2019
Very Early Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy During Acute HIV Infection Is Associated With Normalized Levels of Immune Activation Markers in Cerebrospinal Fluid but Not in Plasma
Hellmuth J, Slike BM, Sacdalan C, Best J, Kroon E, Phanuphak N, Fletcher JLK, Prueksakaew P, Jagodzinski LL, Valcour V, Robb M, Ananworanich J, Allen IE, Krebs SJ, Spudich S. Very Early Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy During Acute HIV Infection Is Associated With Normalized Levels of Immune Activation Markers in Cerebrospinal Fluid but Not in Plasma. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2019, 220: 1885-1891. PMID: 30668739, PMCID: PMC6833977, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiz030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute HIV infectionAntiretroviral therapyART initiationCerebrospinal fluidWeek 96Week 24HIV infectionImmune activationAHI groupHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionEarly ART initiationPlasma CCL2 levelsTrajectory of HIVChronic immune activationImmune activation markersSuppressive antiretroviral therapyImmunodeficiency virus infectionInterleukin-6 levelsMarkers of inflammationPlasma neopterin levelsWeeks of treatmentCentral nervous systemART regimenCCL2 levelsNeopterin levels
2016
Immune Activation and HIV-Specific CD8+ T Cells in Cerebrospinal Fluid of HIV Controllers and Noncontrollers
Ganesh A, Lemongello D, Lee E, Peterson J, McLaughlin BE, Ferre AL, Gillespie GM, Fuchs D, Deeks SG, Hunt PW, Price RW, Spudich SS, Shacklett BL. Immune Activation and HIV-Specific CD8+ T Cells in Cerebrospinal Fluid of HIV Controllers and Noncontrollers. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2016, 32: 791-800. PMID: 27019338, PMCID: PMC4971411, DOI: 10.1089/aid.2015.0313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1Anti-HIV AgentsAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveCD4 Lymphocyte CountCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesDisease ResistanceGene ExpressionHIV InfectionsHIV-1HLA-DR AntigensHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansLeukocyte Common AntigensLymphocyte ActivationReceptors, CCR5Receptors, CCR7RNA, ViralViral LoadViremiaConceptsCentral nervous systemHIV controllersAntiretroviral therapyT cellsCerebrospinal fluidViral loadCopies/HIV-specific T cellsMajor histocompatibility complex class IActivation markers CD38CSF viral loadHIV-specific CD8Undetectable plasma viremiaExpression of CCR5Majority of HIVPlasma viral loadEffector memory cellsHIV-negative controlsHistocompatibility complex class IAbsence of therapyComplex class ILong-term controlPlasma viremiaElite controllersHIV infection