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BACKGROUND: The objective of this research was to identify the impact of genetic variants of P-glycoprotein (ABCB1) and cytochrome P450 (CYP) on nelfinavir pharmacokinetics and response to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in HIV-1-infected children. METHODS: HIV-1-infected children (n = 152) from Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trial Group 366 or 377 receiving nelfinavir as a component of HAART were evaluated. Genomic DNA was assayed for ABCB1 and CYP genetic variants using real-time polymerase chain reaction Nelfinavir oral clearance (CL/F), M8 to nelfinavir ratios, CD4 T cells, and HIV-1-RNA were measured during HAART. RESULTS: Nelfinavir CL/F and M8 to nelfinavir ratios were significantly associated with the CYP2C19-G681A genotypes (P < 0.001). Furthermore, the CYP2C19-G681A genotype was related to virologic responses at week 24 (P = 0.01). A multivariate analysis demonstrated that age (P = 0.03), concomitant protease inhibitor use (P < 0.001), and the CYP2C19-G681A genotype (P < 0.001) remained significant covariates associated with nelfinavir CL/F. CONCLUSIONS: CYP2C19 genotypes altered nelfinavir pharmacokinetics and the virologic response to HAART in HIV-1-infected children. These findings suggest that CYP2C19 genotypes are important determinants of nelfinavir pharmacokinetics and virologic response in HIV-1-infected children.
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Anti-HIV Agents/pharmacokinetics , Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases/genetics , HIV Infections/genetics , HIV-1 , Nelfinavir/pharmacokinetics , ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B , ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/genetics , ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/metabolism , Anti-HIV Agents/therapeutic use , Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active , Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases/metabolism , Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C19 , Gene Expression Regulation/physiology , Gene Frequency , Genetic Predisposition to Disease , Genetic Variation , Genotype , HIV Infections/drug therapy , HIV-1/drug effects , HIV-1/genetics , Humans , Nelfinavir/therapeutic use , RNA, Viral/blood , Retrospective Studies , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Cytochrome P450 2B6 (CYP2B6)-G516T genotype is associated with altered activity of hepatic CYP2B6 and efavirenz pharmacokinetics, but the relationship between the CYP2B6-G516T genotype and nevirapine (NVP) pharmacokinetics in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is limited. METHODS: In 126 children who received NVP and protease inhibitors from PACTG 366 and 377 cohorts, CYP2B6 and ATP-binding cassette, sub-family B, member 1 (ABCB1) gene polymorphisms were analyzed using real-time PCR. Plasma NVP pharmacokinetics and clinical data were collected and levels of NVP in CSF were evaluated in children with HIV-related neurologic diseases. RESULTS: NVP oral clearance in children with the CYP2B6-516-T/T genotype (homozygous variant, n = 14) was 1.6 l/h per m2, which was significantly decreased compared to 2.3 l/h per m2 in those with the -G/G (wild type, n = 49, P = 0.002) and 2.1 l/h per m2 in those with the -G/T genotype (heterozygous variants, n = 63, P = 0.008). Furthermore, children with the -T/T genotype had a significant increase in CD4+ T-cell percentage (+9.0%) compared with those with the -G/G (+3.2%, P = 0.01) and -G/T genotype (+5.0%, P = 0.04) from baseline to week 12. The same trend continued at week 24. Although ABCB1-C3435T genotypes did not affect plasma NVP pharmacokinetics (P = 0.39), the NVP CSF: plasma ratios were significantly higher in children with the ABCB1-3435-C/T or -T/T genotypes (0.62, n = 9) in comparison with those with the ABCB1-3435-C/C genotype (0.43, n = 5) (P = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: The CYP2B6-G516T genotype alters NVP pharmacokinetics and the immunologic response to NVP-containing HAART regimens in children. These data suggest that the CYP2B6-G516T is an important genetic variant that alters the pharmacokinetics and response to HAART regimens containing NVP.
