2014
Treatment of HIV in the CNS: Effects of Antiretroviral Therapy and the Promise of Non-Antiretroviral Therapeutics
Peluso MJ, Spudich S. Treatment of HIV in the CNS: Effects of Antiretroviral Therapy and the Promise of Non-Antiretroviral Therapeutics. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2014, 11: 353-362. PMID: 25063356, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-014-0223-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemAntiretroviral therapyNew neurologic abnormalitiesTrajectory of HIVAIDS dementia complexSpectrum of HIVTreatment of HIVPersistent handViral suppressionNeurologic manifestationsAsymptomatic diseaseHIV infectionNeurologic abnormalitiesNeurocognitive disordersNeurologic diseaseNeurocognitive dysfunctionTherapeutic modalitiesNervous systemHIVSevere impairmentTherapyDiseasePatientsDysfunctionPathophysiology
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