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ArticleJournal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)2020

Neurocytoskeleton Proteins in Cerebrospinal Fluid of People With HIV-1 Subtypes B and C.

Sérgio Monteiro de Almeida, Clea E Ribeiro, Bin Tang, Ana P de Pereira, Indianara Rotta, Florin Vaida, Scott Letendre, Michael Potter, Ronald J Ellis

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Article in Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 54% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Biomarkers Unveiling the Interplay of Mind, Nervous System, and Immunity.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sérgio Monteiro de AlmeidaUniversidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; and.
Clea E RibeiroUniversidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; and.
Bin TangHIV Neurobehavioral Research Center, University of California-San Diego, San Diego, CA.
Ana P de PereiraUniversidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; and.
Indianara RottaUniversidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; and.
Florin VaidaHIV Neurobehavioral Research Center, University of California-San Diego, San Diego, CA.
Scott LetendreHIV Neurobehavioral Research Center, University of California-San Diego, San Diego, CA.
Michael PotterHIV Neurobehavioral Research Center, University of California-San Diego, San Diego, CA.
Ronald J EllisHIV Neurobehavioral Research Center, University of California-San Diego, San Diego, CA.
Universidade Federal do Paraná · BR

Funding

UC San Diego Clinical and Translational Research InstituteUL1TR001442 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI FIRESTEIN, GARY S, HOGARTH, MICHAEL · 2015 to 2024
$88.3M
VirologyP30AI036214 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI David Mitchell Smith · 1994 to 2026
$78.4M
STRUCTURAL NEUROIMAGING COREP30MH062512 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Jennifer E Iudicello · 2001 to 2026
$50.4M
HIV Clade on Cognitive and Neurological Disorders BrazilR21MH076651 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI ELLIS, RONALD J. · 2006 to 2007
$317k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001442NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI036214NIMH NIH HHS P30 MH062512NIMH NIH HHS R21 MH076651
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe objective was to compare the effect of HIV-1C and HIV-1B subtypes on neurofilament light (NfL) cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels and ratios of NfL to tau proteins. Additional comparisons were performed between people with HIV (PWH), participants with Alzheimer disease (AD), and HIV-negative controls (HIV-). We also calculated the diagnostic characteristics of CSF NfL and its ratios in HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) diagnosis.

methodsCSF NfL, T-tau, and P-tau181 concentrations were measured using immunoassays in a total of 108 CSF samples, including PWH (n = 68), HIV- (n = 16), and participants with AD (n = 24). These proteins were compared between HIV-1B (n = 27) and HIV-1C (n = 26) using multiple linear regression adjusted for nadir CD4 and plasma viral load suppression. Comparisons between PWH, HIV-, and participants with AD were adjusted for gender and age.

resultsCSF neurocytoskeleton proteins and their ratios were comparable in HIV-1B and HIV-1C. However, the HIV-1C group had a higher proportion of samples of CSF NfL above the reference value (n = 14, 53.85%) than the HIV-1B group (n = 8, 29.63%), P = 0.098. The values of CSF NfL were higher in the AD group [2578 (1864; 3500) pg/mL] than those in PWH [683 (500; 1197) pg/mL, P < 0.001] and control [660 (539; 802) pg/mL, P = 0.012] groups. The value of CSF NfL and its ratios for HAND diagnosis were poor.

conclusionThe effects of HIV-1B and HIV-1C on CSF NfL and tau ratios were comparable. The differences in CSF neurocytoskeleton proteins between PWH and individuals with AD suggested they might not share the same mechanisms of impairment. Further research is necessary to evaluate CSF NfL on the differential diagnoses of HAND with AD.

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AdultAgedAlzheimer DiseaseBiomarkersCentral Nervous SystemCytoskeletal ProteinsFemaleHIV-1HIV InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedBiomarkersCytoskeletal Proteins

Identifiers

PMID32692110
PMCPMC8544917
OpenAlexW3019962674

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