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- Title
Evaluation of Platelet Activation by HIV Protease Inhibitors – The HIV-PLA II Study.
- Authors
Kann, Gerrit; Owasil, Junaid; Kuczka, Karina; Haberl, Annette; Wolf, Timo; Khaykin, Pavel; Harder, Sebastian; Stephan, Christoph; Hentig, Nils von
- Abstract
Background: In the past, protease inhibitors (PIs) and the reverse transcriptase inhibitor abacavir were identified increasing the risk for thromboembolic complications and cardiovascular events (CVE) of HIV infected patients taking a combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). Results of the previous HIV-PLA I-study lead to the assumption that platelet activation could play a substantial role in increasing CVE risks. Methods: The open label, monocentric HIV-PLA II-study investigated HIV-1-infected, therapy-naïve adults (n=45) starting with cART, consisting either of boosted PI (atazanavir, n= 6, darunavir, n=11), NNRTI (efavirenz, n=14) or integrase inhibitor (raltegravir, n=14), each plus tenofovir/emtricitabine co-medication. Main exclusion criteria were tobacco smoking, the intake of NSAIDs or abacavir or past CVE. Platelet adhesive molecule p-selectin (CD62P) and FITC anti-human Integrin α-IIb/Integrin β-3 (CD41/CD61) antibody (PAC-1) binding, monocyte CD11b/monocyte-associated CD41 expression and the endogenous thrombin potential (ETP) were assessed ex vivo-in vitro at baseline, weeks 4, 12 and 24. Therapy regimens were blinded to the investigators for laboratory and statistical analyses. Results: CD11b and ETP showed no significant changes or differences between all study groups. In contrast, the mean + SD mean fluorescence units (MFI) of CD62P and PAC-1 increased significantly in patients taking PI, indicating an enhanced potential for thrombocyte activation and aggregation. Conclusion: CD62P expression, detecting the ɑ-platelet degranulation of pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic factors and adhesive proteins, and PAC-1 expression, representing a marker for conformation changes of the GIIb/IIIa receptor, increased significantly in patients taking HIV protease inhibitors. The findings of this study revealed a yet unknown pathway of platelet activation, possibly contributing to the increased risk for CVE under HIV protease inhibitor containing cART. Clinical Trial Registration No.: DRKS00000288.
- Subjects
RALTEGRAVIR; HIV protease inhibitors; BLOOD platelet activation; REVERSE transcriptase inhibitors; INTEGRASE inhibitors; CARDIOLOGICAL manifestations of general diseases
- Publication
HIV/AIDS - Research & Palliative Care, 2021, Vol 13, p789
- ISSN
1179-1373
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2147/HIV.S262282