2017
CROI 2017: Neurologic Complications of HIV Infection.
Spudich SS, Ances BM. CROI 2017: Neurologic Complications of HIV Infection. Topics In Antiviral Medicine 2017, 25: 69-76. PMID: 28598791, PMCID: PMC5677044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly HIV infectionHIV infectionCentral nervous systemAntiretroviral therapyCNS HIV infectionPotential viral reservoirAntiretroviral regimensSuppressive therapyVirologic controlNeurologic complicationsBrain macrophagesOpportunistic infectionsViral reservoirCognitive screening testsMicroglial cellsChronic infectionRisk factorsNeurocognitive disordersT cellsChoroid plexusNervous systemCognitive impairmentNumerous cohortsScreening testLongitudinal evaluation
2012
The cerebrospinal fluid proteome in HIV infection: change associated with disease severity
Angel TE, Jacobs JM, Spudich SS, Gritsenko MA, Fuchs D, Liegler T, Zetterberg H, Camp DG, Price RW, Smith RD. The cerebrospinal fluid proteome in HIV infection: change associated with disease severity. Clinical Proteomics 2012, 9: 3. PMID: 22433316, PMCID: PMC3353874, DOI: 10.1186/1559-0275-9-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCNS HIV infectionHIV infectionCerebrospinal fluidChronic asymptomatic infectionSystemic HIV infectionNervous system infectionAmyloid precursor proteinCSF proteomic analysisCerebrospinal fluid proteomeCSF neopterinAntiretroviral therapyDifferent time pointsSystem infectionNeural injuryImmune activationMotor dysfunctionAsymptomatic infectionClinical spectrumCSF biomarkersCSF analysisDisease progressionCSF samplesNeuronal plasticityDisease severityInfection
2011
Minocycline fails to modulate cerebrospinal fluid HIV infection or immune activation in chronic untreated HIV-1 infection: results of a pilot study
Ho EL, Spudich SS, Lee E, Fuchs D, Sinclair E, Price RW. Minocycline fails to modulate cerebrospinal fluid HIV infection or immune activation in chronic untreated HIV-1 infection: results of a pilot study. AIDS Research And Therapy 2011, 8: 17. PMID: 21569420, PMCID: PMC3117676, DOI: 10.1186/1742-6405-8-17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebrospinal fluidHIV infectionImmune activationPilot studyCSF white blood cell countBlood HIV-1 RNAChronic untreated HIV infectionUntreated HIV-1 infectionWhite blood cell countCell surface activation markersCNS HIV infectionUntreated HIV infectionHIV-1 infectionHIV-1 RNABlood cell countBlood T lymphocytesConclusionsThis pilot studyBlood neopterinCSF CCL2Adjuvant therapyAntiretroviral therapyViremic subjectsActivation markersBlood biomarkersBrain injury
2010
Cerebrospinal fluid neopterin: an informative biomarker of central nervous system immune activation in HIV-1 infection
Hagberg L, Cinque P, Gisslen M, Brew BJ, Spudich S, Bestetti A, Price RW, Fuchs D. Cerebrospinal fluid neopterin: an informative biomarker of central nervous system immune activation in HIV-1 infection. AIDS Research And Therapy 2010, 7: 15. PMID: 20525234, PMCID: PMC2890504, DOI: 10.1186/1742-6405-7-15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCSF HIV RNACSF neopterin concentrationsCSF neopterinCentral nervous systemIntrathecal immunoactivationCNS infectionsHIV RNANeopterin concentrationsImmune activationCerebrospinal fluidCentral nervous system immune activationNeurological diseasesBlood CD4 cell countCNS HIV infectionIntrathecal immune activationOngoing brain injuryOpportunistic CNS infectionsCD4 cell countCombination antiretroviral therapyCNS opportunistic infectionsMacrophage activation markersHIV-1 infectionSuppression of plasmaUntreated AIDS patientsAbsence of treatment
2006
Defining and Evaluating HIV-Related Neurodegenerative Disease and Its Treatment Targets: A Combinatorial Approach to Use of Cerebrospinal Fluid Molecular Biomarkers
Gisslen M, Hagberg L, Rosengren L, Brew BJ, Cinque P, Spudich S, Price RW. Defining and Evaluating HIV-Related Neurodegenerative Disease and Its Treatment Targets: A Combinatorial Approach to Use of Cerebrospinal Fluid Molecular Biomarkers. Journal Of Neuroimmune Pharmacology 2006, 2: 112-119. PMID: 18040834, DOI: 10.1007/s11481-006-9035-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCNS HIV infectionAIDS dementia complexHIV infectionBrain injuryTreatment targetsCentral nervous system infectionNeurodegenerative diseasesSystemic HIV infectionComorbidities of patientsNervous system infectionAdjuvant treatment approachesCerebrospinal fluid markersRational trial designIntrathecal immunoactivationSystem infectionDementia complexAvailable treatmentsClinical trialsFluid markersTrial designTreatment approachesClinical practiceExperimental therapeuticsPatientsInfection
2005
Cerebrospinal fluid HIV infection and pleocytosis: Relation to systemic infection and antiretroviral treatment
Spudich SS, Nilsson AC, Lollo ND, Liegler TJ, Petropoulos CJ, Deeks SG, Paxinos EE, Price RW. Cerebrospinal fluid HIV infection and pleocytosis: Relation to systemic infection and antiretroviral treatment. BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5: 98. PMID: 16266436, PMCID: PMC1299327, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-5-98.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAIDS dementia complexCSF HIV viral loadCSF viral loadAntiretroviral therapyHIV viral loadViral loadCD4 countCerebrospinal fluidCSF pleocytosisCSF infectionHIV infectionSystemic infectionHIV RNACSF WBCNeurological performanceCSF white blood cell countResultsIn cross-sectional analysisWhite blood cell countBlood CD4 countCNS HIV infectionCSF HIV RNAHigher CSF WBCLow CD4 countPersistent plasma viremiaHIV RNA levels