Table 1.

Breadth of response for 13 expanded T-cell lines


Subject

CD4 count

Viral load, copies/mL

No. of CD4 epitopes, min/max

No. of CD8 epitopes, min/max
1   336   96   3/4   1/2  
2   276   < 75   2   1  
3   473   8 940   0   2  
4   980   < 75   2/4   1  
5   215   < 75   3/5   2/3  
6   308   < 75   1/2   2/3  
7   337   < 75   2/3   4/6  
8   116   6 299   1   1-2  
9   217   < 75   0   2  
10   381   33 600   1   1-2  
11   255   < 75   1/2   3/4  
12   505   < 75   0   1/2  
13   234   434   0   1  
Total
 
NA
 
NA
 
16/24
 
22/31
 

Subject

CD4 count

Viral load, copies/mL

No. of CD4 epitopes, min/max

No. of CD8 epitopes, min/max
1   336   96   3/4   1/2  
2   276   < 75   2   1  
3   473   8 940   0   2  
4   980   < 75   2/4   1  
5   215   < 75   3/5   2/3  
6   308   < 75   1/2   2/3  
7   337   < 75   2/3   4/6  
8   116   6 299   1   1-2  
9   217   < 75   0   2  
10   381   33 600   1   1-2  
11   255   < 75   1/2   3/4  
12   505   < 75   0   1/2  
13   234   434   0   1  
Total
 
NA
 
NA
 
16/24
 
22/31
 

For responses to adjacent OLPs, a minimal value (assuming that any 2 adjacent responses represent a single epitope) and a maximal value (assuming that adjacent responses represent discrete epitopes) were calculated. Limiting dilution analysis (not shown) identified discrete epitopes within adjacent OLPs recognized by some T-cell lines. There were no significant correlations between clinical parameters and breadth of expanded CD4+ or CD8+ T-cell responses (see “Patients, materials, and methods”).

NA indicates not applicable.

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