Table 2.

Effect of IL-15 on chemotaxis and fungicidal activity of polymorphonuclear leukocytes from the 12 HIV-1 infected patients with HAART failure

PMNsChemotaxis
(migrated cells/field)
Killing (%)
Medium alone 22.4 ± 1.8 20.83 ± 0.4 
IL-15 53.2 ± 2.01* 50.75 ± 0.75* 
PMNsChemotaxis
(migrated cells/field)
Killing (%)
Medium alone 22.4 ± 1.8 20.83 ± 0.4 
IL-15 53.2 ± 2.01* 50.75 ± 0.75* 

PMNs, polymorphonuclear leukocytes; HAART, highly active antiretroviral treatment. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM.

*

P < .05 versus medium alone.

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