2017
Immediate initiation of cART is associated with lower levels of cerebrospinal fluid YKL-40, a marker of microglial activation, in HIV-1 infection
Peluso MJ, Valcour V, Phanuphak N, Ananworanich J, Fletcher JL, Chalermchai T, Krebs SJ, Robb ML, Hellmuth J, Gisslén M, Zetterberg H, Spudich S. Immediate initiation of cART is associated with lower levels of cerebrospinal fluid YKL-40, a marker of microglial activation, in HIV-1 infection. AIDS 2017, 31: 247-252. PMID: 27819802, PMCID: PMC5844231, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000001314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic HIV-1 infectionCombination antiretroviral therapyCerebrospinal fluid (CSF) YKL-40Group of HIVHIV-1 infectionYKL-40Treatment initiationUntreated chronic HIV-1 infectionMedian YKL-40Early HIV infectionCSF YKL-40Chemokine ligand 10Neurofilament light chainCross-sectional studyMann-Whitney testAntiretroviral therapyHIV neuropathogenesisMicroglial activationHIV infectionPrognostic valueChi groupMicroglial cellsAHI groupImmediate initiationBlood samplingCROI 2017: Neurologic Complications of HIV Infection.
Spudich SS, Ances BM. CROI 2017: Neurologic Complications of HIV Infection. Topics In Antiviral Medicine 2017, 25: 69-76. PMID: 28598791, PMCID: PMC5677044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly HIV infectionHIV infectionCentral nervous systemAntiretroviral therapyCNS HIV infectionPotential viral reservoirAntiretroviral regimensSuppressive therapyVirologic controlNeurologic complicationsBrain macrophagesOpportunistic infectionsViral reservoirCognitive screening testsMicroglial cellsChronic infectionRisk factorsNeurocognitive disordersT cellsChoroid plexusNervous systemCognitive impairmentNumerous cohortsScreening testLongitudinal evaluation
2016
Immune activation in the central nervous system throughout the course of HIV infection
Spudich SS. Immune activation in the central nervous system throughout the course of HIV infection. Current Opinion In HIV And AIDS 2016, 11: 226-233. PMID: 26760827, PMCID: PMC4773903, DOI: 10.1097/coh.0000000000000243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombination antiretroviral therapyImmune activationAntiretroviral therapySuppressive combination antiretroviral therapyLong-term neurologic sequelaeCentral nervous system responseCNS immune activationFeatures of homeostasisPersistent immune activationBrain microglial cellsCervical lymph nodesCentral nervous systemSustained immune responseNervous system responsesImmune surveillance networkNeurologic sequelaeAcute infectionHIV infectionLymph nodesActivation associatesMicroglial cellsChronic infectionCNS cellsImmune responseCerebrospinal fluid