2017
Neurofilament light chain protein as a marker of neuronal injury: review of its use in HIV-1 infection and reference values for HIV-negative controls
Yilmaz A, Blennow K, Hagberg L, Nilsson S, Price RW, Schouten J, Spudich S, Underwood J, Zetterberg H, Gisslén M. Neurofilament light chain protein as a marker of neuronal injury: review of its use in HIV-1 infection and reference values for HIV-negative controls. Expert Review Of Molecular Diagnostics 2017, 17: 761-770. PMID: 28598205, DOI: 10.1080/14737159.2017.1341313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-negative controlsCSF NFL concentrationsNeuronal injuryNeurofilament proteinNfL concentrationsNeurofilament light chain proteinHIV CNS infectionEarly acute phaseHIV-1 infectionAge-related upper limitCNS infectionsSevere immunosuppressionAntiretroviral treatmentHIV infectionNeuronal damageAcute phaseCNS injuryCSF biomarkersLumbar punctureCSF concentrationsNerve conductionNeurological conditionsSensitive markerNeurological diseasesLight chain protein
2015
Neuropathogenesis of HIV: From Initial Neuroinvasion to HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)
Zayyad Z, Spudich S. Neuropathogenesis of HIV: From Initial Neuroinvasion to HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND). Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2015, 12: 16-24. PMID: 25604237, PMCID: PMC4741099, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-014-0255-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-Associated Neurocognitive DisordersCentral nervous systemCombination antiretroviral therapyNeurocognitive disordersTissue reservoirsInitial viral entryTargets of infectionCourse of infectionEarly-stage infectionHIV eradicationAntiretroviral therapyHIV neuropathogenesisSevere immunosuppressionClinical symptomsHIV replicationHIV epidemicLocal infectionCNS cellsPathological involvementPathogenetic processSevere formNervous systemNeurological diseasesAdvanced stageHIV