Controversies in HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders

S Nightingale, A Winston, S Letendre… - The Lancet …, 2014 - thelancet.com
Cross-sectional studies show that around half of individuals infected with HIV-1 have some
degree of cognitive impairment despite the use of antiretroviral drugs. However, prevalence …

Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of antiretrovirals in the central nervous system

A Calcagno, G Di Perri, S Bonora - Clinical pharmacokinetics, 2014 - Springer
HIV-positive patients may be effectively treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy and
such a strategy is associated with striking immune recovery and viral load reduction to very …

[HTML][HTML] The chronicity of HIV infection should drive the research strategy of NeuroHIV treatment studies: a critical review

TM Gates, LA Cysique - CNS drugs, 2016 - Springer
HIV infection has become a chronic illness when successfully treated with combined
antiretroviral therapy (cART). The long-term health prognosis of aging with controlled HIV …

Chronic inflammation and the role for cofactors (hepatitis C, drug abuse, antiretroviral drug toxicity, aging) in HAND persistence

AJ Gill, DL Kolson - Current HIV/AIDS Reports, 2014 - Springer
HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) is a group of syndromes of varying
degrees of cognitive impairment affecting up to 50% of HIV-infected individuals. The …

[HTML][HTML] Modifying antiretroviral therapy in virologically suppressed HIV-1-infected patients

SE Collins, PM Grant, RW Shafer - Drugs, 2016 - Springer
HIV-1-infected patients with suppressed plasma viral loads often require changes to their
antiretroviral (ARV) therapy to manage drug toxicity and intolerance, to improve adherence …

The effects of cocaine on HIV transcription

M Tyagi, J Weber, M Bukrinsky, GL Simon - Journal of neurovirology, 2016 - Springer
Illicit drug users are a high-risk population for infection with the human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV). A strong correlation exists between prohibited drug use and an increased rate of …

focal encephalitis related to viral escape and resistance emergence in cerebrospinal fluid in a patient on lopinavir/ritonavir monotherapy with plasma HIV-1 RNA …

A Imaz, N Cayuela, J Niubó, JM Tiraboschi… - AIDS research and …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Monotherapy with boosted protease inhibitors has emerged as an antiretroviral therapy
simplification alternative for selected patients, endorsed by the results of some randomized …

Blood-based inflammation biomarkers of neurocognitive impairment in people living with HIV

N Swanta, S Aryal, V Nejtek, S Shenoy… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Inflammation in people living with HIV (PLWH) correlates with severity of HIV-associated
neurocognitive disorders. The objective of this study is to identify blood-based markers of …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitor monotherapy in clinical practice even with previous virological failures to protease inhibitor-based …

LF Lopez-Cortes, MA Castano, MA Lopez-Ruz… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background and Objective Significant controversy still exists about ritonavir-boosted
protease inhibitor monotherapy (mtPI/rtv) as a simplification strategy that is used up to now …

Neurocognitive function and neuroimaging markers in virologically suppressed HIV-positive patients randomized to ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitor monotherapy …

A Arenas-Pinto, W Stöhr, HR Jäger… - Clinical Infectious …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background. To determine whether treatment with ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitor (PI)
monotherapy is associated with detrimental effects on neurocognitive function or brain …