Genotypic Correlation of a Virologic Response to Lamivudine, Stavudine and Nevirapine in Patients for Whom Combination Therapy Had Failed
Author | Mirza Khalil Bahmani | en |
Author | Ayyoob Khosravi | en |
Author | Fereidoun Mahboodi | en |
Author | Ramin SarramiForooshani | en |
Issued Date | 2008-10-31 | en |
Abstract | Background: Resistance is the consequence of mutations that emerge in the viral proteins targeted by antiretroviral agents. Thus, we focused our attention on mutations in HIV-1 reverse transcriptase to define their association with specific NRTIs and NRTI resistance mutations at therapeutic failure. Patients and methods: The study population included 5 Iranian HIV-positive patients referring to Counseling Behavioral Modification Center in Shiraz who received a combination of antiretroviral therapy (lamivudine, stavudine and nevirapine). PBMC DNA was isolated from blood and PCR was performed to produce a 1200 bp amplicon and resolved by electrophoresis on a 0.7% agarose TBE gel, visualized with ethidium bromide. PCR products from HIV-1- infected patients were cloned into pCR2.1TOPO, then sequenced. Finally, sequence data were analyzed. Results: Results showed drug resistance in 2 patients, of whom one had NNRTI resistance mutations (M230G, L234R and K238H) and other had both NRTI (V75M) and NNRTI (F227L) resistance mutations. Conclusion: Confirmation of genetic resistance in HIV-positive patients who show therapy failure can help physicians to change their drug regime in order to achieve better outcome. | en |
DOI | https://doi.org/ | en |
Keyword | Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) | en |
Keyword | Drug resistance | en |
Keyword | Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) | en |
Keyword | Nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) | en |
Publisher | Brieflands | en |
Title | Genotypic Correlation of a Virologic Response to Lamivudine, Stavudine and Nevirapine in Patients for Whom Combination Therapy Had Failed | en |
Type | Brief Report | en |
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