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Characterization of HIV-1 recombinant and subtype B near full-length genome among men who have sex with men in South Korea. Sci Rep 2021; 11:4122. [PMID: 33602986 PMCID: PMC7892834 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-82872-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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In Korea, subtype B is the predominant variant of HIV-1, but full genome sequencing and analysis of its viral variants are lacking. We performed near full-length genome (NFLG) sequencing and phylogenetic and recombination analyses of fifty plasma samples from HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) from a Korea HIV/AIDS cohort study. Viral genomes were amplified and the near-full-length sequences were determined using next-generation sequencing (NGS) and Sanger sequencing. We focused on the HIV-1 subtype classification and identification of HIV recombinants. Twelve HIV-1 NFLGs were determined: ten were subtyped as pure HIV-1 subtype B and two recombinant strains as a common subtype CRF07_BC, and a novel subtype CRF43_02G recombined with CRF02_AG again, or a new CRF02_AG and subtype G recombinant. For the ten NFLGs determined by NGS, “the novel recombinant emerged at approximately 2003 and the other nine subtype B about 2004 or 2005”. This is the first report analyzing HIV-1 NFLG, including recombinants and clinical characteristics, by subtype among MSM in Korea. Our results provide novel insights for understanding the recombinants in the HIV-1 epidemic in Korea.
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Perrier M, Castain L, Regad L, Todesco E, Landman R, Visseaux B, Yazdanpanah Y, Rodriguez C, Joly V, Calvez V, Marcelin AG, Descamps D, Charpentier C. HIV-1 protease, Gag and gp41 baseline substitutions associated with virological response to a PI-based regimen. J Antimicrob Chemother 2020; 74:1679-1692. [PMID: 30768160 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkz043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Revised: 01/04/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To assess, at ART initiation, the impact of baseline substitutions in protease, Gag and gp41 regions on the virological response to a first-line PI-based regimen. PATIENTS AND METHODS One hundred and fifty-four HIV-infected ART-naive patients initiating a PI-based regimen including darunavir (n = 129) or atazanavir (n = 25) were assessed, including 36 experiencing virological failure (VF). Whole pol, gag and gp41 genes were sequenced at ART baseline by ultra-deep sequencing (UDS) using Illumina® technology. Supervised data-mining analyses were performed to identify mutations associated with virological response. Structural analyses were performed to assess the impact of mutations on protease conformation. RESULTS UDS was successful in 127, 138 and 134 samples for protease, Gag and gp41, respectively (31% subtype B and 38% CRF02_AG). Overall, T4A and S37T mutations in protease were identified as being associated with VF (P = 0.02 and P = 0.005, respectively). Among CRF02_AG sequences, I72M and E21D mutations were associated with VF (P = 0.03 for both). They all induced some conformational changes of some protease side-chain residues located near mutated residues. In Gag, mutations associated with VF were G62D, N315H and Y441S (P = 0.005, P = 0.007 and P = 0.0003, respectively). All were localized outside Gag cleavage sites (G62D, matrix; N315H, capsid; and Y441S, p1). In gp41, the I270T mutation, localized in the cytoplasmic tail, was associated with VF (P = 0.003), and the I4L mutation, in the fusion peptide, was associated with virological success (P = 0.004). CONCLUSIONS In this study, new baseline substitutions in Gag, protease and g41, potentially impacting PI-based regimen outcome, were evidenced. Phenotypic analyses are required to confirm their role in the PI-resistance mechanism.
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- Marine Perrier
- IAME, UMR 1137, INSERM, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, AP-HP, Laboratoire de Virologie, Hôpital Bichat, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique (iPLESP), AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Laboratoire de Virologie, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris-Diderot, CNRS, INSERM, Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative UMR 8251, Computational Modeling of Protein Ligand Interactions U1133, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique (iPLESP), AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Laboratoire de Virologie, F-75013 Paris, France
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- IAME, UMR 1137, INSERM, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, AP-HP, Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital Bichat, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- IAME, UMR 1137, INSERM, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, AP-HP, Laboratoire de Virologie, Hôpital Bichat, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- IAME, UMR 1137, INSERM, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, AP-HP, Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital Bichat, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- INSERM U955 Eq18, CNR hépatites virales B, C et delta, Laboratoire de Virologie, Hôpital Henri Mondor, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- IAME, UMR 1137, INSERM, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, AP-HP, Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital Bichat, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique (iPLESP), AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Laboratoire de Virologie, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique (iPLESP), AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Laboratoire de Virologie, F-75013 Paris, France
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- IAME, UMR 1137, INSERM, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, AP-HP, Laboratoire de Virologie, Hôpital Bichat, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- IAME, UMR 1137, INSERM, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, AP-HP, Laboratoire de Virologie, Hôpital Bichat, AP-HP, Paris, France
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During the evolution of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), transmissions between humans and primates resulted in multiple HIV lineages in humans. This evolution has been rapid, giving rise to a complex classification and allowing for worldwide spread and intermixing of subtypes, which has consequently led to dozens of circulating recombinant forms. In the Republic of Korea, 12,522 cases of HIV infection have been reported between 1985, when AIDS was first identified, and 2015. This review focuses on the evolution of HIV infection worldwide and the molecular epidemiologic characteristics of HIV in Korea.
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- Bum Sik Chin
- Center for Infectious Diseases, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
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Park M, Kee MK, Rhee J, Park JY, Kim SS, Kang C, Choi JY. The trend of transmitted drug resistance in newly diagnosed antiretroviral-naive HIV/AIDS patients during 1999-2012 in South Korea. J Clin Virol 2016; 81:53-7. [PMID: 27317880 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2016.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2016] [Revised: 05/27/2016] [Accepted: 06/01/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND The use of antiretroviral drugs has reduced the mortality and morbidity of patients with HIV/AIDS. More than 20 antiretroviral drugs have been used in patients with HIV/AIDS since zidovudine was first introduced in 1991 in South Korea. OBJECTIVES To investigate and estimate the annual prevalence of transmitted drug resistance and drug-resistant variants of HIV-1 in newly diagnosed antiretroviral-naive patients in South Korea during 1999-2012. STUDY DESIGN Plasma specimens were collected from 928 antiretroviral-naive patients during 1999-2012. Mutations in the protease and reverse transcriptase sections of the HIV-1 pol gene were identified using the Stanford HIV Drug Resistance Database (Stanford DB). RESULTS Among 928 HIV-1 isolates from antiretroviral-naive patients, 45 (4.8%) showed 'intermediate' or 'resistant' drug resistance. The predicted prevalence of drug resistance among isolates was 2.2%, 2.7%, and 0.3% for resistance to nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, and protease inhibitors, respectively. CONCLUSIONS There was no significant increase in the prevalence of drug resistance among antiretroviral-naive patients infected with HIV-1 during 1999-2012 in South Korea, although there was a slight increase during 2009-2012. The emergence of drug-resistant variants will continue to be monitored by national surveys.
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- Mina Park
- Division of AIDS, Department of Immunology and Pathology, National Institute of Health South Korea, The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Republic of Korea
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- Division of AIDS, Department of Immunology and Pathology, National Institute of Health South Korea, The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Republic of Korea
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- Division of AIDS, Department of Immunology and Pathology, National Institute of Health South Korea, The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Republic of Korea
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- Division of AIDS, Department of Immunology and Pathology, National Institute of Health South Korea, The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Republic of Korea
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- Division of AIDS, Department of Immunology and Pathology, National Institute of Health South Korea, The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Republic of Korea
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- Division of AIDS, Department of Immunology and Pathology, National Institute of Health South Korea, The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Republic of Korea
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- Division of AIDS, Department of Immunology and Pathology, National Institute of Health South Korea, The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Republic of Korea.
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Kwon OK, Kim SS, Rhee JE, Kee MK, Park M, Oh HR, Choi JY. Drug susceptibility to etravirine and darunavir among Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-derived pseudoviruses in treatment-experienced patients with HIV/AIDS in South Korea. Virol J 2015; 12:53. [PMID: 25879840 PMCID: PMC4404133 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-015-0283-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2014] [Accepted: 03/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background In South Korea, about 20 types of antiretroviral drugs are used in the treatment of patients with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Since 2010, raltegravir, etravirine, and darunavir have been spotlighted as new drugs for highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)-experienced adults with resistant HIV-1 in South Korea. In this study, we investigated potential susceptibility of pseudoviruses derived from treatment-experienced Korean patients to etravirine vs efavirenz and to darunavir vs amprenavir and indinavir using a modified single-round assay. Methods Pseudoviruses derived from nine treatment-experienced patients infected with HIV-1 were investigated by comparison with the wild-type strain pNL4-3. The 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) values were calculated and drug susceptibility was compared. The intensity of genotypic drug resistance was classified based on the ‘SIR’ interpretation of the Stanford data base. Results Drug susceptibility was generally higher for etravirine and darunavir compared with efavirenz, amprenavir, and indinavir in pseudoviruses derived from treatment-experienced patients. Pseudoviruses derived from patients KRB4025 and KRB8014, who exhibited long-term use of protease inhibitors, showed an outside of tested drug concentration, especially for amprenavir and indinavir. However, they exhibited a lower fold-change in resistance to darunavir. Conclusions Etravirine and darunavir have been used in HAART since 2010 in South Korea. Therefore, these antiretroviral drugs together with other newly introduced antiretroviral drugs are interesting for the optimal treatment of patients with treatment failure. This study may help to find a more effective HAART in the case of HIV-1 infected patients that have difficulty being treated.
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- Oh-Kyung Kwon
- Department of Immunology and Pathology, Division of AIDS, Korea National Institute of Health, Osong, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Immunology and Pathology, Division of AIDS, Korea National Institute of Health, Osong, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Immunology and Pathology, Division of AIDS, Korea National Institute of Health, Osong, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Immunology and Pathology, Division of AIDS, Korea National Institute of Health, Osong, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Immunology and Pathology, Division of AIDS, Korea National Institute of Health, Osong, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Immunology and Pathology, Division of AIDS, Korea National Institute of Health, Osong, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Immunology and Pathology, Division of AIDS, Korea National Institute of Health, Osong, Republic of Korea.
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Choi JY, Kwon OK, Choi BS, Kee MK, Park M, Kim SS. The prevalence of antiretroviral multidrug resistance in highly active antiretroviral therapy-treated patients with HIV/AIDS between 2004 and 2009 in South Korea. J Clin Virol 2014; 60:154-60. [PMID: 24680255 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2014.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2013] [Revised: 01/20/2014] [Accepted: 02/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) including protease inhibitors (PIs) has been used in South Korea since 1997. Currently, more than 20 types of antiretroviral drugs are used in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus-infected/acquired immune deficiency syndrome patients in South Korea. Despite the rapid development of various antiretroviral drugs, many drug-resistant variants have been reported after initiating HAART, and the efficiency of HAART is limited by these variants. OBJECTIVES To investigate and estimate the annual antiretroviral drug resistance and prevalence of antiretroviral multi-class drug resistance in Korean patients with experience of treatment. STUDY DESIGN The amplified HIV-1 pol gene in 535 patients requested for genotypic drug resistance testing from 2004 to 2009 by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was sequenced and analyzed annually and totally. The prevalence of antiretroviral drug resistance was estimated based on "SIR" interpretation of the Stanford sequence database. RESULTS Of viruses derived from 787 specimens, 380 samples (48.3%) showed at least one drug class-related resistance. Predicted NRTI drug resistance was highest at 41.9%. NNRTI showed 27.2% resistance with 23.3% for PI. The percent of annual drug resistance showed similar pattern and slightly declined except 2004 and 2005. The prevalence of multi-class drug resistance against each drug class was: NRTI/NNRTI/PI, 9.8%; NRTI/PI, 21.9%; NNRTI/PI, 10.4%; and NRTI/NNRTI, 21.5%. CONCLUSIONS About 50% and less than 10% of patients infected with HIV-1 have multidrug and multiclass resistance linked to 16 antiretroviral drugs, respectively. The significance of this study lies in its larger-scale examination of the prevalence of drug-resistant variants and multidrug resistance in HAART-experienced patients in South Korea.
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- Ju-yeon Choi
- Division of AIDS, Department of Immunology and Pathology, National Institute of Health South Korea, The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Republic of Korea
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- Division of AIDS, Department of Immunology and Pathology, National Institute of Health South Korea, The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Republic of Korea
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- Division of AIDS, Department of Immunology and Pathology, National Institute of Health South Korea, The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Republic of Korea
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- Division of AIDS, Department of Immunology and Pathology, National Institute of Health South Korea, The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Republic of Korea
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- Division of AIDS, Department of Immunology and Pathology, National Institute of Health South Korea, The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Republic of Korea
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- Division of AIDS, Department of Immunology and Pathology, National Institute of Health South Korea, The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Republic of Korea.
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Drug susceptibility of human immunodeficiency virus type 1-derived pseudoviruses from treatment-experienced patients to protease inhibitors and reverse transcriptase inhibitors, using a modified single-round assay. J Clin Virol 2010; 50:19-25. [PMID: 20970373 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2010.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2010] [Revised: 09/17/2010] [Accepted: 09/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Genotypic drug resistance assay has been the only method available to provide information related to drug resistance in South Korea since 1999. Phenotypic assay is also a useful method to predict a patient's state related to antiretroviral drug resistance. However, commercial systems and methods for phenotyping have not been introduced into South Korea. OBJECTIVES To establish and apply modified phenotypic drug susceptibility assay using treatment-experienced patients' derived HIV-1 in South Korea. STUDY DESIGN The genotypic drug resistance and phenotypic drug susceptibility of two different methods, Stanford HIV Drug Resistance Database (Stanford DB) and modified phenotypic drug susceptibility assay were compared especially focused on the HIV-1 protease (PR) and reverse transcriptase (RT) sequences. RESULTS There was some discordance in comparing drug susceptibility results (a modified drug susceptibility assay) with the predicted genotypic drug resistance (Stanford DB). Phenotypic drug resistance showed the following order for pseudoviruses from treatment-experienced patients infected with HIV/AIDS: Efavirenz (EFV, 21 to 1,319-fold change), Lamivudine (3TC, 31 to >189-fold change), Indinavir sulfate (IDV, 26 to 63-fold change), Amprenavir (APV, 4 to 35-fold change) and Zidovudine (AZT, 20 to 634-fold change). For patient KRC3221, the AZT-related phenotypic drug resistance was the greatest, with 634-fold change compared with the wild type. CONCLUSIONS Application of this modified phenotypic drug susceptibility assay is expected to help in predicting drug resistance as a guideline for clinicians to obtain a combined interpretation among genotyping, phenotyping and effective clinical treatments.
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Beneficial effects of a combination of Korean red ginseng and highly active antiretroviral therapy in human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected patients. CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY : CVI 2009; 16:1127-31. [PMID: 19535541 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00013-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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To determine whether Korean red ginseng (KRG) has beneficial effects on human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected patients administered highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), we analyzed the CD4 T-cell count, viral load, and resistance mutations to HAART in 46 individuals. Thirteen patients harbored resistance mutations at baseline. The study population was divided into two groups: specifically, a group treated with a combination of HAART plus KRG (23 patients) and a group treated with HAART alone (23 patients). The annual increase in CD4 T-cell count in the combination group was significantly higher than that in the group treated with HAART alone (P < 0.05). Overall, 21 patients harbored resistance mutations after 3 years of therapy. Following exclusion of 13 patients displaying baseline resistance mutations, 7.1% of patients (1/14) in the combination group and 42.1% (8/19) in the HAART group were identified with resistance mutations. One patient with baseline resistance mutations in the combination group did not display resistance mutations 3 years after HAART therapy. High-level resistance mutations were significantly lower in the combination group than in the group treated with HAART alone. Five patients showed no improvement in viral copy number (26.3% [5/19]) in the combination group and 9 (45.0% [9/20]) showed no improvement in the HAART-only group. Our data support the clinical utility of KRG intake during HAART therapy.
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National survey for drug-resistant variants in newly diagnosed antiretroviral drug-naive patients with HIV/AIDS in South Korea: 1999-2005. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2008; 49:237-42. [PMID: 18845957 DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e318188a919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We investigated the prevalence of drug-resistant variants and assessed their severity against antiretroviral drugs among patients in South Korea. Three hundred antiretroviral drug-naive patients were collected and drug-resistant variants were analyzed using the Stanford database with sequences and mutation data of the HIV-1 genes for protease (codons 1-99) and reverse transcriptase (codons 1-250). Of this group, 199 isolates (66.3%) showed at least 1 or more sites related to drug resistance. However, the average prevalence of drug resistance for patients newly diagnosed with HIV-1 but still treatment-naive between 1999 and 2005 was very low (4.3%, by "SIR" interpretation) compared with other countries. Most of the newly infected patients carried HIV subtype B (96%, n = 288) based on phylogenetic analysis of the conserved pol region. In summary, there has been no significant increase in the prevalence of drug resistance among antiretroviral drug-naive patients infected with HIV-1 for the last 7 years in South Korea. This study is quite significant regarding its larger scale of prevalence study for drug-resistant variants comparing to other drug-resistant studies using small scale of populations in South Korea. It is also important to provide suitable guidelines of genotyping assays for Korean drug-naive patients.
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Sung H, Jung YS, Kang MW, Bae IG, Chang HH, Woo JH, Cho YK. High frequency of drug resistance mutations in human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected Korean patients treated with HAART. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2007; 23:1223-9. [PMID: 17961108 DOI: 10.1089/aid.2007.0008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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We have investigated the frequency of resistance mutations to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in 37 Korean HIV-1-infected patients, 22 of whom had experienced previous monotherapy. CD4(+) T cell counts significantly increased from 135 +/- 110/microl to 523 +/- 259/microl for 39 +/- 3 months by HAART (p < 0.0001). Over 39 +/- 3 months of HAART, 18 of 37 patients (48.6%) harbored drug resistance mutations. The most frequently observed mutation was M184V (24.3%, 9/37). Seven of 35 patients (20.0%) exposed to protease inhibitors and 2 of 11 (18.2%) exposed to nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors developed resistance mutations to their respective drugs. When we measured HIV-1 RNA viral loads over 30 months of HAART in 31 patients, we found that 13 patients (41.9%) showed virological treatment failure, with viral load >400 copies/ml. In conclusion, we found that the frequency of resistance mutations to antiretroviral drugs over 30 months was high in HAART-treated patients. As the first report on resistance mutations to HAART in Korea, our data suggest that genotyping-guided treatment as well as education for compliance are required for better care.
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- Heungsup Sung
- Department of Microbiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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Cho YK, Foley BT, Sung H, Kim YB, Kim JH. Molecular epidemiologic study of a human immunodeficiency virus 1 outbreak in haemophiliacs B infected through clotting factor 9 after 1990. Vox Sang 2007; 92:113-20. [PMID: 17298572 DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2006.00866.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Twenty haemophiliacs were diagnosed as infected with human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1), 1 to 2 years after exposure to clotting factor 9 manufactured in Korea, beginning in early 1990. This study assessed the genetic relationships between viruses found in plasma donors and haemophiliacs. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sequencing of the nef and pol genes of viruses from infected haemophiliacs, plasma donors whose plasma was used in domestic clotting factor manufacture, haemophiliacs infected outside Korea, and local controls were determined by nested polymerase chain reactions and direct DNA sequencing. Phylogenetic analysis was used to investigate the relationships among the sequences. RESULTS Both plasma donors and the haemophiliacs were infected with a subclade of subtype B that is a founder effect lineage in Korea. CONCLUSION Our data indicate that HIV-1 transmission to 20 haemophiliacs occurred through intravenous injection of Korean-made clotting factor. SUMMARY A clotting factor made in Korea from blood from cash-paid donors infected at least 20 haemophiliacs with HIV-1 subtype B.
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- Y K Cho
- Department of Microbiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388-1 Pungnap-dong, Seoul 138-040, South Korea.
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Tirado G, Jove G, Kumar R, Noel RJ, Reyes E, Sepulveda G, Yamamura Y, Kumar A. Compartmentalization of drug resistance-associated mutations in a treatment-naive HIV-infected female. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2004; 20:684-6. [PMID: 15242547 DOI: 10.1089/0889222041217509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Development of a drug-resistant variant of HIV-1 has been one of the major concerns contributing to the transmission of the virus. A 40-year-old woman presented to the clinic with micosis and oral candidiasis. The subject was referred for HIV-1 diagnosis. Subsequent investigations revealed a very low CD4 T cell count (48 cell/microl blood) and high plasma HIV-1 RNA load (4.33 x 10(5) copy/ml). A 1.3-kb pol fragment was sequenced in virus collected from plasma and the vaginal compartment. Plasma virus had no mutation in reverse transcriptase and one mutation in protease (L63P). On the other hand vaginal virus contained L63P and M184V mutations in protease and reverse transcriptase, respectively. These mutations were accompanied by several other mutations in previously identified CTL epitopic regions of the two genes. In the absence of antiretroviral treatment, a drug-resistant mutant was thought to develop because of immune pressure. This is the first report describing the role of immune pressure in the development of a drug-resistant virus.
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- Grissell Tirado
- Laboratory of Viral Immunology, Ponce School of Medicine, PuertoRico 00732
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