TABLE 1

Basal hepatic gene expression in HIV-Tg and WT rats

Values are presented as means ± S.E.M. Results are reported relative to male WT, which was standardized to 1.

Cytokine or GeneGenderWT RatsHIV-Tg Rats
Inflammatory mediators
 IL-1βMale1 ± 0.10.77 ± 0.08
Female2.0 ± 0.33*1.49 ± 0.14***,#
 IL-6Male1 ± 0.071.16 ± 0.1
Female1.05 ± 0.260.9 ± 0.08
 iNOSMale1 ± 0.181.67 ± 0.22
Female1.51 ± 0.182.71 ± 0.36**,#
 TNF-αMale1 ± 0.140.92 ± 0.63
Female1.14 ± 0.171.59 ± 0.13*,#
ABC transporters
 Abcb1aMale1 ± 0.11.03 ± 0.17
Female3.90 ± 0.84**4.95 ± 0.95*
 Abcb1bMale1 ± 0.220.94 ± 0.18
Female1.42 ± 0.15**2.86 ± 0.58***
 Abcg2Male1 ± 0.140.75 ± 0.11
Female1.40 ± 0.171.28 ± 0.33
 Abcc1Male1 ± 0.310.61 ± 0.12
Female1.30 ± 0.510.72 ± 0.11
 Abcc2Male1 ± 0.321.34 ± 0.51
Female0.73 ± 0.032.01 ± 0.73
 Abcc3Male1 ± 0.150.73 ± 0.05
Female3.99 ± 0.98***3.95 ± 0.76*
 Abcc4Male1 ± 0.21.15 ± 0.18
Female1.28 ± 0.310.82 ± 0.07
 Abcb11Male1 ± 0.251.05 ± 0.28
Female3.69 ± 0.62*1.69 ± 0.5##
SLC transporters
 Slco1a1Male1 ± 0.151.4 ± 0.11#
Female0.88 ± 0.130.77 ± 0.11***
 Slco1a2Male1 ± 0.171.12 ± 0.11
Female1.15 ± 0.270.97 ± 0.11
 Slco1b2Male1 ± 0.041.22 ± 0.06
Female2.22 ± 0.16*2.35 ± 0.14*
 Slc22a1Male1 ± 0.040.95 ± 0.08
Female1.53 ± 0.18***1.57 ± 0.12*
 Slc29a1Male1 ± 0.141.27 ± 0.09
Female0.92 ± 0.10.87 ± 0.07***
 Slc10a1Male1 ± 0.061.07 ± 0.05
Female2.14 ± 0.4*1.60 ± 0.13**,#
Metabolic enzymes
 Cyp3a2Male1 ± 0.210.38 ± 0.08##
Female0.004 ± 0.001*0.005 ± 0.001**
 Cyp3a9Male1 ± 0.171.08 ± 0.19
Female13.55 ± 2.20*8.56 ± 1.42*,##
 Cyp7a1Male1 ± 0.171.05 ± 0.15
Female1.51 ± 0.252.28 ± 0.47***
Nuclear receptors
 PxrMale1 ± 0.151.11 ± 0.11
Female0.94 ± 0.170.78 ± 0.06**
 CarMale1 ± 0.170.82 ± 0.19
Female1.02 ± 0.270.55 ± 0.12
 FxrMale1 ± 0.120.93 ± 0.04
Female1.35 ± 0.241.43 ± 0.1***
  • * P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001; #P < 0.05; ##P < 0.01 (asterisks indicate values that are significantly different from male rats within the same strain, whereas pound signs indicate values that are significantly different from WT within the same gender).