Nevirapine uptake into the central nervous system of the guinea pig: An in situ brain perfusion study
Nevirapine uptake into the central nervous system of the guinea pig: An in situ brain perfusion study
复制标题
DOI:
10.1124/jpet.105.098459
复制
发表时间:
2006-05-01
影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Thomas, SA
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Gibbs, JE;Gaffen, Z;Thomas, SA
The presence of human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) in the central nervous system ( CNS) is associated with the development of HIV-1-associated dementia ( HAD), a major cause of HIV-related mortality. To eradicate HIV in the CNS, anti-HIV drugs need to reach the brain and cerebrospinal fluid ( CSF) in therapeutic concentrations. This involves passage through the blood-brain and blood-CSF barriers. Using a well established guinea pig in situ brain perfusion model, this study investigated whether nevirapine [ 6H-dipyrido( 3,2-b:2',3'-e)( 1,4) diazepin-6one, 11-cyclopropyl-5,11-dihydro-4-methyl], a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor ( NNRTI), could effectively accumulate in the CNS. [ H-3] Nevirapine was coperfused with [ C-14] mannitol ( a vascular/paracellular permeability marker) through the carotid arteries for up to 30 min, and accumulation in the brain, CSF, and choroid plexus was measured. [ H-3] Nevirapine uptake into the cerebrum was greater than uptake of [ C-14] mannitol, indicating significant passage across the bloodbrain barrier and accumulation into the brain ( this was further confirmed with capillary depletion and high-performance liquid chromatography analyses). Likewise, [ H-3] nevirapine showed a great ability to cross the blood-CSF barrier and accumulate in the CSF, compared with [ C-14] mannitol. The CNS accumulation of [ H-3] nevirapine was unaffected by 100 mu M nevirapine, suggesting that passage across the blood-brain barrier can occur by diffusion. Furthermore, coperfusion with 100 mu M efavirenz [ 2H-3,1-benzoxazin-2-one, 6-chloro-4-( cyclopropylethynyl)1,4-dihydro-4-(trifluoromethyl)-, ( 4S)-; another NNRTI] did not significantly alter CNS accumulation of [ H-3] nevirapine, indicating that the efficacy of nevirapine in the CNS would not be altered by the addition of this drug to a combination therapy. Together, these data indicate that this anti-HIV drug should be beneficial in the eradication of HIV within the CNS and the subsequent treatment of HAD.