2015
Plasma Concentration of the Neurofilament Light Protein (NFL) is a Biomarker of CNS Injury in HIV Infection: A Cross-Sectional Study
Gisslén M, Price RW, Andreasson U, Norgren N, Nilsson S, Hagberg L, Fuchs D, Spudich S, Blennow K, Zetterberg H. Plasma Concentration of the Neurofilament Light Protein (NFL) is a Biomarker of CNS Injury in HIV Infection: A Cross-Sectional Study. EBioMedicine 2015, 3: 135-140. PMID: 26870824, PMCID: PMC4739412, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2015.11.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurofilament light proteinHIV-associated dementiaCSF NFL concentrationsCNS injuryHIV infectionNfL concentrationsPlasma concentrationsCSF neurofilament light proteinNeurofilament light chain proteinSingle molecule array immunoassayHIV-negative controlsUntreated HIV infectionReliable blood biomarkersCross-sectional studySimilar age-related increasesAge-related increaseResearch settingsNFL changesHIV-negativeViral suppressionNeuronal injuryAntiretroviral treatmentHIV-positiveCross-sectional designSystemic disease
2014
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Neuronal Biomarkers across the Spectrum of HIV Infection: Hierarchy of Injury and Detection
Peterson J, Gisslen M, Zetterberg H, Fuchs D, Shacklett BL, Hagberg L, Yiannoutsos CT, Spudich SS, Price RW. Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Neuronal Biomarkers across the Spectrum of HIV Infection: Hierarchy of Injury and Detection. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e116081. PMID: 25541953, PMCID: PMC4277428, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurofilament light chain proteinT-tau levelsNeuronal biomarkersViral suppressionHIV infectionPrimary infectionCentral nervous system HIV infectionCSF t-tau levelsCSF Aβ peptidesHIV disease progressionAge-adjusted normsSoluble amyloid precursorHierarchy of sensitivityBlood CD4CD4 50HAD patientsHAD subjectsCD4 declineNeuronal injuryCross-sectional designProgressive injuryHIV progressionCSF biomarkersCSF concentrationsDisease progression