Table 1.
Evidence of oxidative stress and antioxidant response in PLWH with or without neurocognitive impairment.
| Reference | Tissue | Analysis methods | Virally suppressed? | Oxidative stress markers | Classification of PLWH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Zhang et al., 2012) | Ex vivo frontal cortex tissue | In situ immunofluorescence | No | ↑8-oxoG | “HAND” or “non-HAND” |
| HIV- control | |||||
| (Ginsberg et al., 2018) | Ex vivo microglia and macrophage | Single population microarray analysis | On and off ART at time of death | ↓SOD1 | “HIVE” or “HIV+NoE” |
| ↓SOD2 | HIV- control | ||||
| (Kallianpur et al., 2016) | PBMCs and brain tissue | MRI, PCR | ART treated | ↑mtDNA 8-oxoG α ↓hippocampus volume | Domain specific Z scores |
| (Sitole et al., 2019) | Serum | Untargeted metabonomic analysis | < one year on ART | ↑aspartic acid | HIV+ |
| ↑phenylalanine | |||||
| ↑glutamic acid | HIV- control | ||||
| (Castagna et al., 1995) | CSF | Immunostaining | Unknown | ↓GSH | HIV+ with/without neurological impairment |
| (Velázquez et al., 2009) | CSF | ELISA | >70% participants on ART | ↓SOD2 activity in neurologically impaired | “HAND” or “non-HAND” |
| HIV- control | |||||
| (Bandaru et al., 2007) | CSF | Electrospray ionization tandem mass-spectrometry | No | ↑4-HNE | MSK scores – HIV dementia |
| ↑Vit E | HIV- control | ||||
| (Sacktor et al., 2004) | Ex vivo brain tissue | Immunohistochemistry | Unknown | ↑4-HNE | MSK scores – HIV dementia |
| ↑Vit E | |||||
| ↑Sphingomyelins | |||||
| ↑Ceramides | HIV- control | ||||
| (Guha et al., 2019a) | CSF | Electron microscopy | ART treated | ↑Extracellular vesicles | “HAND” or “non-HAND” |
| Immunoblotting | ↑NFL | ||||
| Untargeted mass spectrometry | HIV- control | ||||
| (Guha et al., 2019b) | CSF U87 astrocytes |
Proteomic analysis of extracellular vesicles from CSF and U87 astrocytes | ART treated | ↑GPx1 | “HAND (ANI, MND, HAD)” or “non-HAND” |
| ↑SOD1 | |||||
| ↑SOD2 | |||||
| ↑SOD3 | |||||
| ↑GSR | HIV- control | ||||
| (Turchan et al., 2003) | Ex vivo brain tissue CSF |
Immunostaining | Unknown | ↑Protein carbonyls | HIVE |
| HIV- control |
ART: antiretroviral therapy; CSF: cerebrospinal fluid; Gpx1: glutathione peroxidase 1; GSH: glutathione; GSR: glutathione reductase; HAND: HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders; HNE: 4-Hydroxy-2-nonenal; MRI: magnetic resonance imaging; MSK: Memorial Sloan Kettering scale; NFL: neurofilament light chain; PCR: polymerase chain reaction; SOD: superoxide dismutase.