The relationship between HIV‐1 neuroinflammation, neurocognitive impairment and encephalitis pathology: A systematic review of studies investigating post‐mortem …

ME Williams, PJW Naudé - Reviews in Medical Virology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The activities of HIV‐1 in the central nervous system (CNS) are responsible for a
dysregulated neuroinflammatory response and the subsequent development of HIV …

RNA-Binding Proteins as Epigenetic Regulators of Brain Functions and Their Involvement in Neurodegeneration

CM Di Liegro, G Schiera, G Schirò… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
A central aspect of nervous system development and function is the post-transcriptional
regulation of mRNA fate, which implies time-and site-dependent translation, in response to …

[HTML][HTML] Neutral sphingomyelinase 2 inhibition attenuates extracellular vesicle release and improves neurobehavioral deficits in murine HIV

X Zhu, KR Hollinger, Y Huang, A Borjabad… - Neurobiology of …, 2022 - Elsevier
People living with HIV (PLH) have significantly higher rates of cognitive impairment (CI) and
major depressive disorder (MDD) versus the general population. The enzyme neutral …

1H-NMR metabolomics investigation of CSF from children with HIV reveals altered neuroenergetics due to persistent immune activation

A Thirion, DT Loots, ME Williams, R Solomons… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background HIV can invade the central nervous system (CNS) early during infection,
invading perivascular macrophages and microglia, which, in turn, release viral particles and …

A neurometabolic pattern of elevated myo-inositol in children who are HIV-exposed and uninfected: A South African birth cohort study

C Bertran-Cobo, CJ Wedderburn… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Exposure to maternal HIV in pregnancy may be a risk factor for impaired child
neurodevelopment during the first years of life. Altered neurometabolites have been …

Accelerated cognitive aging in chronically infected HIV-1 positive individuals despite effective long-term antiretroviral therapy

H Babu, G Rachel, U Neogi, AN Palaniappan… - Metabolic Brain …, 2025 - Springer
People living with HIV (PLHIV) are known to be at a higher risk of developing an array of
aging-related diseases despite well-adhered combined antiretroviral therapy (cART). The …

Proteomic profiling of cerebrospinal fluid in pediatric myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease

YL Wang, MY Zhu, ZF Yuan, XY Ren, XT Guo… - World Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibody-associated disease
(MOGAD) is an autoimmune demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system. Methods …

Using plasma proteomics to investigate viral infections of the central nervous system including patients with HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders

S Ahmed, A Viode, P van Zalm, J Steen… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
State-of-the-art liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS)-based proteomic
technologies, using microliter amounts of patient plasma, can detect and quantify several …

HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders and Cerebrospinal Fluid as a Biomarker Platform

L Thela, M Williams - Handbook of the Biology and Pathology of Mental …, 2024 - Springer
HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) is a major neurological complication of HIV.
The diagnosis of HAND is done through clinical assessment and exclusion of other potential …

Citrate shuttling in astrocytes is required for processing cocaine-induced neuron-derived excess peroxidated fatty acids

K Natarajaseenivasan, A Garcia, P Velusamy… - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
Disturbances in lipid metabolism in the CNS contribute to neurodegeneration and cognitive
impairments. Through tight metabolic coupling, astrocytes provide energy to neurons by …