scholarly journals The Impact of HIV Genetic Polymorphisms and Subtype Differences on the Occurrence of Resistance to Antiretroviral Drugs

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark A. Wainberg ◽  
Bluma G. Brenner

The vast majority of reports on drug resistance deal with subtype B infections in developed countries, and this is largely due to historical delays in access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) on a worldwide basis. This notwithstanding the concept that naturally occurring polymorphisms among different non-B subtypes can affect HIV-1 susceptibility to antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) is supported by both enzymatic and virological data. These findings suggest that such polymorphisms can affect both the magnitude of resistance conferred by some major mutations as well as the propensity to acquire certain resistance mutations, even though such differences are sometimes difficult to demonstrate in phenotypic assays. It is mandatory that tools are optimized to assure accurate measurements of drug susceptibility in non-B subtypes and to recognize that each subtype may have a distinct resistance profile and that differences in resistance pathways may also impact on cross-resistance and the choice of regimens to be used in second-line therapy. Although responsiveness to first-line therapy should not theoretically be affected by considerations of viral subtype and drug resistance, well-designed long-term longitudinal studies involving patients infected by viruses of different subtypes should be carried out.

2020 ◽  
Vol 75 (6) ◽  
pp. 1567-1574
Author(s):  
Daniela Sánchez ◽  
Solange Arazi Caillaud ◽  
Ines Zapiola ◽  
Silvina Fernandez Giuliano ◽  
Rosa Bologna ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Current knowledge on HIV-1 resistance to integrase inhibitors (INIs) is based mostly on subtype B strains. This contrasts with the increasing use of INIs in low- and middle-income countries, where non-B subtypes predominate. Materials and methods HIV-1 drug resistance genotyping was performed in 30 HIV-1-infected individuals undergoing virological failure to raltegravir. Drug resistance mutations (DRMs) and HIV-1 subtype were characterized using Stanford HIVdb and phylogenetic analyses. Results Of the 30 integrase (IN) sequences, 14 were characterized as subtype F (47%), 8 as subtype B (27%), 7 as BF recombinants (23%) and 1 as a putative CRF05_DF (3%). In 25 cases (83%), protease and reverse transcriptase (PR-RT) sequences from the same individuals confirmed the presence of different BF recombinants. Stanford HIVdb genotyping was concordant with phylogenetic inference in 70% of IN and 60% of PR-RT sequences. INI DRMs differed between B and F IN subtypes, with Q148K/R/H, G140S and E138K/A being more prevalent in subtype B (63% versus 0%, P = 0.0021; 50% versus 0%, P = 0.0096; and 50% versus 0%, P = 0.0096, respectively). These differences were independent of the time on raltegravir therapy or viral load at the time of genotyping. INI DRMs in subtype F IN genomes predicted a lower level of resistance to raltegravir and no cross-resistance to second-generation INIs. Conclusions Alternative resistance pathways to raltegravir develop in subtypes B and F IN genomes, with implications for clinical practice. Evaluating the role of HIV-1 subtype in development and persistence of mutations that confer resistance to INIs will be important to improve algorithms for resistance testing and optimize the use of INIs.


2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Chaplin ◽  
G. Eisen ◽  
J. Idoko ◽  
D. Onwujekwe ◽  
E. Idigbe ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristof Theys ◽  
Pieter Libin ◽  
Kristel Van Laethem ◽  
Ana B Abecasis

AbstractViral pathogens causing global disease burdens are often characterised by high rates of evolutionary changes, facilitating escape from therapeutic or immune selective pressure. Extensive viral diversity at baseline can shorten the time to resistance emergence and alter mutational pathways, but the impact of genotypic background on the genetic barrier can be difficult to capture, in particular for antivirals in experimental stages, recently approved or expanded into new settings. We developed an evolutionary-based counting method to quantify the population genetic potential to resistance and assess differences between populations. We demonstrate its applicability to HIV-1 integrase inhibitors, as their increasing use globally contrasts with limited availability of non-B subtype resistant sequences and corresponding knowledge gap on drug resistance. A large sequence dataset encompassing most prevailing subtypes and resistance mutations of first- and second-generation inhibitors were investigated. A varying genetic potential for resistance across HIV-1 subtypes was detected for 15 mutations at 12 positions, with notably 140S in subtype B, while 140C was discarded to vary across subtypes. An additional analysis for HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitors identified a higher potential for 65R in subtype C, on the basis of a differential codon usage not reported before. The evolutionary interpretation of genomic differences for antiviral treatment remains challenging. Our framework advances existing counting methods with an increased sensitivity that identified novel subtype dependencies as well as rejected previous statements. Future applications include novel HIV-1 drug classes as well as other viral pathogens.


Author(s):  
Bluma G Brenner ◽  
Maureen Oliveira ◽  
Ruxandra-Ilinca Ibanescu ◽  
Jean-Pierre Routy ◽  
Réjean Thomas

Abstract Background The newer generation NNRTIs, including doravirine and rilpivirine, were designed to show high potency and overcome K103N, Y181C and G190A resistance. Objectives To assess emergent resistance to doravirine and rilpivirine, alone and paired with lamivudine or islatravir through in vitro drug selections. Methods Subtype B (n = 3), non-B subtype (n = 3), and pNL4.3 viral isolates were passaged in cord blood mononuclear cells with progressively increasing concentrations of drug(s). Genotypic analysis compared the acquisition and accumulation of drug resistance mutations at weeks 8 and 24 following drug pressure. Cell-based phenotypic assays assessed cross-resistance patterns to NNRTIs by acquired resistance mutations. Results Doravirine pressure resulted in the acquisition of V108I (6/7) and V106A/I/M (5/7) mutations at weeks 8, followed by F227L (4/7), Y318F (4/7), M230L (2/7) or L234I (2/7) by weeks 24. In contrast, rilpivirine resulted in E138K (5/7) followed by L100I (3/7), K101E (1/7), or M230L (1/7). Doravirine resistance pathways retained susceptibility to rilpivirine, whereas rilpivirine resistance conferred intermediate resistance (12–152-fold) to doravirine. Dual selections with islatravir or lamivudine delayed and diminished emergent resistance to doravirine, resulting in V108I (9/15) with fewer or no other changes at weeks 24. There was a lesser delay in emergent resistance to rilpivirine when combined with islatravir or lamivudine. The M184V mutation did not arise in dual selections with islatravir or lamivudine. Conclusions Doravirine showed a more robust resistance profile compared with other NNRTIs. The long intracellular half-life of islatravir and delayed acquisition of resistance in dual selections provide an opportunity for long-acting treatment options.


2000 ◽  
Vol 38 (11) ◽  
pp. 3919-3925 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurence Vergne ◽  
Martine Peeters ◽  
Eitel Mpoudi-Ngole ◽  
Anke Bourgeois ◽  
Florian Liegeois ◽  
...  

Most human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) drug susceptibility studies have involved subtype B strains. Little information on the impact of viral diversity on natural susceptibility to antiretroviral drugs has been reported. However, the prevalence of non-subtype-B (non-B) HIV type 1 (HIV-1) strains continues to increase in industrialized countries, and antiretroviral treatments have recently become available in certain developing countries where non-B subtypes predominate. We sequenced the protease and reverse transcriptase (RT) genes of 142 HIV-1 isolates from antiretroviral-naive patients: 4 belonged to group O and 138 belonged to group M (9 subtype A, 13 subtype B, 2 subtype C, 5 subtype D, 2 subtype F1, 9 subtype F2, 4 subtype G, 5 subtype J, 2 subtype K, 3 subtype CRF01-AE, 67 subtype CRF02-AG, and 17 unclassified isolates). No major mutations associated with resistance to nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) or protease inhibitors were detected. Major mutations linked to resistance to non-NRTI agents were detected in all group O isolates (A98G and Y181C) and in one subtype J virus (V108I). In contrast, many accessory mutations were found, especially in the protease gene. Only 5.6% of the 142 strains, all belonging to subtype B or D, had no mutations in the protease gene. Sixty percent had one mutation, 22.5% had two mutations, 9.8% had three mutations, and 2.1% (all group O strains) had four mutations. In order of decreasing frequency, the following mutations were identified in the protease gene: M36I (86.6%), L10I/V (26%), L63P (12.6%), K20M/R (11.2%), V77I (5.6%), A71V (2.8%), L33F (0.7%), and M46I (0.7%). R211K, an accessory mutation associated with NRTI resistance, was also observed in 43.6% of the samples. Phenotypic and clinical studies are now required to determine whether multidrug-resistant viruses emerge more rapidly during antiretroviral therapy when minor resistance-conferring mutations are present before treatment initiation.


Author(s):  
Tamara Bininashvili ◽  
Quentin Doperalski ◽  
Naiel Nassar

Discuss the different HIV drug resistance mutations and cross-resistance patterns in each class of HIV medication. In recent years, newer HIV medications have been introduced, and several studies have identified resistance mutations associated with the newer medications. • Previous exposure to antiretroviral (ARV) medications has a significant role in the development of drug resistance, especially in patients who are noncompliant with medications....


2012 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 2719-2725 ◽  
Author(s):  
André F. A. Santos ◽  
Denis M. Tebit ◽  
Matthew S. Lalonde ◽  
Ana B. Abecasis ◽  
Annette Ratcliff ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTHypersusceptibility (HS) to inhibition by different antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) among diverse HIV-infected individuals may be a misnomer because clinical response to treatment is evaluated in relation to subtype B infections while drug susceptibility of the infecting virus, regardless of subtype, is compared to a subtype B HIV-1 laboratory strain (NL4-3 or IIIB). Mounting evidence suggests that HS to different ARVs may result in better treatment outcome just as drug resistance leads to treatment failure. We have identified key amino acid polymorphisms in the protease coding region of a non-B HIV-1 subtype linked to protease inhibitor HS, namely, 17E and 64M in CRF02_AG. These HS-linked polymorphisms were introduced in the BD6-15 CRF02_AG molecular clone and tested for inhibition using a panel of protease inhibitors. In general, suspected HS-linked polymorphisms did increase susceptibility to specific protease inhibitors such as amprenavir and atazanavir, but the combination of the 17E/64M polymorphisms showed greater HS. These two mutations were found at low frequencies but linked in a sequence database of over 700 protease sequences of CRF02_AG. In direct head-to-head virus competitions, CRF02_AG harboring the 17E/64M polymorphisms also had higher replicative fitness than did the 17E or the 64M polymorphism in the CFR02_AG clone. These findings suggest that subtype-specific, linked polymorphisms can result in hypersusceptibility to ARVs. Considering the potential benefit of HS to treatment outcome, screening for potential HS-linked polymorphisms as well as preexisting drug resistance mutations in treatment-naïve patients may guide the choice of ARVs for the best treatment outcome.


Acta Naturae ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. A. Shadrina ◽  
T. S. Zatsepin ◽  
Yu. Yu. Agapkina ◽  
M. G. Isaguliants ◽  
M. B. Gottikh

Integration of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) DNA into the genome of an infected cell is one of the key steps in the viral replication cycle. The viral enzyme integrase (IN), which catalyzes the integration, is an attractive target for the development of new antiviral drugs. However, the HIV-1 therapy often results in the IN gene mutations inducing viral resistance to integration inhibitors. To assess the impact of drug resistance mutations on the activity of IN of HIV-1 subtype A strain FSU-A, which is dominant in Russia, variants of the consensus IN of this subtype containing the primary resistance mutations G118R and Q148K and secondary compensatory substitutions E138K and G140S were prepared and characterized. Comparative study of these enzymes with the corresponding mutants of IN of HIV-1 subtype B strains HXB-2 was performed. The mutation Q148K almost equally reduced the activity of integrases of both subtypes. Its negative effect was partially compensated by the secondary mutations E138K and G140S. Primary substitution G118R had different influence on the activity of proteins of the subtypes A and B, and the compensatory effect of the secondary substitution E138K also depended on the viral subtype. Comparison of the mutants resistance to the known strand transfer inhibitors raltegravir and elvitegravir, and a new inhibitor XZ-259 (a dihydro-1H-isoindol derivative), showed that integrases of both subtypes with the Q148K mutation were insensitive to raltegravir and elvitegravir but were effectively inhibited by XZ-259. The substitution G118R slightly reduced the efficiency of IN inhibition by raltegravir and elvitegravir and caused no resistance to XZ_259.


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