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Decline of HIV antigen levels in cerebrospinal fluid during treatment with low-dose zidovudine. / de Gans, J.; Lange, J. M.; Derix, M. M. et al.
In: AIDS (London, England), Vol. 2, No. 1, 1988, p. 37-40.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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T1 - Decline of HIV antigen levels in cerebrospinal fluid during treatment with low-dose zidovudine
AU - de Gans, J.
AU - Lange, J. M.
AU - Derix, M. M.
AU - de Wolf, F.
AU - Eeftinck Schattenkerk, J. K.
AU - Danner, S. A.
AU - Ongerboer de Visser, B. W.
AU - Cload, P.
AU - Goudsmit, J.
PY - 1988
Y1 - 1988
N2 - Six HIV-antigenaemic patients with AIDS or AIDS-related complex were studied to assess the effect of treatment with low-dose zidovudine (250 mg) in 6-hourly doses on HIV antigen (HIV-Ag) levels in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). HIV-Ag was detected in CSF of three patients before treatment. These patients became CSF HIV-Ag-negative within 8 weeks of treatment. One initially CSF HIV-Ag-negative patient became strongly CSF HIV-Ag-positive during interruption of zidovudine treatment; CSF HIV-Ag disappeared again after treatment was restarted. None of our patients showed a significant neurological improvement during the study. These results show that low-dose zidovudine can suppress viral expression in CSF. Whether suppression of viral replication can prevent future HIV-related neurological disease remains to be investigated
AB - Six HIV-antigenaemic patients with AIDS or AIDS-related complex were studied to assess the effect of treatment with low-dose zidovudine (250 mg) in 6-hourly doses on HIV antigen (HIV-Ag) levels in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). HIV-Ag was detected in CSF of three patients before treatment. These patients became CSF HIV-Ag-negative within 8 weeks of treatment. One initially CSF HIV-Ag-negative patient became strongly CSF HIV-Ag-positive during interruption of zidovudine treatment; CSF HIV-Ag disappeared again after treatment was restarted. None of our patients showed a significant neurological improvement during the study. These results show that low-dose zidovudine can suppress viral expression in CSF. Whether suppression of viral replication can prevent future HIV-related neurological disease remains to be investigated
U2 - 10.1097/00002030-198802000-00006
DO - 10.1097/00002030-198802000-00006
M3 - Article
C2 - 3128994
VL - 2
SP - 37
EP - 40
JO - AIDS (London, England)
JF - AIDS (London, England)
SN - 0269-9370
IS - 1
ER -
ID: 2054410