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ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2024

Anicia Thirion, Du Toit Loots, Monray E Williams, Regan Solomons, Shayne Mason

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Article in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025
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  6. Metabolic insights into HIV/TB co-infection: an untargeted urinary metabolomics approach.Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Anicia ThirionDepartment of Biochemistry, Human Metabolomics, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Du Toit LootsDepartment of Biochemistry, Human Metabolomics, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Monray E WilliamsDepartment of Biochemistry, Human Metabolomics, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Regan SolomonsDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa.
Shayne MasonDepartment of Biochemistry, Human Metabolomics, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: HIV can invade the central nervous system (CNS) early during infection, invading perivascular macrophages and microglia, which, in turn, release viral particles and immune mediators that dysregulate all brain cell types. Consequently, children living with HIV often present with neurodevelopmental delays. Methods: In this study, we used proton nuclear magnetic resonance ( Results: Nine metabolites, including glucose, lactate, glutamine, 1,2-propanediol, acetone, 3-hydroxybutyrate, acetoacetate, 2-hydroxybutyrate, and myo-inositol, showed significant differences when comparing children infected with HIV and those uninfected. These metabolites may be associated with activation of the innate immune response and disruption of neuroenergetics pathways. Conclusion: These results elucidate the neurometabolic state of children infected with HIV, including upregulation of glycolysis, dysregulation of ketone body metabolism, and elevated reactive oxygen species production. Furthermore, we hypothesize that neuroinflammation alters astrocyte-neuron communication, lowering neuronal activity in children infected with HIV, which may contribute to the neurodevelopmental delay often observed in this population.

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cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND)human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)metabolomicsneuroenergeticspediatricproton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR)

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PMID38745940
PMCPMC11091326

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