Letter. In vitro phenotypic susceptibility to nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors of HIV-2 isolates with the Q151M mutation in the reverse transcriptase gene

Antivir Ther. 2005;10(7):861-5.

Abstract

In HIV-2 infection, many studies have reported a high frequency of selection of the Q151M mutation, but its impact on phenotypic susceptibility of HIV-2 isolates remains unclear. Four HIV-2 infected patients from the French ANRS HIV-2 cohort, with evidence of Q151M mutation in both plasma and available peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) co-cultivated supernatants, were selected. In vitro phenotypic susceptibilities to different nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) were determined using a PBMC assay. In HIV-2 isolates, the Q151M mutation alone impacts only the phenotypic susceptibility to stavudine and abacavir. A decrease in susceptibility to all NRTIs was observed when Q151M was selected with V111I, a mutation of unknown impact on HIV-1 resistance. Clinical relevance of these phenotypic susceptibility results needs to be evaluated in HIV-2 treated patients.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Viral / genetics*
  • HIV Infections / virology
  • HIV-2 / drug effects*
  • HIV-2 / enzymology
  • HIV-2 / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Mutation / genetics*
  • Phenotype
  • RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase / genetics*
  • Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
  • RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase