Forgiveness of INSTI-Containing Regimens at Drug Concentrations Simulating Variable Adherence In Vitro - PubMed
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35389236/
The integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI)-based regimens bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (BIC/FTC/TAF), dolutegravir (DTG)+FTC/TAF, DTG/lamivudine (3TC), and DTG/rilpivirine (RPV) are all approved for treatment of HIV-infected patients, with various limitations. Here, time...
Conclusion/Relevance: Overall, under high adherence conditions, no in vitro VB or resistance development occurred with these INSTI-based regimens. However, when multiple missed doses were simulated in vitro, BIC FTC TAF had the highest forgiveness and barrier to resistance of all tested regimens. Compared to DTG 3TC and DTG FTC TAF, DTG RPV had...
Dynamic Changes in Breast Milk Microbiome in the Early Postpartum Period of Kenyan Women Living with HIV Are Influenced by Antibiotics but Not Antiretrovirals - PubMed
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35384692/
Shared bacteria between maternal breast milk and infant stool, infers that transfer of maternal breast milk microbiota through breastfeeding seeds the establishment of the infant gut microbiome. Whether combination antiretroviral...
Importance: Breastfeeding has important benefits for long-term infant health, particularly in establishing and shaping the infant gut microbiome. However, the impact of combination antiretroviral therapy exposure and antibiotics on the breast milk microbiome in women living with HIV is not known. Here, in a longitudinal retrospective study of...
Host transcriptomic signatures of tuberculosis can predict immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in HIV patients - PubMed
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35398886/
The immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) can be a complication of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in patients with advanced HIV, but its pathogenesis is uncertain. In tuberculosis (TB) endemic countries, IRIS...
Conclusion: Parsimonious whole blood transcriptomic signatures for TB showed potential to predict and diagnose IRIS in HIV children and adults.
First report of computational protein-ligand docking to evaluate susceptibility to HIV integrase inhibitors in HIV-infected Iranian patients - PubMed
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35368742/
As the first bioinformatic report on HIV-integrase from Iran, this study indicates that EVG and RAL are the optimal INTIs in first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Iranian patients. Some conserved...
Conclusion: As the first bioinformatic report on HIV-integrase from Iran, this study indicates that EVG and RAL are the optimal INTIs in first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Iranian patients. Some conserved motifs and specific amino acids in INT-protein binding sites have characterized that mutation(s) in them may disrupt INT-drugs...
Extrapulmonary pneumocystosis in an antiretroviral therapy-naïve, HIV-positive patient - PubMed
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35398297/
Pneumocystis jirovecii is a common opportunistic fungal pathogen that commonly affects immunocompromised individuals and can cause P. jirovecii pneumonia. Extrapulmonary P. jirovecii infections are extremely rare. Herein, we present a...
Conclusion: After starting ART, the patient's clinical condition improved and the abscesses gradually reduced. TMP-SMX is commonly used to treat EPC; however, there is no standard method of treatment. ART may become the key to EPC treatment in individuals with HIV infection.