2015
Deep sequencing of HIV-1 variants from paired plasma and cerebrospinal fluid during primary HIV infection
Gega A, Kozal MJ, Chiarella J, Lee E, Peterson J, Hecht FM, Liegler T, St John EP, Simen BB, Price RW, Spudich SS. Deep sequencing of HIV-1 variants from paired plasma and cerebrospinal fluid during primary HIV infection. Journal Of Virus Eradication 2015, 1: 264-268. PMID: 26855971, PMCID: PMC4743659, DOI: 10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30926-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary HIV infectionHIV RNA levelsCopies/mLHIV infectionCerebrospinal fluidCSF samplesAge 32 yearsDrug resistance patternsHIV-1 variantsCSF HIVHIV plasmaHigh mutational loadMutational loadDays postDeep sequencingInfectionPilot studyLow-abundance variantsResistance variantsCells/Plasma samplesViral quasispeciesLimited dataMale participantsQuasispecies
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
2008
Failure of atorvastatin to modulate CSF HIV-1 infection
Probasco JC, Spudich SS, Critchfield J, Lee E, Lollo N, Deeks SG, Price RW. Failure of atorvastatin to modulate CSF HIV-1 infection. Neurology 2008, 71: 521-524. PMID: 18695163, PMCID: PMC2676982, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000325006.84658.e7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 infectionHIV-1 RNA levelsT-cell countsCell countIntrathecal immunoactivationNeopterin concentrationsBlood lipidsBlood HIV-1 RNA levelCSF HIV-1 RNA levelsCSF white blood cell countCNS HIV-1 infectionSystemic HIV-1 infectionSingle-arm pilot studyWhite blood cell countPilot studyAntiretroviral-naïve subjectsCells/mulRNA levelsUntreated systemic infectionT-lymphocyte countsSmall uncontrolled studiesEffect of atorvastatinHMG-CoA reductase inhibitorsWeeks of treatmentHIV-1 RNA