Neuropathogenesis of HIV: from initial neuroinvasion to HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND)

Z Zayyad, S Spudich - Current Hiv/Aids Reports, 2015 - Springer
Early in the HIV epidemic, the central nervous system (CNS) was recognized as a target of
infection and injury in the advanced stages of disease. Though the most severe forms of HIV …

Cerebrospinal fluid HIV escape from antiretroviral therapy

F Ferretti, M Gisslen, P Cinque, RW Price - Current Hiv/Aids Reports, 2015 - Springer
CNS infection is a nearly constant facet of systemic CNS infection and is generally well
controlled by suppressive systemic antiretroviral therapy (ART). However, there are …

[HTML][HTML] CNS reservoirs for HIV: implications for eradication

J Hellmuth, V Valcour, S Spudich - Journal of virus eradication, 2015 - Elsevier
Controversy exists as to whether the central nervous system (CNS) serves as a reservoir site
for HIV, in part reflecting the varying perspectives on what constitutes a 'reservoir'versus a …

Neuropathological sequelae of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and apathy: A review of neuropsychological and neuroimaging studies

RC McIntosh, M Rosselli, LQ Uddin, M Antoni - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Apathy remains a common neuropsychiatric disturbance in the Human Immunodeficiency
Virus (HIV-1) despite advances in anti-retroviral treatment (ART). The goal of the current …

Cerebrospinal fluid inhibitory quotients of antiretroviral drugs in HIV-infected patients are associated with compartmental viral control

A Calcagno, M Simiele, MC Alberione… - Clinical Infectious …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Antiretroviral concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are variable; darunavir and
efavirenz show levels several times higher than HIV-1 95% inhibitory concentrations (IQ95) …

[PDF][PDF] Blood-brain barrier and neuro-AIDS.

YL Zhang, YB Ouyang, LG Liu… - European Review for …, 2015 - europeanreview.org
Neuro-AIDS is becoming a major health problem among AIDS patients who experience
improved survival under combined antiretroviral therapy (cART). Neuronal injury and loss …

Gene expression in HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders: a meta-analysis

U Siangphoe, KJ Archer - JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To identify differentially expressed (DE) genes in HIV-associated neurocognitive
disorders (HAND) patients in comparison with HIV-infected patients without HAND and …

HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders and antiretroviral therapy: current concepts and controversies

MR Etherton, JL Lyons, KL Ard - Current infectious disease reports, 2015 - Springer
Antiretroviral drugs may help prevent neurological decline in individuals with HIV infection
by suppressing viral replication and associated chronic immune activation in the central …

[HTML][HTML] The cerebrospinal fluid biomarker profile in an HIV-infected subject with Alzheimer's disease

S Mäkitalo, Å Mellgren, E Borgh, L Kilander… - AIDS research and …, 2015 - Springer
It is a challenge to differentiate between HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND)
and other types of neurocognitive disease in the ageing HIV-infected population. Here we …

[HTML][HTML] Deep sequencing of HIV-1 variants from paired plasma and cerebrospinal fluid during primary HIV infection

A Gega, MJ Kozal, J Chiarella, E Lee, J Peterson… - Journal of virus …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Limited data exist comparing viral quasispecies between cerebrospinal fluid
(CSF) and plasma compartments during primary HIV infection. Deep sequencing is a new …