{"title":"Effects of chronic zidovudine administration on CNS function and virus burden after perinatal SIV infection in rhesus monkeys","authors":"Dianne M. Rausch , Melvyn Heyes , Lee E. Eiden","doi":"10.1016/S0960-5428(06)80261-5","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Continuous intravenous administration of zidovudine (AZT) has been reported to improve cognitive function in HIV-infected pediatric patients (Pizzo <em>et al.</em>, 1988). The effects of long-term zidovudine treatment in the perinatally infected pediatric population, including antiviral efficacy and effects on cognitive and motor function has not been systematically examined. These questions were addressed in rhesus macaque infants infected at birth with SIV<sub>SMM/B670</sub>, a primate model for infantile HIV infection and disease (Eiden <em>et al.</em>, 1993a). Continuous or intermittent administration of AZT during the first 6 months following infection resulted in about a doubling of lifespan, a delay in the occurrence of motor impairment, and lower virus burden and quinolinic acid levels in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) following administration of the antiviral drug.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":79314,"journal":{"name":"Advances in neuroimmunology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1994-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0960-5428(06)80261-5","citationCount":"7","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Advances in neuroimmunology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960542806802615","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Continuous intravenous administration of zidovudine (AZT) has been reported to improve cognitive function in HIV-infected pediatric patients (Pizzo et al., 1988). The effects of long-term zidovudine treatment in the perinatally infected pediatric population, including antiviral efficacy and effects on cognitive and motor function has not been systematically examined. These questions were addressed in rhesus macaque infants infected at birth with SIVSMM/B670, a primate model for infantile HIV infection and disease (Eiden et al., 1993a). Continuous or intermittent administration of AZT during the first 6 months following infection resulted in about a doubling of lifespan, a delay in the occurrence of motor impairment, and lower virus burden and quinolinic acid levels in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) following administration of the antiviral drug.