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DrCarolinaHerrera

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease

Honorary Senior Research Fellow
 
 
 
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460 (Shattock Group)Medical SchoolSt Mary's Campus

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Citation

BibTex format

@article{Herrera:2016:10.1097/QAD.0000000000001043,
author = {Herrera, C and Armanasco, N and García-Pérez, J and Ziprin, P and Olejniczak, N and Alcami, J and Nuttall, J and Shattock, RJ},
doi = {10.1097/QAD.0000000000001043},
journal = {AIDS},
pages = {1015--1025},
title = {Maraviroc and reverse transcriptase inhibitors combinations as potential pre-exposure prophylaxis candidates},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000001043},
volume = {30},
year = {2016}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Objective: Receptive anal intercourse in both men and women is associated with the highest probability for sexual acquisition of HIV infection. As part of a program to develop an effective prevention strategy, we performed an ex-vivo preclinical evaluation to determine the efficacy of multiple double combinations of maraviroc (MVC) and reverse transcriptase inhibitors (RTIs).Design: The entry inhibitor, MVC, a nucleotide RTI, tenofovir and two non-nucleoside RTIs, UC781 and TMC120 (dapivirine, DPV), were used in double, combinations against a panel of CCR5-using clade B and clade C HIV-1 isolates and against MVC-escape variants. A gel-formulated version of MVC-DPV combination was also tested.Methods: Indicator cells, cocultures of immature dendritic cells with CD4+T cells, and colorectal tissue explants were used to assess antiviral activity of drug combinations.Results: All dual MVC-RTI combinations tested inhibited MVC-sensitive and resistant isolates in cellular and colorectal explants models. All the combinations were positive with no reduction in the activity of MVC. In tissue explants, the combinations against all viral isolates tested produced an increase in the activity of MVC. An initial gel-formulation of MVC-DPV combination showed greater and prolonged antiviral activity of MVC in mucosal tissue explants.Conclusion: This study demonstrates that combinations based on antiretroviral drugs inhibiting HIV transmission at viral entry and reverse transcription have potential as prevention strategies against colorectal transmission of HIV-1 including MVC-resistant isolates. Preclinical evaluation with colorectal tissue explants indicates that a gel-formulation of MVC-DPV is an effective candidate colorectal microbicide.
AU  - Herrera,C
AU  - Armanasco,N
AU  - García-Pérez,J
AU  - Ziprin,P
AU  - Olejniczak,N
AU  - Alcami,J
AU  - Nuttall,J
AU  - Shattock,RJ
DO  - 10.1097/QAD.0000000000001043
EP  - 1025
PY  - 2016///
SN  - 0269-9370
SP  - 1015
TI  - Maraviroc and reverse transcriptase inhibitors combinations as potential pre-exposure prophylaxis candidates
T2  - AIDS
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000001043
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/28976
VL  - 30
ER  -
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