2011
Raltegravir Treatment Intensification Does Not Alter Cerebrospinal Fluid HIV-1 Infection or Immunoactivation in Subjects on Suppressive Therapy
Dahl V, Lee E, Peterson J, Spudich SS, Leppla I, Sinclair E, Fuchs D, Palmer S, Price RW. Raltegravir Treatment Intensification Does Not Alter Cerebrospinal Fluid HIV-1 Infection or Immunoactivation in Subjects on Suppressive Therapy. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2011, 204: 1936-1945. PMID: 22021620, PMCID: PMC3209817, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 RNA levelsHIV-1 RNAImmune activationRaltegravir intensificationRNA levelsPlasma human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNACSF HIV-1 RNA levelsMedian HIV-1 RNA levelT-cell surface antigen expressionHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNAOpen-label pilot studySingle-copy assayHIV RNA levelsCerebrospinal fluid infectionHIV-1 infectionCentral nervous systemBaseline viral suppressionSurface antigen expressionT cell activationCSF neopterinIntrathecal immunoactivationSuppressive therapyAntiretroviral therapyTreatment intensificationViral suppression
2008
Failure of atorvastatin to modulate CSF HIV-1 infection
Probasco JC, Spudich SS, Critchfield J, Lee E, Lollo N, Deeks SG, Price RW. Failure of atorvastatin to modulate CSF HIV-1 infection. Neurology 2008, 71: 521-524. PMID: 18695163, PMCID: PMC2676982, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000325006.84658.e7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 infectionHIV-1 RNA levelsT-cell countsCell countIntrathecal immunoactivationNeopterin concentrationsBlood lipidsBlood HIV-1 RNA levelCSF HIV-1 RNA levelsCSF white blood cell countCNS HIV-1 infectionSystemic HIV-1 infectionSingle-arm pilot studyWhite blood cell countPilot studyAntiretroviral-naïve subjectsCells/mulRNA levelsUntreated systemic infectionT-lymphocyte countsSmall uncontrolled studiesEffect of atorvastatinHMG-CoA reductase inhibitorsWeeks of treatmentHIV-1 RNAAntiretroviral Treatment Effect on Immune Activation Reduces Cerebrospinal Fluid HIV-1 Infection
Sinclair E, Ronquillo R, Lollo N, Deeks SG, Hunt P, Yiannoutsos CT, Spudich S, Price RW. Antiretroviral Treatment Effect on Immune Activation Reduces Cerebrospinal Fluid HIV-1 Infection. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2008, 47: 544-552. PMID: 18362693, PMCID: PMC3480328, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e318162754f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma HIV-1 RNACD8 T cell activationHIV-1 RNACSF HIV-1 RNA levelsHIV-1 RNA levelsT cell activationWhite blood cellsHIV-1 concentrationsAntiretroviral therapyHIV-1 infectionCerebrospinal fluidCD8 activationCSF neopterinViremic groupImmune activationCopies/HIV-1CD38/HLA-DR expressionCSF HIV-1 RNA concentrationsHIV-1-infected subjectsSystemic HIV-1 infectionHIV-1 RNA concentrationsHuman leukocyte antigen-DRCSF white blood cellsCoexpression of CD38
2006
Treatment Benefit on Cerebrospinal Fluid HIV‐1 Levels in the Setting of Systemic Virological Suppression and Failure
Spudich S, Lollo N, Liegler T, Deeks SG, Price RW. Treatment Benefit on Cerebrospinal Fluid HIV‐1 Levels in the Setting of Systemic Virological Suppression and Failure. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2006, 194: 1686-1696. PMID: 17109340, DOI: 10.1086/508750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 RNA levelsCSF HIV-1 RNA levelsPlasma HIV-1 RNA levelsRNA levelsAntiretroviral therapyCSF inflammationCopies/Successful therapyPlasma HIV-1 RNA assaysHIV-1 RNA assaysHIV-1-infected subjectsSuppressive combination antiretroviral therapyDrug resistanceHIV-1 levelsCombination antiretroviral therapyHIV-negative subjectsGenotypic resistance testingFailure of therapyHuman immunodeficiency virusCopies/mLSubset of subjectsActive neurological diseaseCross-sectional analysisVirological suppressionImmunodeficiency virus