Seropositivity and reactivations of HSV-1, but not of HSV-2 nor VZV, associate with altered blood–brain barrier, beta amyloid, and tau proteins in people living with HIV
Journal of NeuroVirology(2022)
Abstract
Among 128 adult people living with HIV and no neurological conditions confounding the cerebrospinal fluid results, the presence of HSV-1 chronic infection (detected either by serology or PCR), but not of HSV-2 and VZV, independently associated with higher odds of blood–brain barrier impairment, abnormally increased cerebrospinal fluid levels of tau and phosphorylated-181 tau, and decreased concentrations of fragments 1–42 of beta amyloid compared to the seronegative counterpart. These associations were even stronger for seropositive participants with a positive history of at least one symptomatic reactivation of HSV-1.
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Key words
Herpes simplex, HIV, Alzheimer’s dementia, Varicella zoster, Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers, Blood–brain barrier
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