Advancing the preclinical study of comorbid neuroHIV and substance use disorders: Current perspectives and future directions

MD Namba, Q Xie, JM Barker - Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2023 - Elsevier
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a persistent public health concern throughout
the world. Substance use disorders (SUDs) are a common comorbidity that can worsen …

HIV infection and neurocognitive disorders in the context of chronic drug abuse: evidence for divergent findings dependent upon prior drug history

JM Illenberger, SB Harrod, CF Mactutus… - Journal of Neuroimmune …, 2020 - Springer
The fronto-striatal circuitry, involving the nucleus accumbens, ventral tegmental area, and
prefrontal cortex, mediates goal-directed behavior and is targeted by both drugs of abuse …

Disruption of timing: NeuroHIV progression in the post-cART era

KA McLaurin, H Li, RM Booze, CF Mactutus - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The marked increase in life expectancy for HIV-1 seropositive individuals, following the great
success of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), heralds an examination of the …

Microglial HIV-1 expression: Role in HIV-1 associated neurocognitive disorders

H Li, KA McLaurin, JM Illenberger, CF Mactutus… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
The persistence of HIV-1 viral reservoirs in the brain, despite treatment with combination
antiretroviral therapy (cART), remains a critical roadblock for the development of a novel …

Selective monoaminergic and histaminergic circuit dysregulation following long-term HIV-1 protein exposure

AR Denton, SA Samaranayake, KN Kirchner… - Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Between 30 and 60% of HIV-seropositive individuals develop symptoms of clinical
depression and/or apathy. Dopamine and serotonin are associated with motivational …

Monoacylglycerol lipase inhibitor MJN110 reduces neuronal hyperexcitability, restores dendritic arborization complexity, and regulates reward-related behavior in …

AF League, BL Gorman, DJ Hermes… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
While current therapeutic strategies for people living with human immunodeficiency virus
type 1 (HIV-1) suppress virus replication peripherally, viral proteins such as transactivator of …

Neuropathogenic role of astrocyte‐derived extracellular vesicles in HIV‐associated neurocognitive disorders

DT Chemparathy, S Ray, C Ochs… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Our previous findings demonstrated that astrocytic HIF‐1α plays a major role in HIV‐1 Tat‐
mediated amyloidosis which can lead to Alzheimer's‐like pathology‐a comorbidity of HIV …

Sex-specific neurogenic deficits and neurocognitive disorders in middle-aged HIV-1 Tg26 transgenic mice

R Putatunda, Y Zhang, F Li, PR Fagan, H Zhao… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Varying degrees of cognitive deficits affect over half of all HIV-1 infected patients. Because of
antiretroviral treatment (ART) regimens, the HIV-1 patient population is increasing in age …

Motivation levels and white matter microstructure in children living with HIV

CJ Wedderburn, T Sevenoaks, JP Fouche… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Central nervous system involvement in HIV infection leads to neurobehavioural sequelae.
Although apathy is a well-recognised symptom in adults living with HIV linked to alterations …

A helping HAND: therapeutic potential of MAGL inhibition against HIV-1-associated neuroinflammation

AF League, BJ Yadav-Samudrala, R Kolagani… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) affects nearly 40 million people globally,
with roughly 80% of all people living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy. Antiretroviral …