2012
Central Nervous System Viral Invasion and Inflammation During Acute HIV Infection
Valcour V, Chalermchai T, Sailasuta N, Marovich M, Lerdlum S, Suttichom D, Suwanwela NC, Jagodzinski L, Michael N, Spudich S, van Griensven F, de Souza M, Kim J, Ananworanich J. Central Nervous System Viral Invasion and Inflammation During Acute HIV Infection. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2012, 206: 275-282. PMID: 22551810, PMCID: PMC3490695, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jis326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV RNA levelsAcute HIV infectionCSF HIV RNA levelsCopies/mLHIV infectionCerebrospinal fluidHIV RNARNA levelsPlasma HIV RNA levelsCentral nervous system eventsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionCSF HIV RNAFiebig stages IIntrathecal immune activationAcute retroviral syndromeImmunodeficiency virus infectionNervous system eventsMagnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance spectroscopy characterizationCSF neopterinBrain inflammationCNS inflammationCSF levelsHIV transmissionImmune activation
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
2010
Cerebrospinal fluid in HIV-1 systemic viral controllers: absence of HIV-1 RNA and intrathecal inflammation
Probasco JC, Deeks SG, Lee E, Hoh R, Hunt PW, Liegler T, Price RW, Spudich SS. Cerebrospinal fluid in HIV-1 systemic viral controllers: absence of HIV-1 RNA and intrathecal inflammation. AIDS 2010, 24: 1001-1005. PMID: 20299968, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e328331e15b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV RNA levelsViral controllersIntrathecal inflammationCSF white blood cell countUndetectable plasma HIV RNA levelsCerebrospinal fluid HIV RNACSF HIV RNA levelsPlasma HIV RNA levelsTreatment-mediated viral suppressionWhite blood cell countCSF HIV infectionIP-10 concentrationsRNA levelsChronic systemic inflammationSubset of HIVHIV-1 RNAPlasma albumin ratioAbsence of therapyBlood cell countCentral nervous systemCross-sectional analysisCSF neopterinViremic HIVHIV RNAViral 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 RNA
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