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ArticleAIDS (London, England)2021

Longitudinal trajectories of brain volume in combined antiretroviral therapy treated and untreated simian immunodeficiency virus-infected rhesus macaques.

Dan Liu, Jiaojiao Liu, Tingting Xu, Hongwei Qiao, Yu Qi, Yuxun Gao, Ailixire, Lei Gao, Chunlin Li, Mingrui Xia and 1 more

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Article in AIDS (London, England), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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11 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

Dan LiuDepartment of Radiology, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University.
Jiaojiao LiuDepartment of Radiology, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University.
Tingting XuDivision of Neurogeriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Hongwei QiaoInstitute of Laboratory Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing.
Yu QiDepartment of Radiology, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University.
Yuxun GaoDepartment of Radiology, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University.
AilixireBeijing Advanced Innovation Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University.
Lei GaoDepartment of Radiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Chunlin LiSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Capital Medical University.
Mingrui XiaState Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning.
Hongjun LiDepartment of Radiology, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University.
Capital Medical University · CNBeijing YouAn Hospital · CNAcademy of Medical Sciences · GBBeihang University · CNImagerie et Cerveau · FRKarolinska Institutet · SEWuhan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesWe used simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)-infected nonhuman primates to investigate longitudinal changes of brain volume caused by SIV and the effect of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART). In addition, the relation between viral load, immune status, and brain volume were explored.

designA longitudinal study of two healthy controls, five SIVmac239-infected macaques received cART (SIV+cART+) at 40 days postinnoculation, and five SIVmac239-infected macaques received no therapy (SIV+cART-).

methodsStructural T1-weighted MRI, blood and cerebrospinal fluid testing were acquired at multiple time points for 48 weeks postinfection (wpi). Brain volume was estimated using region of interest (ROI)-based analysis. Volume differences were compared among three groups. Linear regression models tested the associations between brain volumes and biomarkers (viral load, CD4+ T-cell count, CD4+/CD8+ ratio).

resultsIn our model, brain volume alteration in SIV-infected macaques can be detected at 12 wpi in several brain regions. As the infection progresses, the SIV+cART- macaques displayed generalized gray matter atrophy at the endpoint. Though initiate cART right after acute infection, SIV+cART+ macaques still displayed brain atrophy but showed signs of reversibility. Plasma viral load is mainly associated with subcortical nucleus volume whereas CD4+ T-cell count and CD4+/CD8+ ratio in plasma were associated with widespread cortical volume.

conclusionThe SIVmac239-infected Chinese origin macaque is a valid model for neuroHIV. Brain atrophy caused by SIV infection can be relieved, even reversed, by cART. Our model also provides new insights into understanding the pathogenesis of brain injury in people with HIV (PWH).

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HIV InfectionsSimian Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeSimian Immunodeficiency VirusAnimalsBrainLongitudinal StudiesMacaca mulattaViral Load

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