ArticleJournal of neurovirology2022
Higher buccal mitochondrial DNA and mitochondrial common deletion number are associated with markers of neurodegeneration and inflammation in cerebrospinal fluid.
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- Methods for Mitochondrial DNA Damage and Depletion in Immortalized Trabecular Meshwork Cells.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- The Association Between Periodontal Inflamed Surface Area (PISA), Inflammatory Biomarkers, and Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Elevated Biomarkers of Inflammation and Vascular Dysfunction Are Associated with Distal Sensory Polyneuropathy in People with HIV.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Elevated Plasma Protein Carbonyl Concentration Is Associated with More Abnormal White Matter in People with HIV.Viruses · 2023Article
- Long-Term Persistence of Mitochondrial DNA Instability in HIV-Exposed Uninfected Children during and after Exposure to Antiretroviral Drugs and HIV.Biomedicines · 2022Article
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Abstract
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is potentially associated with premature aging, but demonstrating this is difficult due to a lack of reliable biomarkers. The mitochondrial (mt) DNA "common deletion" mutation (mtCDM) is a 4977-bp deletion associated with aging and neurodegenerative diseases. We examined how mtDNA and mtCDM correlate with markers of neurodegeneration and inflammation in people with and without HIV (PWH and PWOH). Data from 149 adults were combined from two projects involving PWH (n = 124) and PWOH (n = 25). We measured buccal mtDNA and mtCDM by digital droplet PCR and compared them to disease and demographic characteristics and soluble biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood measured by immunoassay. Participants had a median age of 52 years, with 53% white and 81% men. Median mtDNA level was 1,332 copies/cell (IQR 1,201-1,493) and median mtCDM level was 0.36 copies × 10
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