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The presence of HIV in sequestered reservoirs is a central impediment to a functional cure, allowing HIV to persist despite life-long antiretroviral therapy (ART), and driving a variety of comorbid conditions. Our understanding of the latent HIV reservoir in the central nervous system is incomplete, because of difficulties in accessing human central nervous system tissues. Microglia contribute to HIV reservoirs, but the molecular phenotype of HIV-infected microglia is poorly understood. We leveraged the unique "Last Gift" rapid autopsy program, in which people with HIV are closely followed until days or even hours before death. Microglial populations were heterogeneous regarding their gene expression profiles but showed similar chromatin accessibility landscapes. Despite ART, we detected occasional microglia containing cell-associated HIV RNA and HIV DNA integrated into open regions of the host's genome (â¼0.005%). Microglia with detectable HIV RNA showed an inflammatory phenotype. These results demonstrate a distinct myeloid cell reservoir in the brains of people with HIV despite suppressive ART. Strategies for curing HIV and neurocognitive impairment will need to consider the myeloid compartment to be successful.
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Cromatina , Infecções por HIV , Microglia , Microglia/metabolismo , Microglia/virologia , Humanos , Infecções por HIV/virologia , Infecções por HIV/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções por HIV/genética , Infecções por HIV/metabolismo , Cromatina/metabolismo , Cromatina/genética , Masculino , HIV-1/genética , HIV-1/fisiologia , Latência Viral/genética , RNA Viral/genética , RNA Viral/metabolismo , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Encéfalo/virologia , Encéfalo/patologia , Feminino , Adulto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Expressão Gênica/genética , Carga ViralRESUMO
Reverse transcriptase inhibitors (RTIs) are currently broadly prescribed for the treatment of HIV infection but are also thought to prevent Alzheimer's disease (AD) progression by protecting against amyloidosis. Our study evaluates the hypothesis that reverse transcriptase inhibitors protect against Alzheimer-type brain amyloidogenesis in the context of HIV infection. We compiled a case series of participants from a prospective study of the neurological consequences of HIV infection at the HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program (HNRP) who had serial neuropsychological and neurological assessments and were on RTIs. Two participants had gross and microscopic examination and immunohistochemistry of the brain at autopsy; one was assessed clinically for Alzheimer's disease by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis of phosphorylated-Tau, Total-Tau and Aß42. Additionally, a larger cohort of 250 autopsied individuals was evaluated for presence of amyloid plaques, Tau, and related pathologies. Three older, virally suppressed individuals with HIV who had long-term treatment with RTIs were included in analyses. Two cases demonstrated substantial cerebral amyloid deposition at autopsy. The third case met clinical criteria for AD based on a typical clinical course and CSF biomarker profile. In the larger cohort of autopsied individuals, the prevalence of cerebral amyloidosis among people with HIV (PWH) was greater for those on RTIs. Our study showed that long-term RTI therapy did not protect against Alzheimer-type brain amyloidogenesis in the context of HIV infection in these patients. Given the known toxicities of RTIs, it is premature to recommend them to individuals at risk or with Alzheimer's disease who do not have HIV infection.
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Doença de Alzheimer , Amiloidose , Infecções por HIV , Idoso , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Doença de Alzheimer/patologia , Peptídeos beta-Amiloides/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Peptídeos beta-Amiloides/metabolismo , Encéfalo/patologia , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagem , Estudos de Coortes , Infecções por HIV/complicações , Infecções por HIV/tratamento farmacológico , Estudos Prospectivos , Proteínas tau/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Proteínas tau/metabolismoRESUMO
Reverse transcriptase inhibitors (RTIs) are currently broadly prescribed for the treatment of HIV infection but are also thought to prevent Alzheimer's Disease (AD) progression by protecting against amyloidosis. Our study evaluates the hypothesis that reverse transcriptase inhibitors protect against Alzheimer-type brain amyloidogenesis in the context of HIV infection. We compiled a case series of participants from a prospective study of the neurological consequences of HIV infection at the HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program (HNRP) who had serial neuropsychological and neurological assessments and were on RTIs. Two participants had gross and microscopic examination and immunohistochemistry of the brain at autopsy; one was assessed clinically for Alzheimer's Disease by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis of phosphorylated-Tau, Total-Tau and Aß42. Additionally, a larger cohort of autopsied individuals was evaluated for presence of amyloid plaques, Tau, and related pathologies. Three older, virally suppressed individuals with HIV who had long-term treatment with RTIs were included in analyses. Two cases demonstrated substantial cerebral amyloid deposition at autopsy. The third case met clinical criteria for AD based on a typical clinical course and CSF biomarker profile. In the larger cohort of autopsied individuals, the prevalence of cerebral amyloidosis among people with HIV (PWH) was greater for those on RTIs. Our study showed that long-term RTI therapy did not protect against Alzheimer-type brain amyloidogenesis in the context of HIV infection in these patients. Given the known toxicities of RTIs, it is premature to recommend them to individuals at risk or with Alzheimer's disease who do not have HIV infection.
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Introduction: An unusual cluster of myoclonic epilepsy was observed in a Romanian pediatric HIV cohort concurrent with measles outbreaks. We describe this particular form of subacute measles encephalitis (SME) in a group of HIV-infected children and adolescents with severe immunosuppression. Methods: This is a single-center study, starting in 1997 and covering 4 measles outbreaks in Romania. The presumptive diagnosis of subacute myoclonic measles encephalitis (SMME) was based on: (1) epidemiological data, previous measles episode or presumed contact with measles virus (MV), (2) clinical presentation with initial localized myoclonic jerks with rapid extension and subsequent motor deficit with preserved mental status, and (3) neuroimaging studies revealing cortical gray matter lesions. Definitive diagnosis was based on a neuropathological exam and immunohistochemistry of brain tissues, and measles RNA detection in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Results: Thirty-six patients were diagnosed with a particular form of SME during consecutive measles outbreaks in Romania: 1996-1998 (22); 2005-2008 (12); 2010-2011 (1) and 2016-2018 (1). Most children were born in the late 80s and had parenterally acquired HIV infection in early childhood. Before the episode of SMME, 11 patients had confirmed measles, while the rest, without typical rash, had a respiratory tract infection and/or presumed previous measles contact. In all patients, the clinical onset was sudden, with unilateral myoclonus. MRI findings revealed mainly focal cortical gray matter lesions. Neurologic symptoms progressed rapidly to coma and death in most patients. Three patients survived SMME, they had higher CD4 count at onset, slower progression of neurological symptoms, and benefit of immune recovery with cART. Immunocytochemistry studies revealed MV in the brain with a pattern suggesting an ascending viral neural infection. MV was isolated from CSF in 7 out of 8 patients. Sequence analysis of MV RNA from both nasopharyngeal swabs and CSF was available for one patient with similar N-450 strain characteristics. Conclusion: During an outbreak of measles, neurological manifestations, especially myoclonus in immunosuppressed patients, can be related to measles even in the absence of an acute episode. This particular form of subacute myoclonic measles encephalitis is an opportunistic fatal disease. Immune recovery due to effective antiretroviral treatment might increase survival.
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Given the co-occurrence of memory impairment in HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) and amnestic mild cognitive impairment/Alzheimer's disease (aMCI/AD), biomarkers are needed that can disentangle these conditions among people with HIV (PWH). We assessed whether cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) markers of AD could help in this effort by determining their relationship to learning and memory deficits versus cognitive deficits more characteristic of HAND than aMCI/AD (processing speed and complex visual/motor coordination) among 31 older PWH. CSF amyloid-ß42 phosphorylated-tau, amyloid-ß40/amyloid-ß42 and phosphorylated-tau/amyloid-ß42 ratio related to learning/memory performance but not HAND-related deficits, suggesting that these biomarkers may have utility in disentangling aMCI/AD from HAND.
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Doença de Alzheimer , Disfunção Cognitiva , Infecções por HIV , Idoso , Doença de Alzheimer/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Peptídeos beta-Amiloides/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Biomarcadores/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Disfunção Cognitiva/psicologia , Infecções por HIV/complicações , Humanos , Transtornos da Memória , Testes Neuropsicológicos , Fragmentos de Peptídeos/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Projetos Piloto , Proteínas tau/líquido cefalorraquidianoRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: Determine concentrations of antiretroviral therapy (ART) drugs in the human brain. DESIGN: Cohort study of persons with HIV who consented to antemortem assessment and postmortem autopsy. METHODS: Eleven persons with HIV who were taking ART at the time of death and had detectable concentrations of at least one ART drug in intracardiac aspirate at autopsy were evaluated. Autopsies were performed within 24âh of death and brain tissue was stored at -80â°C. Concentrations of 11 ART drugs were measured in three brain regions (globus pallidus, cortical gray matter, white matter) by HPLC tandem mass spectrometry with a lower limit of quantification of 25âng/ml. RESULTS: Participants were mostly men (82%) with a mean age of 40.4 years. Drug concentrations in brain tissue were highly variable and exceeded published concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid for several drugs, including for tenofovir, efavirenz, and lopinavir. Drug concentrations correlated most strongly between cortical gray matter and globus pallidus (rhoâ=â0.70) but less well between globus pallidus and white matter (rhoâ=â0.43). Combining all drugs and brain regions (nâ=â89), higher drug concentrations in brain were associated with longer estimated duration of HIV infection (Pâ=â0.015), lower HIV RNA in plasma (Pâ=â0.0001), lower nadir CD4 T-cell count (Pâ=â0.053), and worse neurocognitive performance (Pâ=â0.017). CONCLUSION: This is the first analysis of ART drug concentrations in human brain tissue. Concentrations of several drugs in this analysis were similar to published concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid but others exceeded published concentrations. The association between higher drug concentrations in the brain and worse neurocognitive performance may indicate ART neurotoxicity.
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Fármacos Anti-HIV/farmacocinética , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Infecções por HIV/tratamento farmacológico , Adulto , Fármacos Anti-HIV/uso terapêutico , Terapia Antirretroviral de Alta Atividade , Contagem de Linfócito CD4 , Estudos de Coortes , Humanos , Masculino , Carga ViralRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Research examining the role of inflammation in psychosis has produced inconsistent results. Variables that influence inflammation, including antipsychotic medication, are inconsistently controlled across studies and variation of inflammatory analytes across stages of psychosis may also influence findings. The purpose of this study was to assess for evidence of immuno-inflammatory dysregulation across the stages of early psychosis. We examined a immuno-inflammatory analytes in subjects at clinical high risk (CHR) for developing a psychotic disorder, antipsychotic-naïve (-n) and antipsychotic treated (-a) subjects in their first episode of psychosis (FEP), and healthy control (HC) subjects. METHODS: A total of 11 subjects at CHR, 50 subjects within their FEP (40 FEP-n, 10 FEP-a), and 10 HC subjects were recruited from early psychosis programs in San Diego and Mexico City. Plasma was collected for biomarker assay. RESULTS: Immuno-inflammatory analytes significantly differed between groups: Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), Interleukin-10 (IL-10), Eotaxin-1, Interferon Gamma-Induced Protein-10 (IP-10), Monocyte Chemotactic Protein-1 (MCP-1), Macrophage-Derived Chemokine (MDC), Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-1 beta (MIP-1ß), Thymus and Activation Regulated Chemokine (TARC), and Brain Derived Neurotropic Factor (BDNF). Post-hoc analyses revealed an overall pattern of higher levels of IL-10, MCP-1, MIP-1ß, TARC, and BDNF in CHR as compared to FEP-a, FEP-n, and HC subjects. CONCLUSIONS: Results reveal a profile of immuno-inflammatory dysregulation in early stages of psychosis prior to psychotic conversion and treatment with antipsychotic medication. The CHR phase of early psychosis may represent a period of increased immuno-inflammatory activation, but due to limited sample size, these results deserve replication in a well characterized early psychosis population.
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Antipsicóticos , Transtornos Psicóticos , Antipsicóticos/uso terapêutico , Biomarcadores , Quimiocina CCL22 , Humanos , México , Transtornos Psicóticos/tratamento farmacológicoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) persist despite the widespread implementation of combined antiretroviral therapy (ART). As people with HIV (PWH) age on ART regimens, the risk of age-related comorbidities, such as Alzheimer's disease may increase. However, questions remain as to whether HIV or ART will alter such risks. Beta amyloid (Aß) and phosphorylated-tau (p-tau) proteins are associated with Alzheimer's disease and their levels are altered in the CSF of Alzheimer's disease cases. METHODS: To better understand how these Alzheimer's disease-related markers are affected by HIV infection and ART, postmortem CSF collected from 70 well characterized HIV+ decedents was analyzed for Aß1-42, Aß1-40, and p-tau levels. RESULTS: Aß1-42 and Aß1-40 CSF levels were higher in cases that were exposed to ART. Aß1-42 and Aß1-40 CSF levels were also higher in cases on protease inhibitors compared with those with no exposure to protease inhibitors. Aß1-42 and Aß1-40 levels in CSF were lowest in HIV+ cases with HIV-associated dementia (HAD) and levels were highest in those diagnosed with asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment (ANI) and minor neurocognitive disorder (MND). Aß1-42 and Aß1-40 were inversely related with p-tau levels in all cases, as previously reported. CONCLUSION: These data suggest that ART exposure is associated with increased levels of Aß1-42 and Aß1-40 in the CSF. Also, HAD, but not ANI/MND diagnosis is associated with decreased levels of Aß1-42 and Aß1-40 in CSF, potentially suggesting impaired clearance. These data suggest that HIV infection and ART may impact pathogenic mechanisms involving Aß1-42 and Aß1-40, but not p-tau.
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Complexo AIDS Demência/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Complexo AIDS Demência/diagnóstico , Peptídeos beta-Amiloides/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Terapia Antirretroviral de Alta Atividade/métodos , Infecções por HIV/tratamento farmacológico , Fragmentos de Peptídeos/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Biomarcadores/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Demência/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Demência/diagnóstico , Infecções por HIV/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Infecções por HIV/complicações , Humanos , Proteínas tau/líquido cefalorraquidianoRESUMO
HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) continue to be reported even in patients with successful antiretroviral treatment. We investigated the prevalence of neurocognitive impairment and possible HIV-associated determinants of cognition in a Romanian cohort of young adults, parenterally infected with HIV during their first years of life. Two hundred fourteen treatment-experienced HIV-positive individuals [median age: 24 years, males: 48%, median duration on combined antiretroviral therapy (cART): 12 years] underwent standard immunologic and virological monitoring and antiretroviral resistance testing using pol gene sequencing in both plasma and, when available, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) paired samples. Neurocognitive impairment was assessed using a comprehensive neuropsychological test battery, and a global deficit score (GDS) was calculated (cutoff ≥0.5). Cognitive impairment was detected in 35% of the study participants, without any association with sex, median age, CD4 cell count (actual or nadir), CSF and plasma viral load (actual or zenith), AIDS diagnosis, duration of HIV infection, and cART characteristics. Participants carrying resistant viruses tended to be more frequently cognitively impaired (p = 0.36), with a higher median GDS value (p = 0.06) compared with participants harboring wild-type HIV, although the figures did not reach statistical significance. No signs of virological compartmentalization were observed based on CSF versus plasma viral load and on the profile of pol sequences. A moderate rate of mild neurocognitive impairment is still present in young adults with chronic HIV infection acquired in early childhood despite successful cART, without any association with classic markers of HIV infection. New biomarkers reflecting persistent central nervous system inflammation and neuronal injury may be more relevant for the development of HAND.
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Terapia Antirretroviral de Alta Atividade , Infecções por HIV/complicações , Infecções por HIV/tratamento farmacológico , Transtornos Neurocognitivos/diagnóstico , Transtornos Neurocognitivos/epidemiologia , Adulto , Contagem de Linfócito CD4 , Doença Crônica , Estudos de Coortes , Estudos Transversais , Farmacorresistência Viral , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Transtornos Neurocognitivos/etiologia , Testes Neuropsicológicos , Prevalência , Romênia/epidemiologia , Carga Viral , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Mounting evidence suggests that antiretroviral therapy (ART) drugs may contribute to the prevalence of HIV-associated neurological dysfunction. The HIV envelope glycoprotein (gp120) is neurotoxic and has been linked to alterations in mitochondrial function and increased inflammatory gene expression, which are common neuropathological findings in HIV+ cases on ART with neurological disorders. Tenofovir disproxil fumarate (TDF) has been shown to affect neurogenesis in brains of mice and mitochondria in neurons. In this study, we hypothesized that TDF contributes to neurotoxicity by modulating mitochondrial biogenesis and inflammatory pathways. TDF administered to wild-type (wt) and GFAP-gp120 transgenic (tg) mice caused peripheral neuropathy, as indicated by nerve conduction slowing and thermal hyperalgesia. Conversely TDF protected gp120-tg mice from cognitive dysfunction. In the brains of wt and gp120-tg mice, TDF decreased expression of mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM). However, double immunolabelling revealed that TFAM was reduced in neurons and increased in astroglia in the hippocampi of TDF-treated wt and gp120-tg mice. TDF also increased expression of GFAP and decreased expression of IBA1 in the wt and gp120-tg mice. TDF increased tumor necrosis factor (TNF) α in wt mice. However, TDF reduced interleukin (IL) 1ß and TNFα mRNA in gp120-tg mouse brains. Primary human astroglia were exposed to increasing doses of TDF for 24 hours and then analyzed for mitochondrial alterations and inflammatory gene expression. In astroglia, TDF caused a dose-dependent increase in oxygen consumption rate, extracellular acidification rate and spare respiratory capacity, changes consistent with increased metabolism. TDF also reduced IL-1ß-mediated increases in IL-1ß and TNFα mRNA. These data demonstrate that TDF causes peripheral neuropathy in mice and alterations in inflammatory signaling and mitochondrial activity in the brain.
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Fármacos Anti-HIV/efeitos adversos , Encéfalo/efeitos dos fármacos , Inflamação/patologia , Mitocôndrias/efeitos dos fármacos , Doenças do Sistema Nervoso Periférico/induzido quimicamente , Tenofovir/efeitos adversos , Animais , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Linhagem Celular , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Inflamação/metabolismo , Camundongos , Camundongos Transgênicos , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Neurônios/efeitos dos fármacos , Neurônios/metabolismo , Biogênese de Organelas , Doenças do Sistema Nervoso Periférico/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacosRESUMO
The neuropathogenesis of HIV associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) involves disruption of mitochondrial homeostasis and increased neuroinflammation. However, it is unknown if alterations in mitochondrial biogenesis in the brain underlie the neuropathogenesis of HAND. In this study, neuropathological and molecular analyses of mitochondrial biogenesis and inflammatory pathways were performed in brain specimens from a well-characterized cohort of HIV+ cases that were on antiretroviral regimens. In vitro investigations using primary human astroglia and neurons were used to probe the underlying mechanisms of mitochondrial alterations. In frontal cortices from HAND brains compared to cognitive normal brains, total levels of transcription factors that regulate mitochondrial biogenesis, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1-α (PGC-1α) and transcription factor A, mitochondrial (TFAM) were decreased. Immunohistochemical analyses revealed that TFAM was decreased in neurons and increased in astroglia. These changes were accompanied by decreased total mitochondrial DNA per cell and increased levels of messenger RNA for the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-1ß. To determine how IL-1ß affects astroglial bioenergetic processes and mitochondrial activity, human astroglial cultures were exposed to recombinant IL-1ß. IL-1ß induced mitochondrial activity within 30â¯min of treatment, altered mitochondrial related gene expression, altered mitochondrial morphology, enhanced adenoside triphosphate (ATP) utilization and increased the expression of inflammatory cytokines. WIN55,212-2 (WIN), an aminoalkylindole derivative and cannabinoid receptor agonist, blocked IL-1ß-induced bioenergetic fluctuations and inflammatory gene expression in astroglia independent of cannabinoid receptor (CB)1 and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) γ. A PPARα antagonist reversed the anti-inflammatory effects of WIN in human astroglia. These results show that mitochondrial biogenesis is differentially regulated in neurons and astroglia in HAND brains and that targeting astroglial bioenergetic processes may be a strategy to modulate neuroinflammation.
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Fármacos Anti-HIV/uso terapêutico , Astrócitos/metabolismo , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Soropositividade para HIV/metabolismo , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Biogênese de Organelas , Fármacos Anti-HIV/farmacologia , Astrócitos/efeitos dos fármacos , Astrócitos/patologia , Encéfalo/efeitos dos fármacos , Encéfalo/patologia , Células Cultivadas , Proteínas de Ligação a DNA/metabolismo , Soropositividade para HIV/tratamento farmacológico , Soropositividade para HIV/patologia , Humanos , Inflamação/metabolismo , Inflamação/patologia , Interleucina-1beta/farmacologia , Mitocôndrias/efeitos dos fármacos , Mitocôndrias/patologia , Proteínas Mitocondriais/metabolismo , Neurônios/efeitos dos fármacos , Neurônios/metabolismo , Neurônios/patologia , Coativador 1-alfa do Receptor gama Ativado por Proliferador de Peroxissomo/metabolismo , Fatores de Transcrição/metabolismoRESUMO
People over the age of 50 are the fastest growing segment of the HIV-infected population in the USA. Although antiretroviral therapy has remarkable success controlling the systemic HIV infection, HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) prevalence has increased or remained the same among this group, and cognitive deficits appear more severe in aged patients with HIV. The mechanisms of HAND in the aged population are not completely understood; a leading hypothesis is that aged individuals with HIV might be at higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) or one of the AD-related dementias (ADRD). There are a number of mechanisms through which chronic HIV disease alone or in combination with antiretroviral therapy and other comorbidities (e.g., drug use, hepatitis C virus (HCV)) might be contributing to HAND in individuals over the age of 50 years, including (1) overlapping pathogenic mechanisms between HIV and aging (e.g., decreased proteostasis, DNA damage, chronic inflammation, epigenetics, vascular), which could lead to accelerated cellular aging and neurodegeneration and/or (2) by promoting pathways involved in AD/ADRD neuropathogenesis (e.g., triggering amyloid ß, Tau, or α-synuclein accumulation). In this manuscript, we will review some of the potential common mechanisms involved and evidence in favor and against a role of AD/ADRD in HAND.
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Complexo AIDS Demência/etiologia , Complexo AIDS Demência/epidemiologia , Complexo AIDS Demência/patologia , Idade de Início , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Proteínas Amiloidogênicas/metabolismo , Fármacos Anti-HIV/uso terapêutico , Autofagia , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Encéfalo/patologia , Encéfalo/virologia , Comorbidade , Epigênese Genética , Feminino , HIV/isolamento & purificação , HIV/fisiologia , Humanos , Macrófagos/virologia , Masculino , Microglia/virologia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Células-Tronco Neurais/patologia , Transtornos Neurocognitivos/epidemiologia , Agregação Patológica de Proteínas , Proteostase , Tropismo Viral , Substância Branca/patologiaRESUMO
Neuroinflammation is a common pathological correlate of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) in individuals on antiretroviral therapy (ART). Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) regulates neuroinflammation, clears extracellular Amyloid (A)-ß, surveys for damaged neurons, and orchestrates microglial differentiation. TREM2 has not been studied in HIV+ brain tissues. In this retrospective study, we investigated TREM2 expression levels and localization to microglia, Aß protein levels, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α transcript levels in the frontal cortices of 52 HIV+ decedents. All donors had been on ART; 14 were cognitively normal (CN), 17 had an asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment (ANI), and 21 had a minor neurocognitive disorder (MND). Total TREM2 protein levels were increased in the soluble and decreased in the membrane-enriched fractions of MND brain tissues compared to CN; however, brains from MND Hispanics showed the most robust alterations in TREM2 as well as significantly increased TNF-α mRNA and Aß levels when compared to CN Hispanics. Significant alterations in the expression of total TREM2 protein and transcripts for TNF-α were not observed in non-Hispanics, despite higher levels of Aß in the non-Hispanic CN group compared to the non-Hispanic MND groups. These findings show that decreased and increased TREM2 in membrane-bound fractions and in soluble-enriched fractions, respectively, is associated with increased Aß and neuroinflammation in this cohort of HIV+ brains, particularly those identifying as Hispanics. These findings suggest a role for TREM2 in the brain of HIV+ individuals may deserve more investigation as a biomarker for HAND and as a possible therapeutic target. OPEN SCIENCE BADGES: This article has received a badge for *Open Materials* because it provided all relevant information to reproduce the study in the manuscript. The complete Open Science Disclosure form for this article can be found at the end of the article. More information about the Open Practices badges can be found at https://cos.io/our-services/open-science-badges/.
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Complexo AIDS Demência/metabolismo , Complexo AIDS Demência/psicologia , Peptídeos beta-Amiloides/metabolismo , Terapia Antirretroviral de Alta Atividade , Química Encefálica , Transtornos Cognitivos/metabolismo , Transtornos Cognitivos/psicologia , Glicoproteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Receptores Imunológicos/metabolismo , Complexo AIDS Demência/tratamento farmacológico , Adulto , Peptídeos beta-Amiloides/análise , Biomarcadores , Etnicidade , Feminino , Soropositividade para HIV , Hispânico ou Latino , Humanos , Masculino , Glicoproteínas de Membrana/análise , Microglia/metabolismo , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Testes Neuropsicológicos , RNA Mensageiro/análise , RNA Mensageiro/biossíntese , Receptores Imunológicos/análise , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/metabolismoRESUMO
Mild neurocognitive impairments are common in people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. HIV-encoded proteins, such as trans-activator of transcription (TAT), contribute to neuropathology and cognitive function in medicated subjects. The combination of TAT and comorbid methamphetamine use may further impair neurocognitive function in HIV-positive individuals by affecting dopaminergic systems in the brain. The current study examined the effects of TAT protein expression and methamphetamine exposure on cognitive function and dopamine systems in mice. Transgenic mice with inducible brain expression of the TAT protein were exposed to a binge methamphetamine regimen. TAT expression was induced via a doxycycline-containing diet during the final stage of the regimen and maintained throughout cognitive testing. Learning and executive function were assessed using an operant visual discrimination protocol, with a strategy switch and reversal. TAT expression and methamphetamine exposure improved visual discrimination learning. Combined TAT expression and methamphetamine exposure increased perseverative errors during reversal learning. TAT expression altered reversal learning by improving early stage, but impairing late stage, learning. TAT expression was also associated with an increase in dopamine transporter expression in the caudate putamen. These results highlight that TAT expression and methamphetamine exposure likely affect a range of selective cognitive processes, with some potentially improving function under certain conditions.
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Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Anfetaminas/psicologia , Transtornos Cognitivos/etiologia , Discriminação Psicológica , Função Executiva , Metanfetamina/toxicidade , Produtos do Gene tat do Vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana/metabolismo , Complexo AIDS Demência/complicações , Complexo AIDS Demência/metabolismo , Animais , Núcleo Caudado/efeitos dos fármacos , Núcleo Caudado/metabolismo , Núcleo Caudado/virologia , Transtornos Cognitivos/metabolismo , Discriminação Psicológica/efeitos dos fármacos , Discriminação Psicológica/fisiologia , Proteínas da Membrana Plasmática de Transporte de Dopamina/metabolismo , Função Executiva/efeitos dos fármacos , Função Executiva/fisiologia , HIV-1 , Masculino , Camundongos Transgênicos , Putamen/efeitos dos fármacos , Putamen/metabolismo , Putamen/virologia , Reversão de Aprendizagem/efeitos dos fármacos , Reversão de Aprendizagem/fisiologia , Percepção Visual/efeitos dos fármacos , Percepção Visual/fisiologia , Produtos do Gene tat do Vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana/genéticaRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Sex differences in cognition of HIV positive (HIV) patients are controversial. We aimed to investigate the relationship between cognition, HIV status, and sex, in a highly homogenous cohort of young Romanians parenterally infected during early childhood. METHODS: In total, 250 HIV participants were compared with age-matched HIV negative (HIV) controls (nâ=â72) in a cross-sectional study. After standardized neurocognitive, psychological testing and medical evaluation, linear regression was used to assess the effect of sex and HIV on neurocognitive outcomes. RESULTS: Study participants were on average 23 years old with balanced sex distribution (% womenâ=â52% vs. 43%). HIV were more educated (12.7 vs. 11.6 years, Pâ=â0.002).HIV status was associated with a lower global performance (ßâ=â-0.22, Pâ<â0.001), after controlling for age and education. HIV women had better previous and current HIV-associated markers. The effect of HIV on global cognition did not differ between sexes in most cognitive domains (ßâ=â0.07, Pâ=â0.14). An interaction between sex, HIV status, and cognitive functioning was found in the psychomotor domain. HIV women had worse motor skills than HIV women (ßâ=â-0.32, Pâ<â0.001) suggesting a specific effect of HIV on motor functioning in women only. Moreover, current CD4 less than 200 cells/µl (Pâ=â0.013) and longer time lived with CD4 less than 200 cells/µl (Pâ=â0.023) were negatively correlated with the motor scaled score in women (ßâ=â-0.22, Pâ=â0.034). CONCLUSION: Despite less advanced disease in women, long-term HIV infection has an equally detrimental effect on cognitive performances of both sexes, in all cognitive domains, except the psychomotor domain where women are preferentially affected.
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Infecções por HIV/complicações , Transtornos Neurocognitivos/epidemiologia , Fatores Sexuais , Adulto , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Romênia/epidemiologia , Adulto JovemRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: Higher plasma soluble cluster of differentiation (CD)163 (sCD163), shed by monocytes and macrophages, correlates with neurocognitive impairment in HIV infection. We hypothesized that higher antemortem plasma or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sCD163 would be associated with greater postmortem neurodegeneration and/or microgliosis. DESIGN: Retrospective, postmortem observational study. METHODS: We measured sCD163 levels in antemortem plasma (nâ=â54) and CSF (nâ=â32) samples from 74 HIV-seropositive participants (median 5 months before death) who donated their brains to research at autopsy. Postmortem, we quantified markers of synaptodendritic damage (microtubule-associated protein 2, synaptophysin), microgliosis [human leukocyte antigen DR (HLA-DR), ionized calcium-binding adaptor molecule 1], astrocytosis (glial fibrillary acidic protein), and impaired protein clearance (ß-amyloid) in frontal cortex, hippocampus, putamen, and internal capsule. Multivariable least-squares regression was used to evaluate the association between plasma or CSF sCD163 and histological measures, correcting for multiple comparisons. RESULTS: Higher plasma sCD163 was associated with lower microtubule-associated protein 2 in frontal cortex [Bâ=â-0.23, 95% confidence interval (CI) -0.41 to -0.06, Pâ=â0.04], putamen (Bâ=â0.32, 95% CI -0.52 to -0.12, Pâ=â0.02), and hippocampus (Bâ=â-0.23, 95% CI -0.35 to -0.10, Pâ=â0.01), and with lower synaptophysin in hippocampus (Bâ=â-0.25, 95% CI -0.42 to -0.03, Pâ=â0.02) but not putamen or frontal cortex (Pâ>â0.05). Higher plasma sCD163 was associated with higher HLA-DR in putamen (Bâ=â0.17, 95% CI 0.08 to 0.26, Pâ=â0.008). CSF sCD163 was not associated with any histological measure (Pâ>â0.05). CONCLUSION: Higher plasma sCD163 in life is associated with greater synaptodendritic damage and microglial activation in cortical and subcortical brain regions.
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Complexo AIDS Demência/patologia , Antígenos CD/sangue , Antígenos de Diferenciação Mielomonocítica/sangue , Encéfalo/patologia , Infecções por HIV/complicações , Infecções por HIV/patologia , Receptores de Superfície Celular/sangue , Adulto , Idoso , Antígenos CD/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Antígenos de Diferenciação Mielomonocítica/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Líquido Cefalorraquidiano/química , Feminino , HIV , Hipocampo , Humanos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Plasma/química , Estudos RetrospectivosRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: Peripheral inflammation has been associated with adverse effects on cognition and brain structure in late life, a process called 'inflammaging.' Identifying biomarkers of preclinical cognitive decline is critical in the development of preventative therapies, and peripheral inflammation may be able to serve as an indicator of cognitive decline. However, little is known regarding the relationship between peripheral inflammation and brain structure and function among older adults. METHODS: Twenty-four older adults (mean age = 78) underwent a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) resting state functional connectivity scan, and a subset (n = 14) completed the n-Back working memory task in the scanner. All participants completed a blood draw, and inflammation was measured with interleukin 6 (IL-6) and C-Reactive Protein (CRP). RESULTS: Surprisingly, age was unrelated to measures of inflammation (IL-6, CRP) or brain function (default mode network (DMN) connectivity; working memory performance; blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) activation with higher working memory load). However, lower functional connectivity between the left parietal seed and all other DMN regions was associated with higher levels of IL-6 and CRP. Additionally, greater plasma concentration of IL-6 was associated with lower BOLD activation in the left middle frontal gyrus in response to increased working memory load. CONCLUSIONS: These preliminary findings support the importance of IL-6 and CRP in brain function among older adults. Frontal and parietal regions may be particularly sensitive to the effects of inflammation. Additionally, these findings provide preliminary evidence of inflammatory contributions to level of neural activity, even after accounting for vascular risk factors.
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Mapeamento Encefálico , Disfunção Cognitiva , Inflamação , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Lobo Parietal , Idoso , Proteína C-Reativa/análise , Cognição , Feminino , Lobo Frontal , Humanos , Interleucina-6/sangue , Masculino , Memória de Curto Prazo/fisiologia , Lobo Parietal/diagnóstico por imagem , Lobo Parietal/fisiopatologia , DescansoRESUMO
Chemokines are promising biomarkers of immune activation and inflammation, but evidence for chemokine abnormalities in schizophrenia and their relationship to clinical factors remains inconclusive. We aimed to understand chemokine-related diagnostic differences and clinical correlates using a comprehensive panel and studying a large, well-characterized sample of adults with and without schizophrenia. We studied 134 outpatients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder and 112 healthy comparison (HC) individuals, 26 to 65years of age. Clinical measures were obtained, and plasma levels of 11 chemokines were assessed using multiplex immunoassay. Schizophrenia vs. HC differences were tested for each chemokine, adjusting for age, gender, body mass index, and current smoking status. We also examined whether age and gender relationships differed between diagnostic groups. Using logistic regression, we created a Chemokine Index (CI) and explored its clinical correlates. Levels of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1/CCL2), macrophage inflammatory protein-1ß (MIP-1ß/CCL4), Eotaxin-1 (CCL11), thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC/CCL17), and macrophage-derived chemokine (MDC/CCL22) were significantly higher in persons with schizophrenia than HCs. Group differences in TARC were reduced after adjusting for covariates. The CI, a linear combination of Eotaxin-1 and MDC levels, was positively associated with age, duration of schizophrenia, and severity of negative symptoms. Levels of chemokines with neuroimmune regulatory effects were higher in individuals with schizophrenia, particularly in older and chronic patients. Treatments aimed at normalizing chemokine levels might improve mental and physical health among schizophrenia patients as they age.
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Quimiocinas/sangue , Transtornos Psicóticos/sangue , Transtornos Psicóticos/imunologia , Esquizofrenia/sangue , Esquizofrenia/imunologia , Adulto , Idoso , Envelhecimento/sangue , Envelhecimento/imunologia , Biomarcadores/sangue , Estudos de Coortes , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Humanos , Imunoensaio , Modelos Logísticos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Caracteres SexuaisRESUMO
This study aimed to investigate the influence of antiretroviral therapy on methylation markers, in a group of HIV infected, heavily treated patients. Immune and molecular methods were used to investigate potential changes in methylation profile in DNA isolated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells collected from antiretroviral-experienced HIV infected patients and healthy controls. The percentage of 5-methylcytosine was inversely correlated with proviral DNA and active replication while DNMT1 (p = 0.01) and DNMT3A (p = 0.004) independently correlated with active viral replication. DNMT3A expression increased with total treatment duration (p = 0.03), number of antiretroviral drugs ever used (p = 0.003), and cumulative exposure to protease inhibitors (p = 0.02) even in currently HIV undetectable patients.