Cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis is associated with HIV-1 neuroinvasion during acute infection

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OBJECTIVE: HIV-1 invades the brain within days post-transmission. This study quantitated cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) white blood cell count (WBC) and investigated whether it associated with plasma and CSF HIV-1 RNA during untreated acute HIV infection (AHI).

DESIGN: Seventy participants underwent lumbar puncture during Fiebig stages I-V AHI.

METHOD: WBC and HIV-1 RNA with a lower limit of quantification (LLQ) of 80 copies/ml were measured in CSF.

RESULTS: Sixty-nine (99%) participants were men, with a median age of 26. Their blood CD4 + and CD8 + T-cell counts were 335 [interquartile range (IQR) 247-553) and 540 (IQR 357-802) cells/μl, respectively. Forty-five (64%) were in Fiebig stages III-V whereas 25 (36%) were in Feibig stages I-II. Fifty-two (74%) experienced acute retroviral syndrome. Median plasma and CSF HIV-1 RNA were 6.10 (IQR 5.15-6.78) and 3.15 (IQR 1.90-4.11) log 10 copies/ml, respectively. Sixteen (23%) CSF samples had HIV-1 RNA below LLQ. Median CSF WBC was 2.5 (IQR 1-8) cells/μl. CSF pleocytosis (WBC >5) was observed in 33% and was only present in CSF samples with detectable HIV-1 RNA. The frequencies of CSF pleocytosis during Fiebig stages III-V and among CSF samples of higher viral load (>1000 copies/ml) were 42 and 45%, respectively. Pleocytosis independently associated with CSF HIV-1 RNA in multivariate analysis [adjusted coefficient: 0.79, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.41-1.14), P  < 0.001] and a lower plasma to CSF HIV-1 RNA ratio ( P  < 0.001).

CONCLUSION: CSF pleocytosis was present in one-third of participants with AHI. It associated with higher CSF HIV-1 RNA and a lower plasma to CSF HIV-1 RNA ratio, suggesting a potential association with HIV-1 neuroinvasion.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:38

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AIDS (London, England) - 38(2024), 3 vom: 01. März, Seite 373-378

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chan, Phillip [VerfasserIn]
Moreland, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Sacdalan, Carlo [VerfasserIn]
Kroon, Eugene [VerfasserIn]
Colby, Donn [VerfasserIn]
Sriplienchan, Somchai [VerfasserIn]
Pinyakorn, Suteeraporn [VerfasserIn]
Phanuphak, Nittaya [VerfasserIn]
Jagodzinski, Linda [VerfasserIn]
Valcour, Victor [VerfasserIn]
Vasan, Sandhya [VerfasserIn]
Paul, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Trautmann, Lydie [VerfasserIn]
Spudich, Serena [VerfasserIn]
RV254/SEARCH 010 Study Team [VerfasserIn]

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RNA, Viral

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Date Completed 02.02.2024

Date Revised 12.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/QAD.0000000000003777

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364083549