Limited correlation between systemic biomarkers and neurocognitive performance before and during HIV treatment

Kevin Robertson, Alan Landay, Sachiko Miyahara, Alyssa Vecchio, Mary Clare Masters, Todd T. Brown, Babafemi O. Taiwo

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Abstract

The AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) study A5303 investigated the associations between neuropsychological performance (NP) and inflammatory biomarkers in HIV-infected participants. Fifteen NP tests were administered at baseline and week 48 to 233 ART naïve participants randomized to maraviroc- or tenofovir-containing ART. Neurocognition correlated modestly with markers of lymphocyte activation and inflammation pre-ART (percent CD38+/HLA-DR+(CD4+) (r = − 0.22, p = 0.02) and percent CD38+/HLA-DR+(CD8+) (r = − 0.25, p = 0.02)), and with some monocyte subsets during ART (r = 0.25, p = 0.02). Higher interleukin-6 and percent CD38+/HLA-DR+(CD8+) were independently associated with worse severity of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) (p = 0.04 and 0.01, respectively). More studies to identify HAND biomarkers are needed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)107-113
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of neurovirology
Volume26
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Antiretroviral therapy
  • Biomarker
  • Inflammation
  • Monocytes
  • Neurocognitive performance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Neurology
  • Clinical Neurology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Virology

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