2021
Preliminary In Vivo Evidence of Reduced Synaptic Density in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Despite Antiretroviral Therapy
Weiss JJ, Calvi R, Naganawa M, Toyonaga T, Farhadian SF, Chintanaphol M, Chiarella J, Zheng MQ, Ropchan J, Huang Y, Pietrzak RH, Carson RE, Spudich S. Preliminary In Vivo Evidence of Reduced Synaptic Density in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Despite Antiretroviral Therapy. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2021, 73: 1404-1411. PMID: 34050746, PMCID: PMC8528400, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusAntiretroviral therapySynaptic densityMagnetic resonance imagingMale PLWHImmunodeficiency virusUnderwent magnetic resonance imagingPositron emission tomographicCross-sectional pilotHIV neuropathogenesisViral suppressionCommon complicationSynaptic injuryNeurological impairmentDynamic biomarkersPLWHTherapeutic studiesCortical areasMotor coordinationPathological hallmarkPET scanningPromising biomarkerTherapeutic interventionsResonance imagingPegboard performance
2019
Cerebrospinal Fluid Concentrations of the Synaptic Marker Neurogranin in Neuro-HIV and Other Neurological Disorders
Yilmaz A, Fuchs D, Price RW, Spudich S, Blennow K, Zetterberg H, Gisslén M. Cerebrospinal Fluid Concentrations of the Synaptic Marker Neurogranin in Neuro-HIV and Other Neurological Disorders. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2019, 16: 76-81. PMID: 30649659, PMCID: PMC6420419, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-019-00420-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCSF neurograninCerebrospinal fluidProinflammatory cytokines IL-1βGroup of HIVLewy body dementiaCerebrospinal fluid concentrationsCytokines IL-1βLevels of neurograninNeurogranin concentrationsNeuro-HIVHIV neuropathogenesisSynaptic injuryHIV infectionIL-1βNeurocognitive disordersFrontal cortexParkinson's diseaseUninfected controlsReviewThe aimAlzheimer's diseaseNeurological disordersFrontotemporal dementiaNeurodegenerative disordersFluid concentrationsHIV