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Ostermann PN, Evering TH. The Impact of Aging on HIV-1-related Neurocognitive Impairment. Ageing Res Rev 2024:102513. [PMID: 39307316 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2024.102513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2024] [Revised: 09/17/2024] [Accepted: 09/18/2024] [Indexed: 09/25/2024]
Abstract
Depending on the population studied, HIV-1-related neurocognitive impairment is estimated to impact up to half the population of people living with HIV (PLWH) despite the availability of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). Various factors contribute to this neurocognitive impairment, which complicates our understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved. Biological aging has been implicated as one factor possibly impacting the development and progression of HIV-1-related neurocognitive impairment. This is increasingly important as the life expectancy of PLWH with virologic suppression on cART is currently projected to be similar to that of individuals not living with HIV. Based on our increasing understanding of the biological aging process on a cellular level, we aim to dissect possible interactions of aging- and HIV-1 infection-induced effects and their role in neurocognitive decline. Thus, we begin by providing a brief overview of the clinical aspects of HIV-1-related neurocognitive impairment and review the accumulating evidence implicating aging in its development (Part I). We then discuss potential interactions between aging-associated pathways and HIV-1-induced effects at the molecular level (Part II).
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- Philipp Niklas Ostermann
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, 10065 New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, 10065 New York, NY, USA.
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Herold CJ, Kong L, Ceballos ME, Schröder J, Toro P. Neurological soft signs and brain morphology in people living with HIV. J Neurovirol 2022; 28:236-247. [PMID: 35352314 PMCID: PMC9187556 DOI: 10.1007/s13365-022-01071-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Neurological soft signs (NSS) are a common feature of severe psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia but are also prevalent in organic brain diseases like HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) or Alzheimer’s disease. While distinct associations between NSS, neurocognition, and cerebral regions were demonstrated in schizophrenia, these associations still have to be elucidated in HIV. Therefore, we investigated 36 persons with HIV of whom 16 were neurocognitively healthy and 20 were diagnosed with HAND. NSS were assessed using the Heidelberg scale. NSS scores were correlated with gray matter (GM) using whole brain voxel-based morphometry. Results showed significantly elevated NSS in the HAND group when compared to the neurocognitively healthy with respect to NSS total score and the subscores “orientation” and “complex motor tasks”. While the two groups showed only minor, non-significant GM differences, higher NSS scores (subscales “motor coordination”, “orientation”) were significantly correlated with GM reduction in the right insula and cerebellum (FWE-corrected). Our results corroborate elevated NSS in HIV+ patients with HAND in contrast to cognitively unimpaired patients. In addition, cerebral correlates of NSS with GM reductions in insula and cerebellum were revealed. Taken together, NSS in this patient group could be considered a marker of cerebral damage and neurocognitive deficits.
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- Christina J Herold
- Section of Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of General Psychiatry, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Psychology, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Medicine School, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Section of Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of General Psychiatry, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Medicine School, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Li R, Qi Y, Shi L, Wang W, Zhang A, Luo Y, Kung WK, Jiao Z, Liu G, Li H, Zhang L. Brain Volumetric Alterations in Preclinical HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder Using Automatic Brain Quantification and Segmentation Tool. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:713760. [PMID: 34456678 PMCID: PMC8385127 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.713760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Purpose This study aimed to determine if people living with HIV (PLWH) in preclinical human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND), with no clinical symptoms and without decreased daily functioning, suffer from brain volumetric alterations and its patterns. Method Fifty-nine male PLWH at the HAND preclinical stage were evaluated, including 19 subjects with asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment (ANI), 17 subjects with cognitive abnormality that does not reach ANI (Not reach ANI), and 23 subjects with cognitive integrity. Moreover, 23 healthy volunteers were set as the seronegative normal controls (NCs). These individuals underwent sagittal three-dimensional T1-weighted imaging (3D T1WI). Quantified data and volumetric measures of brain structures were automatically segmented and extracted using AccuBrain®. In addition, the multiple linear regression analysis was performed to analyze the relationship of volumes of brain structures and clinical variables in preclinical HAND, and the correlations of the brain volume parameters with different cognitive function states were assessed by Pearson's correlation analysis. Results The significant difference was shown in the relative volumes of the ventricular system, bilateral lateral ventricle, thalamus, caudate, and left parietal lobe gray matter between the preclinical HAND and NCs. Furthermore, the relative volumes of the bilateral thalamus in preclinical HAND were negatively correlated with attention/working memory (left: r = -0.271, p = 0.042; right: r = -0.273, p = 0.040). Higher age was associated with increased relative volumes of the bilateral lateral ventricle and ventricular system and reduced relative volumes of the left thalamus and parietal lobe gray matter. The lower CD4+/CD8+ ratio was associated with increased relative volumes of the left lateral ventricle and ventricular system. Longer disease course was associated with increased relative volumes of the bilateral thalamus. No significant difference was found among preclinical HAND subgroups in all indices, and the difference between the individual groups (Not reach ANI and Cognitive integrity groups) and NCs was also insignificant. However, there was a significant difference between ANI and NCs in the relative volumes of the bilateral caudate and lateral ventricle. Conclusion Male PLWH at the HAND preclinical stage suffer from brain volumetric alterations. AccuBrain® provides potential value in evaluating HIV-related neurocognitive dysfunction.
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- Ruili Li
- Department of Medical Imaging, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.,Department of Radiology, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- BrainNow Research Institute, Shenzhen, China.,Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- BrainNow Research Institute, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Natural Medicines, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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Rates of cognitive impairment in a South African cohort of people with HIV: variation by definitional criteria and lack of association with neuroimaging biomarkers. J Neurovirol 2021; 27:579-594. [PMID: 34241815 DOI: 10.1007/s13365-021-00993-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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There is wide variation in the reported prevalence of cognitive impairment in people with HIV (PWH). Part of this variation may be attributable to different studies using different methods of combining neuropsychological test scores to classify participants as either cognitively impaired or unimpaired. Our aim was to determine, in a South African cohort of PWH (N = 148), (a) how much variation in reported rates was due to method used to define cognitive impairment and (b) which method correlated best with MRI biomarkers of HIV-related brain pathology. Participants completed detailed neuropsychological assessment and underwent 3 T structural MRI and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). We used the neuropsychological data to investigate 20 different methods of determining HIV-associated cognitive impairment. We used the neuroimaging data to obtain volumes for cortical and subcortical grey matter and total white matter and DTI metrics for several white matter tracts. Applying each of the 20 methods to the cognitive dataset resulted in a wide variation (20-97%) in estimated rates of impairment. Logistic regression models showed no method was associated with HIV-related neuroimaging abnormalities as measured by structural volumes or DTI metrics. We conclude that for the population from which this sample was drawn, much of the variation in reported rates of cognitive impairment in PWH is due to the method of classification used, and that none of these methods accurately reflects biological effects of HIV in the brain. We suggest that defining HIV-associated cognitive impairment using neuropsychological test performance only is insufficient; pre-morbid functioning, co-morbidities, cognitive symptoms, and functional impairment should always be considered.
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Nguchu BA, Zhao J, Wang Y, Li Y, Wei Y, Uwisengeyimana JDD, Wang X, Qiu B, Li H. Atypical Resting-State Functional Connectivity Dynamics Correlate With Early Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV Infection. Front Neurol 2021; 11:606592. [PMID: 33519683 PMCID: PMC7841016 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.606592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Purpose: Previous studies have shown that HIV affects striato-cortical regions, leading to persisting cognitive impairment in 30-70% of the infected individuals despite combination antiretroviral therapy. This study aimed to investigate brain functional dynamics whose deficits might link to early cognitive decline or immunologic deterioration. Methods: We applied sliding windows and K-means clustering to fMRI data (HIV patients with asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment and controls) to construct dynamic resting-state functional connectivity (RSFC) maps and identify states of their reoccurrences. The average and variability of dynamic RSFC, and the dwelling time and state transitioning of each state were evaluated. Results: HIV patients demonstrated greater variability in RSFC between the left pallidum and regions of right pre-central and post-central gyri, and between the right supramarginal gyrus and regions of the right putamen and left pallidum. Greater variability was also found in the frontal RSFC of pars orbitalis of the left inferior frontal gyrus and right superior frontal gyrus (medial). While deficits in learning and memory recall of HIV patients related to greater striato-sensorimotor variability, deficits in attention and working memory were associated with greater frontal variability. Greater striato-parietal variability presented a strong link with immunologic function (CD4+/CD8+ ratio). Furthermore, HIV-infected patients exhibited longer time and reduced transitioning in states typified by weaker connectivity in specific networks. CD4+T-cell counts of the HIV-patients were related to reduced state transitioning. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that HIV alters brain functional connectivity dynamics, which may underlie early cognitive impairment. These findings provide novel insights into our understanding of HIV pathology, complementing the existing knowledge.
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- Benedictor Alexander Nguchu
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Centers for Biomedical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Centers for Biomedical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Centers for Biomedical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Centers for Biomedical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Centers for Biomedical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Centers for Biomedical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Centers for Biomedical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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Nir TM, Fouche JP, Ananworanich J, Ances BM, Boban J, Brew BJ, Chaganti JR, Chang L, Ching CRK, Cysique LA, Ernst T, Faskowitz J, Gupta V, Harezlak J, Heaps-Woodruff JM, Hinkin CH, Hoare J, Joska JA, Kallianpur KJ, Kuhn T, Lam HY, Law M, Lebrun-Frénay C, Levine AJ, Mondot L, Nakamoto BK, Navia BA, Pennec X, Porges EC, Salminen LE, Shikuma CM, Surento W, Thames AD, Valcour V, Vassallo M, Woods AJ, Thompson PM, Cohen RA, Paul R, Stein DJ, Jahanshad N. Association of Immunosuppression and Viral Load With Subcortical Brain Volume in an International Sample of People Living With HIV. JAMA Netw Open 2021; 4:e2031190. [PMID: 33449093 PMCID: PMC7811179 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.31190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Importance Despite more widely accessible combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), HIV-1 infection remains a global public health challenge. Even in treated patients with chronic HIV infection, neurocognitive impairment often persists, affecting quality of life. Identifying the neuroanatomical pathways associated with infection in vivo may delineate the neuropathologic processes underlying these deficits. However, published neuroimaging findings from relatively small, heterogeneous cohorts are inconsistent, limiting the generalizability of the conclusions drawn to date. Objective To examine structural brain associations with the most commonly collected clinical assessments of HIV burden (CD4+ T-cell count and viral load), which are generalizable across demographically and clinically diverse HIV-infected individuals worldwide. Design, Setting, and Participants This cross-sectional study established the HIV Working Group within the Enhancing Neuro Imaging Genetics Through Meta Analysis (ENIGMA) consortium to pool and harmonize data from existing HIV neuroimaging studies. In total, data from 1295 HIV-positive adults were contributed from 13 studies across Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. Regional and whole brain segmentations were extracted from data sets as contributing studies joined the consortium on a rolling basis from November 1, 2014, to December 31, 2019. Main Outcomes and Measures Volume estimates for 8 subcortical brain regions were extracted from T1-weighted magnetic resonance images to identify associations with blood plasma markers of current immunosuppression (CD4+ T-cell counts) or detectable plasma viral load (dVL) in HIV-positive participants. Post hoc sensitivity analyses stratified data by cART status. Results After quality assurance, data from 1203 HIV-positive individuals (mean [SD] age, 45.7 [11.5] years; 880 [73.2%] male; 897 [74.6%] taking cART) remained. Lower current CD4+ cell counts were associated with smaller hippocampal (mean [SE] β = 16.66 [4.72] mm3 per 100 cells/mm3; P < .001) and thalamic (mean [SE] β = 32.24 [8.96] mm3 per 100 cells/mm3; P < .001) volumes and larger ventricles (mean [SE] β = -391.50 [122.58] mm3 per 100 cells/mm3; P = .001); in participants not taking cART, however, lower current CD4+ cell counts were associated with smaller putamen volumes (mean [SE] β = 57.34 [18.78] mm3 per 100 cells/mm3; P = .003). A dVL was associated with smaller hippocampal volumes (d = -0.17; P = .005); in participants taking cART, dVL was also associated with smaller amygdala volumes (d = -0.23; P = .004). Conclusions and Relevance In a large-scale international population of HIV-positive individuals, volumes of structures in the limbic system were consistently associated with current plasma markers. Our findings extend beyond the classically implicated regions of the basal ganglia and may represent a generalizable brain signature of HIV infection in the cART era.
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- Talia M. Nir
- Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Marina del Rey
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland
- South East Asian Research Collaboration in HIV, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
- AIGHD, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Department of Neurology, St Vincent’s Hospital, St Vincent’s Health Australia and University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Immunology, St Vincent’s Hospital, St Vincent’s Health Australia and University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Peter Duncan Neurosciences Unit, St Vincent’s Centre for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Medical Imaging, St Vincent’s Hospital, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore
- Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore
- Department of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Honolulu
- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Marina del Rey
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- School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore
- Department of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Honolulu
- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Marina del Rey
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- Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Marina del Rey
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- HIV Mental Health Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Hawaii Center for AIDS, University of Hawaii, Honolulu
- Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles
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- Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Marina del Rey
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- Department of Radiology, Alfred Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Neurology, UR2CA, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pasteur 2, Université Nice Côte d’Azur, Nice, France
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- Department of Radiology, UR2CA, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pasteur 2, Université Nice Côte d’Azur, Nice, France
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- Department of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Honolulu
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- Infection Unit, School of Public Health, Tufts University Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Cote d’Azur University, Sophia Antipolis, France
- Epione Team, Inria, Sophia Antipolis Mediterrannee, Sophia Antipolis, France
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- Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville
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- Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Marina del Rey
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- Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Marina del Rey
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- Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco
- Global Brain Health Institute, San Francisco, California
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- Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases, Centre Hospitalier de Cannes, Cannes, France
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- Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville
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- Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Marina del Rey
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- Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville
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- Psychological Sciences, Missouri Institute of Mental Health, University of Missouri, St Louis
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- SA MRC Unit on Risk & Resilience in Mental Disorders, Department of Psychiatry & Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Marina del Rey
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Neuroimaging Advances in Diagnosis and Differentiation of HIV, Comorbidities, and Aging in the cART Era. Curr Top Behav Neurosci 2021; 50:105-143. [PMID: 33782916 DOI: 10.1007/7854_2021_221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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In the "cART era" of more widely available and accessible treatment, aging and HIV-related comorbidities, including symptoms of brain dysfunction, remain common among HIV-infected individuals on suppressive treatment. A better understanding of the neurobiological consequences of HIV infection is essential for developing thorough treatment guidelines and for optimizing long-term neuropsychological outcomes and overall brain health. In this chapter, we first summarize magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods used in over two decades of neuroHIV research. These methods evaluate brain volumetric differences and circuitry disruptions in adults living with HIV, and help map clinical correlations with brain function and tissue microstructure. We then introduce and discuss aging and associated neurological complications in people living with HIV, and processes by which infection may contribute to the risk for late-onset dementias. We describe how new technologies and large-scale international collaborations are helping to disentangle the effect of genetic and environmental risk factors on brain aging and neurodegenerative diseases. We provide insights into how these advances, which are now at the forefront of Alzheimer's disease research, may advance the field of neuroHIV. We conclude with a summary of how we see the field of neuroHIV research advancing in the decades to come and highlight potential clinical implications.
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Cilliers K, Muller CJF. Effect of human immunodeficiency virus on the brain: A review. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2020; 304:1389-1399. [PMID: 33231355 DOI: 10.1002/ar.24573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Revised: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Thirty million people are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) worldwide, and HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) is one of the most common comorbidities of HIV. However, the effect of HIV on the brain has not been fully investigated. This article aimed to review the changes to the brain due to HIV in terms of atrophy, diffusion changes, and hyperintensities. Studies have observed significant atrophy in subcortical gray matter, as well as in cortical white and gray matter. Moreover, the ventricles enlarge, and the sulci widen. Although HIV causes changes to the white and gray matter of the brain, few diffusion tensor imaging studies have investigated the changes to gray matter integrity. White and gray matter hyperintensities have frequently been observed in HIV-positive individuals, with the subcortical gray matter (caudate nucleus and putamen) and periventricular white matter frequently affected. In conclusion, subcortical gray matter is the first brain region to be affected and is affected most severely. Additionally, this review highlights the gaps in the literature, since the effect of HIV on the brain is not fully known. Future studies should continue to investigate the effect of HIV on the brain in different stages of the disease, and alternate therapies should be developed since highly active antiretroviral therapy is currently ineffective at treating HAND.
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- Karen Cilliers
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, Western Cape, South Africa
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- Biomedical Research and Innovation Platform (BRIP), South African Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, Western Cape, South Africa.,Division of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, Western Cape, South Africa
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Zahr NM, Sullivan EV, Pohl KM, Pfefferbaum A, Saranathan M. Sensitivity of ventrolateral posterior thalamic nucleus to back pain in alcoholism and CD4 nadir in HIV. Hum Brain Mapp 2020; 41:1351-1361. [PMID: 31785046 PMCID: PMC7268080 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.24880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Revised: 10/15/2019] [Accepted: 11/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Volumes of thalamic nuclei are differentially affected by disease-related processes including alcoholism and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. This MRI study included 41 individuals diagnosed with alcohol use disorders (AUD, 12 women), 17 individuals infected with HIV (eight women), and 49 healthy controls (24 women) aged 39 to 75 years. A specialized, high-resolution acquisition protocol enabled parcellation of five thalamic nuclei: anterior [anterior ventral (AV)], posterior [pulvinar (Pul)], medial [mediodorsal (MD)], and ventral [including ventral lateral posterior (VLp) and ventral posterior lateral (VPl)]. An omnibus mixed-model approach solving for volume considered the "fixed effects" of nuclei, diagnosis, and their interaction while covarying for hemisphere, sex, age, and supratentorial volume (svol). The volume by diagnosis interaction term was significant; the effects of hemisphere and sex were negligible. Follow-up mixed-model tests thus evaluated the combined (left + right) volume of each nucleus separately for effects of diagnosis while controlling for age and svol. Only the VLp showed diagnoses effects and was smaller in the AUD (p = .04) and HIV (p = .0003) groups relative to the control group. In the AUD group, chronic back pain (p = .008) and impaired deep tendon ankle reflex (p = .0005) were associated with smaller VLp volume. In the HIV group, lower CD4 nadir (p = .008) was associated with smaller VLp volume. These results suggest that the VLp is differentially sensitive to disease processes associated with AUD and HIV.
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- Natalie M. Zahr
- Neuroscience ProgramSRI InternationalMenlo ParkCalifornia
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesStanford University School of MedicineCalifornia
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesStanford University School of MedicineCalifornia
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- Neuroscience ProgramSRI InternationalMenlo ParkCalifornia
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesStanford University School of MedicineCalifornia
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- Neuroscience ProgramSRI InternationalMenlo ParkCalifornia
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesStanford University School of MedicineCalifornia
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In the era of combination antiretroviral therapy, the diagnosis and management of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HANDs) has arisen. Traditionally, severe HAND was seen in those with untreated HIV infection and had a guarded prognosis. Antiretroviral therapy has provided longevity and viral control to many living with the disease, revealing an increase in prevalence of less severe forms of HAND. Despite peripheral blood and cerebrospinal fluid viral suppression, cognitive impairment occurs and progresses for reasons that are unclear at present. This article provides a review of current theories behind the development of HAND, clinical and pathologic findings, recent developments, and future research opportunities.
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Nir TM, Jahanshad N, Ching CRK, Cohen RA, Harezlak J, Schifitto G, Lam HY, Hua X, Zhong J, Zhu T, Taylor MJ, Campbell TB, Daar ES, Singer EJ, Alger JR, Thompson PM, Navia BA. Progressive brain atrophy in chronically infected and treated HIV+ individuals. J Neurovirol 2019; 25:342-353. [PMID: 30767174 PMCID: PMC6635004 DOI: 10.1007/s13365-019-00723-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Revised: 12/25/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
Growing evidence points to persistent neurological injury in chronic HIV infection. It remains unclear whether chronically HIV-infected individuals on combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) develop progressive brain injury and impaired neurocognitive function despite successful viral suppression and immunological restoration. In a longitudinal neuroimaging study for the HIV Neuroimaging Consortium (HIVNC), we used tensor-based morphometry to map the annual rate of change of regional brain volumes (mean time interval 1.0 ± 0.5 yrs), in 155 chronically infected and treated HIV+ participants (mean age 48.0 ± 8.9 years; 83.9% male) . We tested for associations between rates of brain tissue loss and clinical measures of infection severity (nadir or baseline CD4+ cell count and baseline HIV plasma RNA concentration), HIV duration, cART CNS penetration-effectiveness scores, age, as well as change in AIDS Dementia Complex stage. We found significant brain tissue loss across HIV+ participants, including those neuro-asymptomatic with undetectable viral loads, largely localized to subcortical regions. Measures of disease severity, age, and neurocognitive decline were associated with greater atrophy. Chronically HIV-infected and treated individuals may undergo progressive brain tissue loss despite stable and effective cART, which may contribute to neurocognitive decline. Understanding neurological complications of chronic infection and identifying factors associated with atrophy may help inform strategies to maintain brain health in people living with HIV.
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- Talia M Nir
- Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 4676 Admiralty Way Suite 200, Marina del Rey, Los Angeles, CA, 90292, USA
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- Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 4676 Admiralty Way Suite 200, Marina del Rey, Los Angeles, CA, 90292, USA
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- Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 4676 Admiralty Way Suite 200, Marina del Rey, Los Angeles, CA, 90292, USA
- Graduate Interdepartmental Program in Neuroscience, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 4676 Admiralty Way Suite 200, Marina del Rey, Los Angeles, CA, 90292, USA
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- Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 4676 Admiralty Way Suite 200, Marina del Rey, Los Angeles, CA, 90292, USA
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- Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Medicine/Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 4676 Admiralty Way Suite 200, Marina del Rey, Los Angeles, CA, 90292, USA.
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- Department of Public Health, Infection Unit, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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Israel SM, Hassanzadeh-Behbahani S, Turkeltaub PE, Moore DJ, Ellis RJ, Jiang X. Different roles of frontal versus striatal atrophy in HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders. Hum Brain Mapp 2019; 40:3010-3026. [PMID: 30921494 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.24577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Revised: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Gray matter (GM) atrophy is frequently detected in persons living with HIV, even in the era of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), but the specificity of regions affected remains elusive. For instance, which regions are consistently affected in HIV? In addition, atrophy at which regions is frequently associated with neurocognitive impairment in HIV? Resolving these questions can potentially help to establish the possible neural profiles of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) severity, which currently is solely defined by neurobehavioral assessments. Here, we addressed these questions using a novel meta-analysis technique, the colocalization-likelihood estimation (CLE) technique, to quantitatively synthesize the findings of GM atrophy in HIV+ adults. Twenty-one of 386 studies published between 1988 and November 2017 and identified in PubMed were selected, plus four identified in other resources. In the end, 25 studies (1,370 HIV+ adults, 889 HIV- controls) were included in the meta-analysis. This technique revealed that GM atrophy in HIV+ adults was dominated by two distinct but nonexclusive profiles: frontal (including anterior cingulate cortex, [ACC]) atrophy, which was associated withHIV-disease and consistently differentiated HIV+ adults from HIV- controls; and caudate/striatum atrophy, which was associated with neurocognitive impairment. The critical role of caudate/striatum atrophy in neurocognitive impairment was further supported by a separate data analysis, which examined the findings of correlation analyses between GM and neurocognitive performance. These results suggest that the frontal lobe and the striatum play critical but differential roles in HAND. A neural model of HAND severity was proposed with several testable predictions.
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- Sarah M Israel
- Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Department of Neurology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, California
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- Departments of Neurosciences and Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, California
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- Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
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Zahr NM. The Aging Brain With HIV Infection: Effects of Alcoholism or Hepatitis C Comorbidity. Front Aging Neurosci 2018; 10:56. [PMID: 29623036 PMCID: PMC5874324 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2018.00056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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As successfully treated individuals with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-infected age, cognitive and health challenges of normal aging ensue, burdened by HIV, treatment side effects, and high prevalence comorbidities, notably, Alcohol Use Disorders (AUD) and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. In 2013, people over 55 years old accounted for 26% of the estimated number of people living with HIV (~1.2 million). The aging brain is increasingly vulnerable to endogenous and exogenous insult which, coupled with HIV infection and comorbid risk factors, can lead to additive or synergistic effects on cognitive and motor function. This paper reviews the literature on neuropsychological and in vivo Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) evaluation of the aging HIV brain, while also considering the effects of comorbidity for AUD and HCV.
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- Natalie M Zahr
- Neuroscience Program, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, United States.,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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Cole JH, Underwood J, Caan MWA, De Francesco D, van Zoest RA, Leech R, Wit FWNM, Portegies P, Geurtsen GJ, Schmand BA, Schim van der Loeff MF, Franceschi C, Sabin CA, Majoie CBLM, Winston A, Reiss P, Sharp DJ. Increased brain-predicted aging in treated HIV disease. Neurology 2017; 88:1349-1357. [PMID: 28258081 PMCID: PMC5379929 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000003790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2016] [Accepted: 01/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To establish whether HIV disease is associated with abnormal levels of age-related brain atrophy, by estimating apparent brain age using neuroimaging and exploring whether these estimates related to HIV status, age, cognitive performance, and HIV-related clinical parameters. METHODS A large sample of virologically suppressed HIV-positive adults (n = 162, age 45-82 years) and highly comparable HIV-negative controls (n = 105) were recruited as part of the Comorbidity in Relation to AIDS (COBRA) collaboration. Using T1-weighted MRI scans, a machine-learning model of healthy brain aging was defined in an independent cohort (n = 2,001, aged 18-90 years). Neuroimaging data from HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals were then used to estimate brain-predicted age; then brain-predicted age difference (brain-PAD = brain-predicted brain age - chronological age) scores were calculated. Neuropsychological and clinical assessments were also carried out. RESULTS HIV-positive individuals had greater brain-PAD score (mean ± SD 2.15 ± 7.79 years) compared to HIV-negative individuals (-0.87 ± 8.40 years; b = 3.48, p < 0.01). Increased brain-PAD score was associated with decreased performance in multiple cognitive domains (information processing speed, executive function, memory) and general cognitive performance across all participants. Brain-PAD score was not associated with age, duration of HIV infection, or other HIV-related measures. CONCLUSION Increased apparent brain aging, predicted using neuroimaging, was observed in HIV-positive adults, despite effective viral suppression. Furthermore, the magnitude of increased apparent brain aging related to cognitive deficits. However, predicted brain age difference did not correlate with chronological age or duration of HIV infection, suggesting that HIV disease may accentuate rather than accelerate brain aging.
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- James H Cole
- From the Computational, Cognitive & Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, Division of Brain Sciences, Department of Medicine (J.H.C., R.L., D.J.S.), and Division of Infectious Diseases (J.U., A.W.), Imperial College London, UK; Departments of Radiology (M.W.A.C., C.B.L.M.M.), Global Health, Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD) (R.A.v.Z., F.W.N.M.W., P.R.), Neurology (P.P., B.A.S.), and Medical Psychology (G.J.G., B.A.S.), Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Infection & Population Health (D.D.F., C.A.S.), University College London, UK; Dutch HIV Monitoring Foundation (F.W.N.M.W., P.R.); Department of Neurology (P.P.), OLVG Hospital; Public Health Service of Amsterdam (M.F.S.v.d.L.), the Netherlands; and Alma Mater Studiorum (C.F.), University of Bologna, Italy.
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- From the Computational, Cognitive & Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, Division of Brain Sciences, Department of Medicine (J.H.C., R.L., D.J.S.), and Division of Infectious Diseases (J.U., A.W.), Imperial College London, UK; Departments of Radiology (M.W.A.C., C.B.L.M.M.), Global Health, Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD) (R.A.v.Z., F.W.N.M.W., P.R.), Neurology (P.P., B.A.S.), and Medical Psychology (G.J.G., B.A.S.), Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Infection & Population Health (D.D.F., C.A.S.), University College London, UK; Dutch HIV Monitoring Foundation (F.W.N.M.W., P.R.); Department of Neurology (P.P.), OLVG Hospital; Public Health Service of Amsterdam (M.F.S.v.d.L.), the Netherlands; and Alma Mater Studiorum (C.F.), University of Bologna, Italy
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- From the Computational, Cognitive & Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, Division of Brain Sciences, Department of Medicine (J.H.C., R.L., D.J.S.), and Division of Infectious Diseases (J.U., A.W.), Imperial College London, UK; Departments of Radiology (M.W.A.C., C.B.L.M.M.), Global Health, Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD) (R.A.v.Z., F.W.N.M.W., P.R.), Neurology (P.P., B.A.S.), and Medical Psychology (G.J.G., B.A.S.), Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Infection & Population Health (D.D.F., C.A.S.), University College London, UK; Dutch HIV Monitoring Foundation (F.W.N.M.W., P.R.); Department of Neurology (P.P.), OLVG Hospital; Public Health Service of Amsterdam (M.F.S.v.d.L.), the Netherlands; and Alma Mater Studiorum (C.F.), University of Bologna, Italy
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- From the Computational, Cognitive & Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, Division of Brain Sciences, Department of Medicine (J.H.C., R.L., D.J.S.), and Division of Infectious Diseases (J.U., A.W.), Imperial College London, UK; Departments of Radiology (M.W.A.C., C.B.L.M.M.), Global Health, Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD) (R.A.v.Z., F.W.N.M.W., P.R.), Neurology (P.P., B.A.S.), and Medical Psychology (G.J.G., B.A.S.), Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Infection & Population Health (D.D.F., C.A.S.), University College London, UK; Dutch HIV Monitoring Foundation (F.W.N.M.W., P.R.); Department of Neurology (P.P.), OLVG Hospital; Public Health Service of Amsterdam (M.F.S.v.d.L.), the Netherlands; and Alma Mater Studiorum (C.F.), University of Bologna, Italy
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- From the Computational, Cognitive & Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, Division of Brain Sciences, Department of Medicine (J.H.C., R.L., D.J.S.), and Division of Infectious Diseases (J.U., A.W.), Imperial College London, UK; Departments of Radiology (M.W.A.C., C.B.L.M.M.), Global Health, Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD) (R.A.v.Z., F.W.N.M.W., P.R.), Neurology (P.P., B.A.S.), and Medical Psychology (G.J.G., B.A.S.), Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Infection & Population Health (D.D.F., C.A.S.), University College London, UK; Dutch HIV Monitoring Foundation (F.W.N.M.W., P.R.); Department of Neurology (P.P.), OLVG Hospital; Public Health Service of Amsterdam (M.F.S.v.d.L.), the Netherlands; and Alma Mater Studiorum (C.F.), University of Bologna, Italy
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- From the Computational, Cognitive & Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, Division of Brain Sciences, Department of Medicine (J.H.C., R.L., D.J.S.), and Division of Infectious Diseases (J.U., A.W.), Imperial College London, UK; Departments of Radiology (M.W.A.C., C.B.L.M.M.), Global Health, Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD) (R.A.v.Z., F.W.N.M.W., P.R.), Neurology (P.P., B.A.S.), and Medical Psychology (G.J.G., B.A.S.), Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Infection & Population Health (D.D.F., C.A.S.), University College London, UK; Dutch HIV Monitoring Foundation (F.W.N.M.W., P.R.); Department of Neurology (P.P.), OLVG Hospital; Public Health Service of Amsterdam (M.F.S.v.d.L.), the Netherlands; and Alma Mater Studiorum (C.F.), University of Bologna, Italy
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- From the Computational, Cognitive & Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, Division of Brain Sciences, Department of Medicine (J.H.C., R.L., D.J.S.), and Division of Infectious Diseases (J.U., A.W.), Imperial College London, UK; Departments of Radiology (M.W.A.C., C.B.L.M.M.), Global Health, Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD) (R.A.v.Z., F.W.N.M.W., P.R.), Neurology (P.P., B.A.S.), and Medical Psychology (G.J.G., B.A.S.), Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Infection & Population Health (D.D.F., C.A.S.), University College London, UK; Dutch HIV Monitoring Foundation (F.W.N.M.W., P.R.); Department of Neurology (P.P.), OLVG Hospital; Public Health Service of Amsterdam (M.F.S.v.d.L.), the Netherlands; and Alma Mater Studiorum (C.F.), University of Bologna, Italy
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- From the Computational, Cognitive & Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, Division of Brain Sciences, Department of Medicine (J.H.C., R.L., D.J.S.), and Division of Infectious Diseases (J.U., A.W.), Imperial College London, UK; Departments of Radiology (M.W.A.C., C.B.L.M.M.), Global Health, Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD) (R.A.v.Z., F.W.N.M.W., P.R.), Neurology (P.P., B.A.S.), and Medical Psychology (G.J.G., B.A.S.), Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Infection & Population Health (D.D.F., C.A.S.), University College London, UK; Dutch HIV Monitoring Foundation (F.W.N.M.W., P.R.); Department of Neurology (P.P.), OLVG Hospital; Public Health Service of Amsterdam (M.F.S.v.d.L.), the Netherlands; and Alma Mater Studiorum (C.F.), University of Bologna, Italy
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- From the Computational, Cognitive & Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, Division of Brain Sciences, Department of Medicine (J.H.C., R.L., D.J.S.), and Division of Infectious Diseases (J.U., A.W.), Imperial College London, UK; Departments of Radiology (M.W.A.C., C.B.L.M.M.), Global Health, Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD) (R.A.v.Z., F.W.N.M.W., P.R.), Neurology (P.P., B.A.S.), and Medical Psychology (G.J.G., B.A.S.), Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Infection & Population Health (D.D.F., C.A.S.), University College London, UK; Dutch HIV Monitoring Foundation (F.W.N.M.W., P.R.); Department of Neurology (P.P.), OLVG Hospital; Public Health Service of Amsterdam (M.F.S.v.d.L.), the Netherlands; and Alma Mater Studiorum (C.F.), University of Bologna, Italy
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- From the Computational, Cognitive & Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, Division of Brain Sciences, Department of Medicine (J.H.C., R.L., D.J.S.), and Division of Infectious Diseases (J.U., A.W.), Imperial College London, UK; Departments of Radiology (M.W.A.C., C.B.L.M.M.), Global Health, Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD) (R.A.v.Z., F.W.N.M.W., P.R.), Neurology (P.P., B.A.S.), and Medical Psychology (G.J.G., B.A.S.), Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Infection & Population Health (D.D.F., C.A.S.), University College London, UK; Dutch HIV Monitoring Foundation (F.W.N.M.W., P.R.); Department of Neurology (P.P.), OLVG Hospital; Public Health Service of Amsterdam (M.F.S.v.d.L.), the Netherlands; and Alma Mater Studiorum (C.F.), University of Bologna, Italy
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- From the Computational, Cognitive & Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, Division of Brain Sciences, Department of Medicine (J.H.C., R.L., D.J.S.), and Division of Infectious Diseases (J.U., A.W.), Imperial College London, UK; Departments of Radiology (M.W.A.C., C.B.L.M.M.), Global Health, Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD) (R.A.v.Z., F.W.N.M.W., P.R.), Neurology (P.P., B.A.S.), and Medical Psychology (G.J.G., B.A.S.), Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Infection & Population Health (D.D.F., C.A.S.), University College London, UK; Dutch HIV Monitoring Foundation (F.W.N.M.W., P.R.); Department of Neurology (P.P.), OLVG Hospital; Public Health Service of Amsterdam (M.F.S.v.d.L.), the Netherlands; and Alma Mater Studiorum (C.F.), University of Bologna, Italy
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- From the Computational, Cognitive & Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, Division of Brain Sciences, Department of Medicine (J.H.C., R.L., D.J.S.), and Division of Infectious Diseases (J.U., A.W.), Imperial College London, UK; Departments of Radiology (M.W.A.C., C.B.L.M.M.), Global Health, Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD) (R.A.v.Z., F.W.N.M.W., P.R.), Neurology (P.P., B.A.S.), and Medical Psychology (G.J.G., B.A.S.), Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Infection & Population Health (D.D.F., C.A.S.), University College London, UK; Dutch HIV Monitoring Foundation (F.W.N.M.W., P.R.); Department of Neurology (P.P.), OLVG Hospital; Public Health Service of Amsterdam (M.F.S.v.d.L.), the Netherlands; and Alma Mater Studiorum (C.F.), University of Bologna, Italy
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- From the Computational, Cognitive & Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, Division of Brain Sciences, Department of Medicine (J.H.C., R.L., D.J.S.), and Division of Infectious Diseases (J.U., A.W.), Imperial College London, UK; Departments of Radiology (M.W.A.C., C.B.L.M.M.), Global Health, Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD) (R.A.v.Z., F.W.N.M.W., P.R.), Neurology (P.P., B.A.S.), and Medical Psychology (G.J.G., B.A.S.), Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Infection & Population Health (D.D.F., C.A.S.), University College London, UK; Dutch HIV Monitoring Foundation (F.W.N.M.W., P.R.); Department of Neurology (P.P.), OLVG Hospital; Public Health Service of Amsterdam (M.F.S.v.d.L.), the Netherlands; and Alma Mater Studiorum (C.F.), University of Bologna, Italy
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- From the Computational, Cognitive & Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, Division of Brain Sciences, Department of Medicine (J.H.C., R.L., D.J.S.), and Division of Infectious Diseases (J.U., A.W.), Imperial College London, UK; Departments of Radiology (M.W.A.C., C.B.L.M.M.), Global Health, Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD) (R.A.v.Z., F.W.N.M.W., P.R.), Neurology (P.P., B.A.S.), and Medical Psychology (G.J.G., B.A.S.), Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Infection & Population Health (D.D.F., C.A.S.), University College London, UK; Dutch HIV Monitoring Foundation (F.W.N.M.W., P.R.); Department of Neurology (P.P.), OLVG Hospital; Public Health Service of Amsterdam (M.F.S.v.d.L.), the Netherlands; and Alma Mater Studiorum (C.F.), University of Bologna, Italy
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- From the Computational, Cognitive & Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, Division of Brain Sciences, Department of Medicine (J.H.C., R.L., D.J.S.), and Division of Infectious Diseases (J.U., A.W.), Imperial College London, UK; Departments of Radiology (M.W.A.C., C.B.L.M.M.), Global Health, Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD) (R.A.v.Z., F.W.N.M.W., P.R.), Neurology (P.P., B.A.S.), and Medical Psychology (G.J.G., B.A.S.), Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Infection & Population Health (D.D.F., C.A.S.), University College London, UK; Dutch HIV Monitoring Foundation (F.W.N.M.W., P.R.); Department of Neurology (P.P.), OLVG Hospital; Public Health Service of Amsterdam (M.F.S.v.d.L.), the Netherlands; and Alma Mater Studiorum (C.F.), University of Bologna, Italy
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- From the Computational, Cognitive & Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, Division of Brain Sciences, Department of Medicine (J.H.C., R.L., D.J.S.), and Division of Infectious Diseases (J.U., A.W.), Imperial College London, UK; Departments of Radiology (M.W.A.C., C.B.L.M.M.), Global Health, Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD) (R.A.v.Z., F.W.N.M.W., P.R.), Neurology (P.P., B.A.S.), and Medical Psychology (G.J.G., B.A.S.), Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Infection & Population Health (D.D.F., C.A.S.), University College London, UK; Dutch HIV Monitoring Foundation (F.W.N.M.W., P.R.); Department of Neurology (P.P.), OLVG Hospital; Public Health Service of Amsterdam (M.F.S.v.d.L.), the Netherlands; and Alma Mater Studiorum (C.F.), University of Bologna, Italy
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- From the Computational, Cognitive & Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, Division of Brain Sciences, Department of Medicine (J.H.C., R.L., D.J.S.), and Division of Infectious Diseases (J.U., A.W.), Imperial College London, UK; Departments of Radiology (M.W.A.C., C.B.L.M.M.), Global Health, Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD) (R.A.v.Z., F.W.N.M.W., P.R.), Neurology (P.P., B.A.S.), and Medical Psychology (G.J.G., B.A.S.), Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Infection & Population Health (D.D.F., C.A.S.), University College London, UK; Dutch HIV Monitoring Foundation (F.W.N.M.W., P.R.); Department of Neurology (P.P.), OLVG Hospital; Public Health Service of Amsterdam (M.F.S.v.d.L.), the Netherlands; and Alma Mater Studiorum (C.F.), University of Bologna, Italy
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Paul RH, Phillips S, Hoare J, Laidlaw DH, Cabeen R, Olbricht GR, Su Y, Stein DJ, Engelbrecht S, Seedat S, Salminen LE, Baker LM, Heaps J, Joska J. Neuroimaging abnormalities in clade C HIV are independent of Tat genetic diversity. J Neurovirol 2016; 23:319-328. [PMID: 27913960 DOI: 10.1007/s13365-016-0503-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2016] [Revised: 11/14/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
Controversy remains regarding the neurotoxicity of clade C human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-C). When examined in preclinical studies, a cysteine to serine substitution in the C31 dicysteine motif of the HIV-C Tat protein (C31S) results in less severe brain injury compared to other viral clades. By contrast, patient cohort studies identify significant neuropsychological impairment among HIV-C individuals independent of Tat variability. The present study clarified this discrepancy by examining neuroimaging markers of brain integrity among HIV-C individuals with and without the Tat substitution. Thirty-seven HIV-C individuals with the Tat C31S substitution, 109 HIV-C individuals without the Tat substitution (C31C), and 34 HIV- controls underwent 3T structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). Volumes were determined for the caudate, putamen, thalamus, corpus callosum, total gray matter, and total white matter. DTI metrics included fractional anisotropy (FA), radial diffusivity (RD), and axial diffusivity (AD). Tracts of interest included the anterior thalamic radiation (ATR), cingulum bundle (CING), uncinate fasciculus (UNC), and corpus callosum (CC). HIV+ individuals exhibited smaller volumes in subcortical gray matter, total gray matter and total white matter compared to HIV- controls. HIV+ individuals also exhibited DTI abnormalities across multiple tracts compared to HIV- controls. By contrast, neither volumetric nor diffusion indices differed significantly between the Tat C31S and C31C groups. Tat C31S status is not a sufficient biomarker of HIV-related brain integrity in patient populations. Clinical attention directed at brain health is warranted for all HIV+ individuals, independent of Tat C31S or clade C status.
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- Robert H Paul
- Missouri Institute of Mental Health, University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO, USA.
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- Missouri Institute of Mental Health, University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa
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- Department of Computer Science, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, USA
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, 65409, USA
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, 65409, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa
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- Division of Medical Virology, Stellenbosch University and National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS), Cape Town, South Africa
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- MRC Unit on Anxiety and Stress Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa
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- Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90007, USA
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- Missouri Institute of Mental Health, University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Missouri Institute of Mental Health, University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa
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Arenas-Pinto A, Stöhr W, Jäger HR, Haddow L, Clarke A, Johnson M, Chen F, Winston A, Godi C, Thust S, Trombin R, Cairns J, Solanky BS, Golay X, Paton NI. Neurocognitive Function and Neuroimaging Markers in Virologically Suppressed HIV-positive Patients Randomized to Ritonavir-boosted Protease Inhibitor Monotherapy or Standard Combination ART: A Cross-sectional Substudy From the PIVOT Trial. Clin Infect Dis 2016; 63:257-64. [PMID: 27143662 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 03/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND To determine whether treatment with ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitor (PI) monotherapy is associated with detrimental effects on neurocognitive function or brain imaging markers compared to standard antiretroviral therapy (ART). METHODS Neuropsychological assessment and brain magnetic resonance imaging were performed at the last study visit in a subset of participants randomized to PI monotherapy (PI-mono group) or ongoing triple ART (OT group) in the PIVOT trial. We calculated a global z-score (NPZ-7) from the average of the individual test z-scores and the proportion of participants with symptomatic neurocognitive impairment (score >1 standard deviation below normative means in ≥2 cognitive domains and neurocognitive symptoms). In a subgroup, white matter hyperintensities, bicaudate index, global cortical (GCA) and medial temporal lobe atrophy scores and single voxel (basal ganglia) N-acetylaspartate (NAA)/Choline, NAA/Creatine and myo-inositol/Creatine ratios were measured. RESULTS 146 participants (75 PI-mono) had neurocognitive testing (median time after randomization 3.8 years), of whom 78 were imaged. We found no difference between arms in NPZ-7 score (median -0.4 (interquartile range [IQR] = -0.7; 0.1) vs -0.3 (IQR = -0.7; 0.3) for the PI-mono and OT groups respectively, P = .28), the proportion with symptomatic neurocognitive impairment (13% and 18% in the PI-mono and OT groups respectively; P = .41), or any of the neuroimaging variables (P > .05). Symptomatic neurocognitive impairment was associated with higher GCA score (OR = 6.2 per additional score; 95% confidence interval, 1.7-22.3 P = .005) but no other imaging variables. CONCLUSIONS Based on a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment and brain imaging, PI monotherapy does not increase the risk of neurocognitive impairment in stable human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients.
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- Alejandro Arenas-Pinto
- MRC-Clinical Trials Unit at University College London (UCL) UCL Research Department of Infection and Population Health
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- MRC-Clinical Trials Unit at University College London (UCL)
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- Neuroradiology Academic Unit, UCL Department of Brain Repair & Rehabilitation, Institute of Neurology
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- UCL Research Department of Infection and Population Health
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- Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton
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- Neuroradiology Academic Unit, UCL Department of Brain Repair & Rehabilitation, Institute of Neurology
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- Neuroradiology Academic Unit, UCL Department of Brain Repair & Rehabilitation, Institute of Neurology
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- UCL Research Department of Infection and Population Health
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- MRC-Clinical Trials Unit at University College London (UCL)
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- NMR Research Unit, UCL Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square MS Centre, Institute of Neurology, London
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- Neuroradiology Academic Unit, UCL Department of Brain Repair & Rehabilitation, Institute of Neurology
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- MRC-Clinical Trials Unit at University College London (UCL) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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In much of the developed world, the HIV epidemic has largely been controlled by antiretroviral treatment. Even so, there is growing concern that HIV-infected individuals may be at risk for accelerated brain aging and a range of cognitive impairments. What promotes or resists these changes is largely unknown. There is also interest in discovering factors that promote resilience to HIV and combat its adverse effects in children. Here, we review recent developments in brain imaging that reveal how the virus affects the brain. We relate these brain changes to changes in blood markers, cognitive function, and other patient outcomes or symptoms, such as apathy or neuropathic pain. We focus on new and emerging techniques, including new variants of brain MRI. Diffusion tensor imaging, for example, can map the brain's structural connections, while fMRI can uncover functional connections. Finally, we suggest how large-scale global research alliances, such as ENIGMA, may resolve controversies over effects where evidence is now lacking. These efforts pool scans from tens of thousands of individuals and offer a source of power not previously imaginable for brain imaging studies.
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- Paul Thompson
- Dept. of Neurology, Keck USC School of Medicine, Imaging Genetics Center, University of Southern California, 4676 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey, CA 90292, Phone: (323) 44-BRAIN Fax: (323) 442-0137
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- Dept. of Neurology, Keck USC School of Medicine, Imaging Genetics Center, University of Southern California, 4676 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey, CA 90292, Phone: (323) 44-BRAIN Fax: (323) 442-0137
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