| Literature DB >> 30561665 |
Sarah A Cooley1, Jeremy F Strain1, Helen Beaumont1, Anna H Boerwinkle1, John Doyle1, John C Morris1, Tammie L Benzinger2, Beau M Ances1,2,3.
Abstract
Regional standardized uptake value ratios (SUVRs) for tau positron emission tomography (PET) were compared among 19 cognitively normal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative control individuals, 20 HIV-negative patients with symptomatic Alzheimer disease, 15 cognitively normal HIV-positive individuals, and 17 cognitively impaired HIV-positive individuals. Among the HIV-positive participants, the correlation between tau PET SUVRs and both HIV loads and CD4+ T-cell counts (recent and nadir). Tau PET SUVRs were similar for HIV-positive individuals and HIV-negative control individuals. Individuals with symptomatic Alzheimer disease had elevated tau PET SUVRs. Tau PET SUVRs did not correlate with impairment or clinical markers in HIV-positive participants. Older HIV-positive individuals are not at increased risk of tau-mediated neurodegeneration.Entities:
Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease; HIV dementia; positron emission tomography
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Year: 2019 PMID: 30561665 PMCID: PMC6548892 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiy663
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Infect Dis ISSN: 0022-1899 Impact factor: 5.226