Molecular Medicine

Table 1 Detection of HIV-1 DNA and RNA, and cellular RNA by in situ PCR in AIDS patients with no CNS symptomatology

From: AIDS Dementia Is Associated with Massive, Activated HIV-1 Infection and Concomitant Expression of Several Cytokines

	HIV-1 DNA	HIV-1 RNA	iNOS RNA	TNF RNA	MIP-1α RNA	MIP-1β RNA
Case 1
Cerebrum	1+^a	0	0	0	0	0
Case 2
Cerebrum	1+	0	0	0	0	0
Cerebellum	0	ND^b	ND	ND	0	0
Case 3
Midbrain	0	0	0	ND	ND	ND
Cerebrum	1+	0	0	0	0	0

^aThe number of positive cells was determined by analyzing serial sections. If between 1 and 10 positive cells were identified in a 200 × field, the case was scored as 1+, between 11 and 25 positive cells, 2+, and greater than 25 positive cells, 3+. ^bND, not done.

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