2011
HIV-1 Replication in the Central Nervous System Occurs in Two Distinct Cell Types
Schnell G, Joseph S, Spudich S, Price RW, Swanstrom R. HIV-1 Replication in the Central Nervous System Occurs in Two Distinct Cell Types. PLOS Pathogens 2011, 7: e1002286. PMID: 22007152, PMCID: PMC3188520, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1-associated dementiaCentral nervous systemHIV-1 populationsMacrophage-tropic virusesCerebrospinal fluidHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infectionNervous systemCSF of subjectsT cell-tropic virusesViral replicationVirus type 1 infectionType 1 infectionHIV-1 replicationHIV-1 variantsHAD subjectsCNS infectionsTherapy initiationCCR5-tropicOvert dementiaVirological characteristicsNeurocognitive disordersHIV-1Virological stateSurface CD4CSF compartment
2009
Compartmentalized Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Originates from Long-Lived Cells in Some Subjects with HIV-1–Associated Dementia
Schnell G, Spudich S, Harrington P, Price RW, Swanstrom R. Compartmentalized Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Originates from Long-Lived Cells in Some Subjects with HIV-1–Associated Dementia. PLOS Pathogens 2009, 5: e1000395. PMID: 19390619, PMCID: PMC2668697, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1-associated dementiaCentral nervous systemAntiretroviral therapyCerebrospinal fluidNeurological diseasesAsymptomatic subjectsHIV-1-associated neurological diseasePeripheral CD4 cell countViral replicationHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1HIV-1 associated dementiaViral decayImmunodeficiency virus type 1HIV-1 genetic variantsCNS drug penetrationRapid viral decayViral decay kineticsCD4 cell countDrug-resistant virusesHigh viral loadHIV-1 variantsVirus type 1Productive viral replicationHAD subjectsCSF pleocytosis
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