Genotypic and phenotypic changes during culture of a multinucleoside-resistant human immunodeficiency virus type 1 strain in the presence and absence of additional reverse transcriptase inhibitors

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1996 Dec;40(12):2887-90. doi: 10.1128/AAC.40.12.2887.

Abstract

The observation that human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) mutations conferring resistance to one reverse transcriptase (RT) inhibitor may suppress resistance to other RT inhibitors provides a rationale for treating HIV-1 with certain RT inhibitor combinations. We examined phenotypic and genotypic changes during culture of a multinucleoside (zidovudine, didanosine, zalcitibine, and stavudine)-resistant HIV-1 strain with and without additional RT inhibitors (nevirapine and lamivudine). The development of nevirapine or lamivudine resistance by the multinucleoside-resistant strain was not accompanied by a reduction in zidovudine or didanosine resistance.

MeSH terms

  • Antiviral Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cell Line
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Didanosine / pharmacology
  • Drug Interactions
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial / genetics
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple / genetics
  • Genotype
  • HIV-1 / drug effects*
  • HIV-1 / genetics
  • Humans
  • Lamivudine / pharmacology
  • Mutation
  • Nevirapine
  • Pyridines / pharmacology
  • Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Virus Replication
  • Zidovudine / pharmacology

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Pyridines
  • Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
  • Lamivudine
  • Zidovudine
  • Nevirapine
  • Didanosine