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 performanceIschemic Stroke, Inflammation, and Endotheliopathy in COVID-19 Patients
McAlpine LS, Zubair AS, Maran I, Chojecka P, Lleva P, Jasne AS, Navaratnam D, Matouk C, Schindler J, Sheth KN, Chun H, Lee AI, Spudich S, Sharma R, Sansing LH. Ischemic Stroke, Inflammation, and Endotheliopathy in COVID-19 Patients. Stroke 2021, 52: e233-e238. PMID: 33966492, PMCID: PMC8140646, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.031971.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Stroke Code Presentations, Interventions, and Outcomes Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Jasne AS, Chojecka P, Maran I, Mageid R, Eldokmak M, Zhang Q, Nystrom K, Vlieks K, Askenase M, Petersen N, Falcone GJ, Wira CR, Lleva P, Zeevi N, Narula R, Amin H, Navaratnam D, Loomis C, Hwang DY, Schindler J, Hebert R, Matouk C, Krumholz HM, Spudich S, Sheth KN, Sansing LH, Sharma R. Stroke Code Presentations, Interventions, and Outcomes Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Stroke 2020, 51: 2664-2673. PMID: 32755347, PMCID: PMC7446978, DOI: 10.1161/str.0000000000000347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBetacoronavirusBrain IschemiaCohort StudiesComorbidityConnecticutCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19DyslipidemiasEmergency Medical ServicesEthnicityFemaleHumansHypertensionIncomeInsurance, HealthIntracranial HemorrhagesMaleMedically UninsuredMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePandemicsPneumonia, ViralRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Severity of Illness IndexStrokeSubstance-Related DisordersTelemedicineThrombectomyThrombolytic TherapyTime-to-TreatmentConceptsComprehensive stroke centerStroke codePatient characteristicsStroke severityStroke code patientsHistory of hypertensionStroke-like symptomsCoronary artery diseaseCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicPatient-level dataLower median household incomePublic health initiativesDisease 2019 pandemicCOVID-19 pandemicRace/ethnicityCode patientsHospital presentationPublic health insuranceRankin ScaleStroke centersArtery diseaseReperfusion timeStroke symptomsEarly outcomesConnecticut hospitalsAcute encephalopathy with elevated CSF inflammatory markers as the initial presentation of COVID-19
Farhadian S, Glick LR, Vogels CBF, Thomas J, Chiarella J, Casanovas-Massana A, Zhou J, Odio C, Vijayakumar P, Geng B, Fournier J, Bermejo S, Fauver JR, Alpert T, Wyllie AL, Turcotte C, Steinle M, Paczkowski P, Dela Cruz C, Wilen C, Ko AI, MacKay S, Grubaugh ND, Spudich S, Barakat LA. Acute encephalopathy with elevated CSF inflammatory markers as the initial presentation of COVID-19. BMC Neurology 2020, 20: 248. PMID: 32552792, PMCID: PMC7301053, DOI: 10.1186/s12883-020-01812-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInitial presentationCentral nervous system inflammationSARS-CoV-2 infectionCSF inflammatory markersNervous system inflammationCerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytokinesSeizure-like activityCOVID-19 infectionVirus SARS-CoV-2COVID-19SARS-CoV-2BackgroundCOVID-19Inflammatory markersNeurologic complicationsSystem inflammationImmunocompromised womanNeurologic manifestationsNeurologic symptomsViral neuroinvasionCase presentationWeInfected patientsMental statusRespiratory pathogensConclusionOur findingsInflammation
2019
Persistent HIV-infected cells in cerebrospinal fluid are associated with poorer neurocognitive performance
Spudich S, Robertson KR, Bosch RJ, Gandhi RT, Cyktor JC, Mar H, Macatangay BJ, Lalama CM, Rinaldo C, Collier AC, Godfrey C, Eron JJ, McMahon D, Jacobs JL, Koontz D, Hogg E, Vecchio A, Mellors JW. Persistent HIV-infected cells in cerebrospinal fluid are associated with poorer neurocognitive performance. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2019, 129: 3339-3346. PMID: 31305262, PMCID: PMC6668666, DOI: 10.1172/jci127413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term antiretroviral therapyPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsAntiretroviral therapyHIV RNACerebrospinal fluidPoorer neurocognitive performanceInflammatory biomarkersNeurocognitive performanceCell-associated HIV DNACell-free HIV RNAHigher plasma HIV RNAYears of ARTCSF HIV RNACSF inflammatory biomarkersWorse neurocognitive outcomesNadir CD4 countPlasma HIV RNABlood mononuclear cellsQuantitative PCRGlobal deficit scoreHalf of individualsCell-free RNACSF supernatantHIV persistenceCD4 count
2018
CSF concentrations of soluble TREM2 as a marker of microglial activation in HIV-1 infection
Gisslén M, Heslegrave A, Veleva E, Yilmaz A, Andersson LM, Hagberg L, Spudich S, Fuchs D, Price RW, Zetterberg H. CSF concentrations of soluble TREM2 as a marker of microglial activation in HIV-1 infection. Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation 2018, 6: e512. PMID: 30568991, PMCID: PMC6278890, DOI: 10.1212/nxi.0000000000000512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 infectionHIV-negative controlsMicroglial activationNeuronal injuryCSF concentrationsUntreated HIV-1-infected patientsHIV-1 disease severityHIV-1-infected adultsMacrophage/microglial activationHIV-1-infected patientsRetrospective cross-sectional studyUntreated HIV-1 infectionCNS immune activationCSF sTREM2 levelsSuppressive antiretroviral treatmentT-cell countsMicroglial activation markersT cell lossLevels of CSFNeurofilament light proteinCross-sectional studyCSF sTREM2STREM2 levelsAntiretroviral treatmentActivation markers
2010
HIV-1 Viral Escape in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Subjects on Suppressive Antiretroviral Treatment
Edén A, Fuchs D, Hagberg L, Nilsson S, Spudich S, Svennerholm B, Price RW, Gisslén M. HIV-1 Viral Escape in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Subjects on Suppressive Antiretroviral Treatment. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2010, 202: 1819-1825. PMID: 21050119, PMCID: PMC3052942, DOI: 10.1086/657342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 RNAAntiretroviral therapy regimensCerebrospinal fluidViral escapeTherapy regimensPlasma human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNACSF HIV-1 RNAHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNACentral nervous system infectionCSF neopterin levelsCSF viral escapeHigher CSF neopterinIntrathecal immune activationPrevious treatment interruptionsSuppressive antiretroviral treatmentAtazanavir/ritonavirLopinavir/ritonavirNervous system infectionCSF virusNew treatment combinationsCopies/mLEnzyme-linked immunosorbentPolymerase chain reaction assaysCSF escapeCSF neopterin
2009
Amyloid and tau cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers in HIV infection
Gisslén M, Krut J, Andreasson U, Blennow K, Cinque P, Brew BJ, Spudich S, Hagberg L, Rosengren L, Price RW, Zetterberg H. Amyloid and tau cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers in HIV infection. BMC Neurology 2009, 9: 63. PMID: 20028512, PMCID: PMC2807422, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-9-63.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAIDS Dementia ComplexAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAnalysis of VarianceBiomarkersCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansMaleMiddle AgedPeptide FragmentsPrincipal Component AnalysisTau ProteinsConceptsAIDS dementia complexCerebrospinal fluid biomarkersOpportunistic infectionsADC patientsAlzheimer's diseaseHIV infectionP-tauDisease patientsFluid biomarkersCentral nervous system opportunistic infectionsSoluble amyloid precursor protein alphaLower CSF Aβ1-42CSF t-tau levelsCNS immune activationCNS opportunistic infectionsCSF p-tauCSF t-tauT-tau levelsCross-sectional studyCSF Aβ1-42Alzheimer's disease patientsUninfected subjectsInfection patientsNeural injuryNeurological symptoms
1995
Complete Penetrance of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in Libyan Jews Carrying the E200K Mutation in the Prion Protein Gene
Spudich S, Mastrianni J, Wrensch M, Gabizon R, Meiner Z, Kahana I, Rosenmann H, Kahana E, Prusiner S. Complete Penetrance of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in Libyan Jews Carrying the E200K Mutation in the Prion Protein Gene. Molecular Medicine 1995, 1: 607-613. PMID: 8529127, PMCID: PMC2229975, DOI: 10.1007/bf03401601.Peer-Reviewed Original Research