2022
HIV viral transcription and immune perturbations in the CNS of people with HIV despite ART
Farhadian SF, Lindenbaum O, Zhao J, Corley MJ, Im Y, Walsh H, Vecchio A, Garcia-Milian R, Chiarella J, Chintanaphol M, Calvi R, Wang G, Ndhlovu LC, Yoon J, Trotta D, Ma S, Kluger Y, Spudich S. HIV viral transcription and immune perturbations in the CNS of people with HIV despite ART. JCI Insight 2022, 7: e160267. PMID: 35801589, PMCID: PMC9310520, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.160267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebrospinal fluidHIV infectionHIV-1-infected cellsCNS viral persistenceCentral memory CD4T-cell abnormalitiesHIV-1 RNAMicroglia-like cellsT cell activationSystemic viral suppressionAbnormal CD8HIV neuropathogenesisViral suppressionMemory CD4CNS reservoirsImmune perturbationsExperience elevated ratesNeuroimmune effectsPeripheral bloodNeurological impairmentViral persistenceT cellsCell abnormalitiesUninfected controlsCell activation
2018
CSF concentrations of soluble TREM2 as a marker of microglial activation in HIV-1 infection
Gisslén M, Heslegrave A, Veleva E, Yilmaz A, Andersson LM, Hagberg L, Spudich S, Fuchs D, Price RW, Zetterberg H. CSF concentrations of soluble TREM2 as a marker of microglial activation in HIV-1 infection. Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation 2018, 6: e512. PMID: 30568991, PMCID: PMC6278890, DOI: 10.1212/nxi.0000000000000512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 infectionHIV-negative controlsMicroglial activationNeuronal injuryCSF concentrationsUntreated HIV-1-infected patientsHIV-1 disease severityHIV-1-infected adultsMacrophage/microglial activationHIV-1-infected patientsRetrospective cross-sectional studyUntreated HIV-1 infectionCNS immune activationCSF sTREM2 levelsSuppressive antiretroviral treatmentT-cell countsMicroglial activation markersT cell lossLevels of CSFNeurofilament light proteinCross-sectional studyCSF sTREM2STREM2 levelsAntiretroviral treatmentActivation markersSingle-cell RNA sequencing reveals microglia-like cells in cerebrospinal fluid during virologically suppressed HIV
Farhadian SF, Mehta SS, Zografou C, Robertson K, Price RW, Pappalardo J, Chiarella J, Hafler DA, Spudich SS. Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals microglia-like cells in cerebrospinal fluid during virologically suppressed HIV. JCI Insight 2018, 3: e121718. PMID: 30232286, PMCID: PMC6237230, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.121718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebrospinal fluidHIV infectionImmune activationAntiretroviral therapyNeuronal injuryCentral nervous system immune activationLong-term suppressive antiretroviral therapySingle-cell RNA sequencingCNS immune activationDisease-associated microgliaSuppressive antiretroviral therapyImmune cell subsetsMicroglia-like cellsGene expression signaturesNeuronal damageNeuroinflammatory diseasesRNA sequencingCell subsetsCNS cellsNeurological conditionsRare subsetNeurocognitive impairmentMyeloid cellsCellular subsetsInfectionCentral Nervous System Inflammation and Infection during Early, Nonaccelerated Simian-Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Rhesus Macaques
Hsu DC, Sunyakumthorn P, Wegner M, Schuetz A, Silsorn D, Estes JD, Deleage C, Tomusange K, Lakhashe SK, Ruprecht RM, Lombardini E, Im-Erbsin R, Kuncharin Y, Phuang-Ngern Y, Inthawong D, Chuenarom W, Burke R, Robb ML, Ndhlovu LC, Ananworanich J, Valcour V, O'Connell RJ, Spudich S, Michael NL, Vasan S. Central Nervous System Inflammation and Infection during Early, Nonaccelerated Simian-Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Rhesus Macaques. Journal Of Virology 2018, 92: 10.1128/jvi.00222-18. PMID: 29563297, PMCID: PMC5952152, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00222-18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, MyelomonocyticBrainCD4 Lymphocyte CountCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalHIV-1HumansMacaca mulattaMacrophagesMeningesMicrogliaMonocytesParenchymal TissueReceptors, Cell SurfaceRNA, ViralSimian Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeSimian immunodeficiency virusViral LoadConceptsSimian-human immunodeficiency virusSimian immunodeficiency virusCD68/CD163Immunodeficiency virus infectionCentral nervous systemBrain parenchymaHIV envelopeImmunodeficiency virusVirus infectionEarly human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionSimian-human immunodeficiency virus (SHIV) infectionCentral nervous system inflammationHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionCentral nervous system involvementPathogenic simian immunodeficiency virusRhesus macaquesT-cell-mediated processEarly clinical courseSHIV-infected animalsNervous system inflammationT-cell countsCell-mediated inflammationNervous system involvementEnd-stage diseaseHIV cure strategies