 12, 1 visit/patient) and the HIV-infected patients with MCD (n = 23) in asymptomatic remission of the disease (50 visits) and with active symptomatic disease (45 visits) show a significant difference in the quantitative detection of HHV8 DNA copy numbers in PBMCs between the 3 groups (P < .0001) and a significant difference between the asymptomatic and the symptomatic groups in the level of plasma IL-6 (P = .0008) and IL-10 (P < .0001).
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4. Correlations between the quantitative detection of HHV8 DNA copy numbers in PBMCs with the level of serum CRP (P < .0001), plasma IL-6 (P < .0001), and plasma IL-10 (P < .0001) in 23 HIV-infected patients (95 visits) with MCD.A possible correlation between ...
Correlations between the quantitative detection of HHV8 DNA copy numbers in PBMCs with the level of serum CRP (P < .0001), plasma IL-6 (P < .0001), and plasma IL-10 (P < .0001) in 23 HIV-infected patients (95 visits) with MCD.A possible correlation between HHV8 copy numbers and plasma HIV-RNA was also noted (P = .08).
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5. Longitudinal evaluation of HHV8 DNA copy numbers in PBMCs, serum CRP, plasma IL-6, and plasma IL-10.Longitudinal evaluation of HHV8 DNA copy numbers in PBMCs, serum CRP, plasma IL-6, and plasma IL-10 in 3 patients shows a strong correlation between these 4 ...
Longitudinal evaluation of HHV8 DNA copy numbers in PBMCs, serum CRP, plasma IL-6, and plasma IL-10.Longitudinal evaluation of HHV8 DNA copy numbers in PBMCs, serum CRP, plasma IL-6, and plasma IL-10 in 3 patients shows a strong correlation between these 4 covariates in patient 2 (A) within 15 visits over a 25-month period and in patient 13 (B) within 10 visits over a 24-month period. Panel (C) shows a dramatic decrease in all biological markers during the first 4 weeks following the initiation of chemotherapy in patient 3.
Eric Oksenhendler et al. Blood 2000;96:
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