Host-directed antiviral therapy

N Kumar, S Sharma, R Kumar, BN Tripathi… - Clinical microbiology …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Antiviral drugs have traditionally been developed by directly targeting essential viral
components. However, this strategy often fails due to the rapid generation of drug-resistant …

Impact of Genetic Polymorphisms of ABCB1 (MDR1, P-Glycoprotein) on Drug Disposition and Potential Clinical Implications: Update of the Literature

S Wolking, E Schaeffeler, H Lerche, M Schwab… - Clinical …, 2015 - Springer
ATP-binding cassette transporter B1 (ABCB1; P-glycoprotein; multidrug resistance protein 1)
is an adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-dependent efflux transporter located in the plasma …

Pharmacogenetics of cytochrome P450 2B6 (CYP2B6): advances on polymorphisms, mechanisms, and clinical relevance

UM Zanger, K Klein - Frontiers in genetics, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Cytochrome P450 2B6 (CYP2B6) belongs to the minor drug metabolizing P450s in human
liver. Expression is highly variable both between individuals and within individuals, owing to …

CYP2B6 Genotype and Weight Gain Differences Between Dolutegravir and Efavirenz

R Griesel, G Maartens, M Chirehwa… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Dolutegravir is associated with more weight gain than efavirenz. Loss-of-
function polymorphisms in CYP2B6 result in higher efavirenz concentrations, which we …

ABCB1, ABCG2, ABCC1, ABCC2, and ABCC3 drug transporter polymorphisms and their impact on drug bioavailability: what is our current understanding?

H Bruckmueller, I Cascorbi - Expert opinion on drug metabolism & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Interindividual differences in drug response are a frequent clinical challenge
partly due to variation in pharmacokinetics. ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters are …

Pharmacogenetics and precision medicine approaches for the improvement of COVID-19 therapies

M Biswas, N Sawajan, T Rungrotmongkol… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Many drugs are being administered to tackle coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic situations without establishing clinical effectiveness or tailoring safety. A …

Importance of ethnicity, CYP2B6 and ABCB1 genotype for efavirenz pharmacokinetics and treatment outcomes: a parallel-group prospective cohort study in two sub …

E Ngaimisi, A Habtewold, O Minzi, E Makonnen… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Objectives We evaluated the importance of ethnicity and pharmacogenetic variations in
determining efavirenz pharmacokinetics, auto-induction and immunological outcomes in two …

Adverse neuropsychiatric events and recreational use of efavirenz and other HIV-1 antiretroviral drugs

DA Dalwadi, L Ozuna, BH Harvey, M Viljoen… - Pharmacological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Efavirenz is a highly effective HIV-1 antiretroviral; however, it is also frequently associated
with neuropsychiatric adverse events (NPAE) that include abnormal dreams, sleep …

High plasma efavirenz level and CYP2B6* 6 are associated with efavirenz-based HAART-induced liver injury in the treatment of naive HIV patients from Ethiopia: a …

G Yimer, W Amogne, A Habtewold… - The …, 2012 - nature.com
The objective of this study was to assess the incidence, timing and identify
pharmacogenetic, efavirenz (EFV) pharmacokinetic and biochemical predictors of EFV …

Pharmacogenetic & pharmacokinetic biomarker for efavirenz based ARV and rifampicin based anti-TB drug induced liver injury in TB-HIV infected patients

G Yimer, N Ueda, A Habtewold, W Amogne, A Suda… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Implication of pharmacogenetic variations and efavirenz pharmacokinetics in
concomitant efavirenz based antiviral therapy and anti-tubercular drug induced liver injury …