2022
Correlation between CD4/CD8 ratio and neurocognitive performance during early HIV infection
Le LT, Price RW, Gisslén M, Zetterberg H, Emu B, Fabre R, Christian P, Andersen S, Spudich S, Vassallo M. Correlation between CD4/CD8 ratio and neurocognitive performance during early HIV infection. HIV Medicine 2022, 24: 442-452. PMID: 36134890, DOI: 10.1111/hiv.13411.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD4/CD8 ratioPrimary HIV infectionCD8 ratioImmune activationHIV infectionNeuronal injuryAntiretroviral treatmentNeurocognitive performanceMean CD4/CD8 ratioCSF neurofilament light chainART-naïve participantsEarly HIV infectionCerebrospinal fluid markersNeurofilament light chainNeuropsychological testing performancePsychomotor speed performancePHI participantsStudy cohortCSF markersChronic infectionBrain injuryRetrospective analysisFluid markersInfectionInjuryHIV Compartmentalization in the CNS and Its Impact in Treatment Outcomes and Cure Strategies
Chan P, Spudich S. HIV Compartmentalization in the CNS and Its Impact in Treatment Outcomes and Cure Strategies. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2022, 19: 207-216. PMID: 35536438, PMCID: PMC10590959, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-022-00605-1.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHIV-1 escapeAntiretroviral therapyCentral nervous system reservoirHIV-1 infection resultsStable antiretroviral therapyCerebrospinal fluid findingsWorse neurocognitive performanceTreatment interruption studiesHIV compartmentalizationCNS reservoirsCure strategiesChronic infectionTreatment outcomesCells persistRecent FindingsComparedInfection resultsReviewThis reviewViral variantsViral replicationSummaryFuture studiesNeurocognitive performanceInterruption studiesSystemic reservoirInfected cellsLongitudinal benefits
2019
Persistent HIV-infected cells in cerebrospinal fluid are associated with poorer neurocognitive performance
Spudich S, Robertson KR, Bosch RJ, Gandhi RT, Cyktor JC, Mar H, Macatangay BJ, Lalama CM, Rinaldo C, Collier AC, Godfrey C, Eron JJ, McMahon D, Jacobs JL, Koontz D, Hogg E, Vecchio A, Mellors JW. Persistent HIV-infected cells in cerebrospinal fluid are associated with poorer neurocognitive performance. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2019, 129: 3339-3346. PMID: 31305262, PMCID: PMC6668666, DOI: 10.1172/jci127413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term antiretroviral therapyPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsAntiretroviral therapyHIV RNACerebrospinal fluidPoorer neurocognitive performanceInflammatory biomarkersNeurocognitive performanceCell-associated HIV DNACell-free HIV RNAHigher plasma HIV RNAYears of ARTCSF HIV RNACSF inflammatory biomarkersWorse neurocognitive outcomesNadir CD4 countPlasma HIV RNABlood mononuclear cellsQuantitative PCRGlobal deficit scoreHalf of individualsCell-free RNACSF supernatantHIV persistenceCD4 count