2023
Antiretroviral Therapy Intensification for Neurocognitive Impairment in Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Letendre S, Chen H, McKhann A, Roa J, Vecchio A, Daar E, Berzins B, Hunt P, Marra C, Campbell T, Coombs R, Ma Q, Swaminathan S, Macatangay B, Morse G, Miller T, Rusin D, Greninger A, Ha B, Alston-Smith B, Robertson K, Paul R, Spudich S, Team T. Antiretroviral Therapy Intensification for Neurocognitive Impairment in Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2023, 77: 866-874. PMID: 37183889, PMCID: PMC10506779, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciad265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyART intensificationNeurocognitive impairmentWeek 48Z-scoreAntiretroviral therapy intensificationPersistent HIV replicationPlacebo-controlled trialPlasma HIV RNASuppressive antiretroviral therapyAge 52 yearsBody mass indexHuman immunodeficiency virusCopies/mLTotal Z-scoreBaseline z-scoresCentral nervous systemDual placeboEfavirenz useTherapy intensificationHIV RNAStudy drugAdverse eventsSymptomatic HIVPrimary outcome
2021
Cerebrospinal Fluid Viral Load Across the Spectrum of Untreated Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Infection: A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Study
Ulfhammer G, Edén A, Antinori A, Brew BJ, Calcagno A, Cinque P, De Zan V, Hagberg L, Lin A, Nilsson S, Oprea C, Pinnetti C, Spudich S, Trunfio M, Winston A, Price RW, Gisslén M. Cerebrospinal Fluid Viral Load Across the Spectrum of Untreated Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Infection: A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2021, 75: 493-502. PMID: 34747481, PMCID: PMC9427147, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab943.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCSF HIV RNAWhite blood cell countPlasma HIV RNAUntreated human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infectionHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infectionCSF white blood cell countVirus type 1 infectionHIV RNACopies/mLType 1 infectionMulticenter studyOpportunistic central nervous system infectionsCerebrospinal fluid HIV RNACerebrospinal fluid viral loadHigher CSF HIV RNALog10 copies/mLCentral nervous system infectionCross-sectional multicenter studyHIV RNA quantificationNervous system infectionTreatment-naive adultsBlood cell countLarge multicenter studyCNS compartmentalizationCSF discordance
2019
Defining cerebrospinal fluid HIV RNA escape: editorial review AIDS.
Winston A, Antinori A, Cinque P, Fox HS, Gisslen M, Henrich TJ, Letendre S, Persaud D, Price RW, Spudich S. Defining cerebrospinal fluid HIV RNA escape: editorial review AIDS. AIDS 2019, 33 Suppl 2: s107-s111. PMID: 31790376, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000002252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPersistent 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
2018
Structural and functional brain imaging in acute HIV
Samboju V, Philippi CL, Chan P, Cobigo Y, Fletcher JLK, Robb M, Hellmuth J, Benjapornpong K, Dumrongpisutikul N, Pothisri M, Paul R, Ananworanich J, Spudich S, Valcour V, 010/RV254 S, teams R. Structural and functional brain imaging in acute HIV. NeuroImage Clinical 2018, 20: 327-335. PMID: 30101063, PMCID: PMC6082997, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2018.07.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional connectivityAcute HIV infectionAntiretroviral treatmentDiffusion tensor imagingAHI groupNPZ-4HIV RNARadial diffusivityFractional anisotropyCerebrospinal fluidHigher CD4 cell countsParahippocampal cortexHigher resting-state functional connectivityCombination antiretroviral treatmentHIV disease variablesLeft parahippocampal cortexMean CD4 countPlasma HIV RNACD4 cell countCopies/mLNeuropsychological testing performanceMicrostructural white matterFunctional brain integrityMiddle frontal gyrusSuperior longitudinal fasciculusDistribution of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Ribonucleic Acid in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Blood Is Linked to CD4/CD8 Ratio During Acute HIV
Chan P, Patel P, Hellmuth J, Colby DJ, Kroon E, Sacdalan C, Pinyakorn S, Jagodzinski L, Krebs S, Ananworanich J, Valcour V, Spudich S, Team R. Distribution of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Ribonucleic Acid in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Blood Is Linked to CD4/CD8 Ratio During Acute HIV. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2018, 218: 937-945. PMID: 29741638, PMCID: PMC6093332, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiy260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD4/CD8 ratioCSF HIV RNAHIV RNACD8 ratioCerebrospinal fluidHIV infectionHuman immunodeficiency virus ribonucleic acidCerebrospinal fluid (CSF) immune markersLog10 copies/mLStage I/IIHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) RNAChronic HIV infectionHigher CSF neopterinAcute HIV infectionPlasma HIV RNACopies/mLHuman immunodeficiency virus ribonucleic acid levelsRibonucleic acid levelsVirus ribonucleic acidAcute HIVCSF neopterinSCD14 levelsAcute infectionMedian ageImmune markers
2017
Depression and Anxiety are Common in Acute HIV Infection and Associate with Plasma Immune Activation
Hellmuth J, Colby D, Valcour V, Suttichom D, Spudich S, Ananworanich J, Prueksakaew P, Sailasuta N, Allen I, Jagodzinski LL, Slike B, Ochi D, Paul R, on behalf of the RV254/SEARCH 010 Study Group. Depression and Anxiety are Common in Acute HIV Infection and Associate with Plasma Immune Activation. AIDS And Behavior 2017, 21: 3238-3246. PMID: 28484888, PMCID: PMC5830305, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-017-1788-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute HIV infectionCombination antiretroviral therapyPlasma HIV RNAHIV infectionImmune activationCD4 countHIV RNAPlasma neopterinStudy entryBaseline plasma HIV RNALow CD4 countRelevant depressive symptomsAnxiety symptomsCerebrospinal fluid measuresAssessment of depressionAHI participantsAntiretroviral therapyBlood markersObservational studyDepressive symptomsMacrophage activationAffective symptomsPossible associationSymptomsFluid measures
2016
Cognitive Impairment and Persistent CNS Injury in Treated HIV
Chan P, Hellmuth J, Spudich S, Valcour V. Cognitive Impairment and Persistent CNS Injury in Treated HIV. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2016, 13: 209-217. PMID: 27188299, PMCID: PMC4977199, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-016-0319-7.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCentral nervous systemCombination antiretroviral therapyCognitive impairmentPersistent immune activationPre-cART eraPlasma HIV RNACD8 encephalitisHIV biomarkersTreated HIVAntiretroviral therapyCNS involvementHIV RNAHIV infectionImaging findingsImmune activationCNS injuryHIV StudyChronic illnessNervous systemViral invasionCognitive outcomesCognitive manifestationsCognitive changesInfectionImpairment
2014
Longitudinal Characterization of Depression and Mood States Beginning in Primary HIV Infection
Gold JA, Grill M, Peterson J, Pilcher C, Lee E, Hecht FM, Fuchs D, Yiannoutsos CT, Price RW, Robertson K, Spudich S. Longitudinal Characterization of Depression and Mood States Beginning in Primary HIV Infection. AIDS And Behavior 2014, 18: 1124-1132. PMID: 24385231, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0688-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeck Depression InventoryPrimary HIV infectionAntiretroviral therapyCerebrospinal fluidHIV infectionInitiation of ARTPresence of ARTNeuropsychological performanceMood States (POMS) subscalesPlasma HIV RNAEvaluation of moodChronic HIVHIV durationPHI subjectsHIV RNATotal followProspective studyAlbumin ratioBDI criteriaBDI scoresEarly courseClinical depressionNeurological diseasesLongitudinal courseDepression history
2012
Cerebrospinal fluid HIV escape associated with progressive neurologic dysfunction in patients on antiretroviral therapy with well controlled plasma viral load
Peluso MJ, Ferretti F, Peterson J, Lee E, Fuchs D, Boschini A, Gisslén M, Angoff N, Price RW, Cinque P, Spudich S. Cerebrospinal fluid HIV escape associated with progressive neurologic dysfunction in patients on antiretroviral therapy with well controlled plasma viral load. AIDS 2012, 26: 1765-1774. PMID: 22614889, PMCID: PMC3881435, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e328355e6b2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCSF HIV RNAAntiretroviral therapyHIV RNACopies/CSF escapeNeurologic abnormalitiesCerebrospinal fluidMedian CD4 T-cell countDetectable CSF HIV RNAMedian plasma HIV RNACD4 T-cell countCentral nervous system exposureNew neurologic abnormalitiesPlasma HIV levelsPlasma HIV RNAProgressive neurologic abnormalitiesStable ART regimenPlasma viral loadT-cell countsElevated CSF proteinRetrospective case seriesProgressive neurologic dysfunctionUrban medical centerCSF RNAHIV escape