Figure 3

Detectable viral load (VL) was also a determinant factor in the rate of expression of chemokine receptors with the exception of CXCR4. The expression of CCR2 was higher in patients with detectable viral load but this difference was not related to the progression of atherosclerosis. Conversely, the increase in CCR5 and CX3CR1 expression was not only higher in progressors but also in those with detectable viral load.