| Literature DB >> 19444696 |
Ann B Ragin1, Ying Wu, Renee Ochs, Rachel Scheidegger, Bruce A Cohen, Justin C McArthur, Leon G Epstein, Katherine Conant.
Abstract
Circulating levels of specific matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs; 1 and 7) were evaluated as correlates of brain injury in eight individuals in advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Neurological status was quantified in vivo with automated segmentation algorithms and with diffusion tensor imaging. Both metalloproteinases correlated with microstructural brain alterations and the degree of atrophy. MMPs may influence neurological outcome through involvement in neuroimmune response, blood-brain barrier permeability, leukocyte migration, and MMP-mediated neurotoxicity.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19444696 PMCID: PMC3469319 DOI: 10.1080/13550280902913271
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurovirol ISSN: 1355-0284 Impact factor: 2.643