HIV‐Protease Inhibitors Contribute to P‐Glycoprotein Efflux Function Defect in Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes From HIV‐Positive Patients Receiving HAART
HIV‐Protease Inhibitors Contribute to P‐Glycoprotein Efflux Function Defect in Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes From HIV‐Positive Patients Receiving HAART
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HIV蛋白酶抑制剂导致接受HAART的HIV阳性患者外周血淋巴细胞P-糖蛋白流出功能缺陷
DOI:
10.1097/00042560-200108010-00001
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发表时间:
2001
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通讯作者:
R. Cauda
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作者:
M. Lucia;S. Rutella;G. Leone;S. Vella;R. Cauda
Summary: P‐glycoprotein (P‐gp) has been found expressed in normal human cells, such as bone marrow and peripheral blood cells. The aim of this study was to investigate whether HIV‐protease inhibitors (HIV‐PIs) interact with P‐gp efflux function in normal human peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) and CD34+ progenitor cells. Moreover, we analyzed the in vivo effect of HIV‐PIs on P‐gp function in PBLs from HIV‐infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). We found that HIV‐PIs (i.e., ritonavir, saquinavir, nelfinavir and indinavir) interfere with P‐gp function in normal PBLs as demonstrated by the reduced efflux of rhodamine 123 (Rh123). This effect was dose‐dependent and suggested the following hierarchy: ritonavir > saquinavir > nelfinavir > indinavir. We further analyzed the effect of HIV‐PIs on the P‐gp function in specific PBLs subsets. Our results show an HIV‐PI‐induced inhibition of P‐gp function in CD4+ and CD8+ T cell subsets, mostly caused by the effect on the naive compartment of both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. The same inhibitory effect was found in CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cells. With respect to the in vivo evaluation of P‐gp function in PBLs from HIV‐infected patients, we found reduced levels of Rh123 efflux that reached the lowest value in AIDS patients receiving HAART. We concluded that HIV‐PIs interfere with P‐gp function in major cellular targets for HIV infection, such as CD4+ T cells and CD34+ progenitor cells. This ability may contribute to P‐gp efflux function defect found in HIV‐infected patients and suggests that drug interaction studies are crucial to an overall understanding of the effects of this important group of drugs.