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JOURNAL OF NEUROVIROLOGY
Volume 23, Issue 3, Pages 441-450Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s13365-017-0512-5
Keywords
HIVinfection; White matter; Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI); Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Cocaine; Neurocognitive function
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- U.S. National Institutes of Health [K23-DA028660, R21-DA036450, T32-AI007392, R01-AG039684, R03-03382802S1]
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This study investigated the association of HIV infection and cocaine dependence with cerebral white matter integrity using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). One hundred thirty-five participants stratified by HIVand cocaine status (26 HIV+/COC+, 37 HIV+/COC-, 37HIV-/COC+, and 35 HIV -/COC-) completed a comprehensive substance abuse assessment, neuropsychological testing, and MRI with DTI. Among HIV+ participants, all were receiving HIV care and 46% had an AIDS diagnosis. All COC+ participants were current users and met criteria for cocaine use disorder. We used tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) to assess the relation of HIVand cocaine to fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD). In whole-brain analyses, HIV+ participants had significantly reduced FA and increased MD compared to HIV-participants. The relation of HIV and FA was widespread throughout the brain, whereas the HIV-related MD effects were restricted to the corpus callosum and thalamus. There were no significant cocaine or HIV-by-cocaine effects. These DTI metrics correlated significantly with duration of HIV disease, nadir CD4+ cell count, and AIDS diagnosis, as well as some measures of neuropsychological functioning. These results suggest that HIV is related to white matter integrity throughout the brain, and that HIV-related effects are more pronounced with increasing duration of infection and greater immune compromise. We found no evidence for independent effects of cocaine dependence on white matter integrity, and cocaine dependence did not appear to exacerbate the effects of HIV.
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