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To determine the relationship between the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) encephalitis (HIVE) and diffuse poliodystrophy in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome dementia complex, we examined the neuropathologic features in brain autopsy tissue specimens of HIV-1-infected patients with (n = 11) or without HIVE (n = 9). The brains were free of opportunistic diseases and major cerebrovascular lesions. In both groups, there was diffuse microglial activation, astrocytic gliosis, and decreased excitatory amino acid transporter 2 (EAAT-2) immunoreactivity. These changes did not correlate either with the severity of encephalitis or local HIV-1 infection as detected by p24 immunostaining. Some activated microglia expressed EAAT-2; interleukin-1beta and tumor necrosis factor were detected only in microglial nodules of HIVE cases but not in areas with diffusely activated microglia. There was a significant negative correlation between the areas of EAAT-2 expression and numbers of activated microglia (p &lt; 0.01) in cases with decreased EAAT-2. These data indicate that diffuse cortical changes may occur independently of HIVE in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients. The expression of EAAT-2 by activated microglia suggests that they might exert a compensatory effect that protects neurons from glutamate neurotoxicity.

journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology

Reduced Expression of Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 2 and Diffuse Microglial Activation in the Cerebral Cortex in AIDS Cases With or Without HIV Encephalitis