Metabolic Abnormalities Associated with the Use of Protease Inhibitors and Non-nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors.

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Rao MN, Lee GA, Grunfeld C

Metabolic Abnormalities Associated with the Use of Protease Inhibitors and Non-nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors.

Am J Infect Dis. 2006 Sep 30;2(3):159-166.

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22162956 [ View in PubMed
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Abstract

The use of protease inhibitors and non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors for the treatment of HIV infection and AIDS has been associated with multiple abnormalities in glucose and lipid metabolism. Specifically, these abnormalities include insulin resistance, increased triglycerides and increased LDL cholesterol levels. The metabolic disturbances are due to a combination of factors, including the direct effect of medications, restoration to health and HIV disease, as well as individual genetic predisposition. Of the available anti-retroviral medications, indinavir has been associated with causing the most insulin resistance and ritonavir with causing the most hypertriglyceridemia.

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Pharmaco-metabolomics
DrugDrug GroupsMetaboliteChangeDescription
RitonavirApproved InvestigationalHDL cholesterol
decreased
Ritonavir decreases the level of HDL cholesterol in the blood
AmprenavirApproved InvestigationalTotal cholesterol
increased
Amprenavir increases the level of Total cholesterol in the blood
AmprenavirApproved InvestigationalTriglycerides
increased
Amprenavir increases the level of Triglycerides in the blood
AmprenavirApproved InvestigationalLDL cholesterol
increased
Amprenavir increases the level of LDL cholesterol in the blood
AmprenavirApproved InvestigationalHDL cholesterol
increased
Amprenavir increases the level of HDL cholesterol in the blood
AtazanavirApproved InvestigationalTotal cholesterol
increased
Atazanavir increases the level of Total cholesterol in the blood
AtazanavirApproved InvestigationalTriglycerides
increased
Atazanavir increases the level of Triglycerides in the blood
AtazanavirApproved InvestigationalLDL cholesterol
increased
Atazanavir increases the level of LDL cholesterol in the blood
AtazanavirApproved InvestigationalHDL cholesterol
increased
Atazanavir increases the level of HDL cholesterol in the blood
IndinavirApprovedLDL cholesterol
increased
Indinavir increases the level of LDL cholesterol in the blood
IndinavirApprovedTotal cholesterol
increased
Indinavir increases the level of Total cholesterol in the blood
NelfinavirApprovedTriglycerides
increased
Nelfinavir increases the level of Triglycerides in the blood
NelfinavirApprovedLDL cholesterol
increased
Nelfinavir increases the level of LDL cholesterol in the blood
NelfinavirApprovedTotal cholesterol
increased
Nelfinavir increases the level of Total cholesterol in the blood
NevirapineApprovedTotal cholesterol
increased
Nevirapine increases the level of Total cholesterol in the blood
NevirapineApprovedLDL cholesterol
increased
Nevirapine increases the level of LDL cholesterol in the blood
EfavirenzApproved InvestigationalHDL cholesterol
increased
Efavirenz increases the level of HDL cholesterol in the blood
RitonavirApproved InvestigationalTotal cholesterol
increased
Ritonavir increases the level of Total cholesterol in the blood
RitonavirApproved InvestigationalLDL cholesterol
increased
Ritonavir increases the level of LDL cholesterol in the blood
RitonavirApproved InvestigationalTriglycerides
increased
Ritonavir increases the level of Triglycerides in the blood
NevirapineApprovedHDL cholesterol
increased
Nevirapine increases the level of HDL cholesterol in the blood
IndinavirApprovedTriglycerides
increased
Indinavir increases the level of Triglycerides in the blood
EfavirenzApproved InvestigationalTotal cholesterol
increased
Efavirenz increases the level of Total cholesterol in the blood