2013
Cerebrospinal fluid neopterin decay characteristics after initiation of antiretroviral therapy
Yilmaz A, Yiannoutsos CT, Fuchs D, Price RW, Crozier K, Hagberg L, Spudich S, Gisslén M. Cerebrospinal fluid neopterin decay characteristics after initiation of antiretroviral therapy. Journal Of Neuroinflammation 2013, 10: 828. PMID: 23664008, PMCID: PMC3657550, DOI: 10.1186/1742-2094-10-62.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlgorithmsAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveData Interpretation, StatisticalEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeopterinRetrospective StudiesViral LoadConceptsCSF neopterin levelsAntiretroviral therapyNeopterin levelsCerebrospinal fluidCSF neopterinHAD patientsMacrophage activationART-mediated viral suppressionCommencement of ARTHigher pre-ART levelsCSF neopterin concentrationsPre-ART levelsProlonged antiretroviral therapySuppressive antiretroviral therapySet-point levelsBlood neopterinHAD subjectsART initiationAsymptomatic HIVTreatment-naïveViral suppressionNeopterin concentrationsImmune activationMost HIVHIV
2010
HIV-1 Viral Escape in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Subjects on Suppressive Antiretroviral Treatment
Edén A, Fuchs D, Hagberg L, Nilsson S, Spudich S, Svennerholm B, Price RW, Gisslén M. HIV-1 Viral Escape in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Subjects on Suppressive Antiretroviral Treatment. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2010, 202: 1819-1825. PMID: 21050119, PMCID: PMC3052942, DOI: 10.1086/657342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 RNAAntiretroviral therapy regimensCerebrospinal fluidViral escapeTherapy regimensPlasma human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNACSF HIV-1 RNAHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNACentral nervous system infectionCSF neopterin levelsCSF viral escapeHigher CSF neopterinIntrathecal immune activationPrevious treatment interruptionsSuppressive antiretroviral treatmentAtazanavir/ritonavirLopinavir/ritonavirNervous system infectionCSF virusNew treatment combinationsCopies/mLEnzyme-linked immunosorbentPolymerase chain reaction assaysCSF escapeCSF neopterin
2008
Persistent Intrathecal Immune Activation in HIV-1-Infected Individuals on Antiretroviral Therapy
Yilmaz A, Price RW, Spudich S, Fuchs D, Hagberg L, Gisslén M. Persistent Intrathecal Immune Activation in HIV-1-Infected Individuals on Antiretroviral Therapy. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2008, 47: 168-173. PMID: 17971711, PMCID: PMC2628632, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e31815ace97.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-HIV AgentsBloodCerebrospinal FluidEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansMacrophage ActivationMaleMiddle AgedNeopterinRadioimmunoassayRNA, ViralViral LoadConceptsCSF neopterin levelsHIV-1-infected patientsHIV-1-infected individualsCSF neopterin concentrationsCSF viral loadIntrathecal immune activationAntiretroviral therapyHIV-1 RNACopies/mLNeopterin levelsViral loadNeopterin concentrationsImmune activationCSF HIV-1 RNA loadMost HIV-1-infected individualsPlasma HIV-1 RNA levelsCerebrospinal fluid (CSF) neopterin levelsQuantitative HIV-1 RNAHIV-1 RNA levelsHIV-1 RNA loadCell-mediated immune responsesHIV-1 RNA quantificationHIV-1 concentrationsStable antiretroviral therapySuppressive antiretroviral therapy