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Beau K Nakamoto1, Cecilia M Shikuma, Debra Ogata-Arakaki, Tracie Umaki, Edward A Neuwelt, Bruce T Shiramizu, Dominic C Chow, Nisha I Parikh, Kalpana J Kallianpur, Bronwyn E Hamilton.
Abstract
We assessed ferumoxytol-enhanced brain MRI to identify monocyte/macrophage accumulation in HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND). Four HIV-infected subjects with undetectable HIV RNA levels on antiretroviral therapy, HIV DNA level in CD14+ cells ≥10 copies/10(6) cells, and cognitive impairment underwent ferumoxytol-enhanced brain MRI. On post-ferumoxytol susceptibility-weighted images, all HIV-infected subjects demonstrated a diffuse "tram track" appearance in the perivascular regions of cortical and deep white matter vessels suggesting ferumoxytol uptake in monocytes/macrophages. This finding was not present in an HIV-seronegative control. While ferumoxytol may have potential as an imaging biomarker for monocyte/macrophage accumulation in patients with HAND, future study is needed.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24129909 PMCID: PMC3947641 DOI: 10.1007/s13365-013-0213-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurovirol ISSN: 1355-0284 Impact factor: 2.643