Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-24-2021
Identifier
DOI: 10.2147/PGPM.S306358; PMCID: PMC8318725
Abstract
Purpose: Plasma efavirenz (EFV) concentrations within therapeutic levels are essential to successfully treat patients suffering from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1. In addition to the drug-metabolizing enzyme CYP2B6, other phase II drug-metabolizing enzymes and transporters may have an important role in the pharmacokinetics of EFV. Thus, the influence of phase II drug-metabolizing enzymes and drug transporters on plasma EFV levels was investigated in Thai HIV patients receiving EFV.
Patients and methods: Genotyping was performed by TaqMan® real-time PCR in 149 HIV-infected Thai adults, and plasma efavirenz concentration was measured by a validated high-performance liquid chromatography in 12 hours after dosing steady-state plasma samples at week 12 and 24.
Results: Patients with three or more copies of SULT1A1 had significantly lower median plasma EFV concentrations than those carrying two copies at week 12 (p=0.046) and SULT1A1*2 (c.638G>A) carriers had significantly lower median plasma EFV concentrations compared to those not carrying the variant at week 24 (p=0.048). However, no significant association was found after adjusting for CYP2B6 genotype.
Conclusion: Genetic variation in a combination of SULT1A1*2 and SULT1A1 copy number may contribute to variability in EFV metabolism and thereby may impact drug response. The influence of a combination between the SULT1A1 and CYP2B6 genotype on EFV pharmacokinetics should be further investigated in a larger study population.
Journal Title
Pharmgenomics Pers Med
Volume
14
First Page
915
Last Page
926
Keywords
HIV-1; Thai; efavirenz; phase II drug-metabolizing enzymes; transporter genes
Recommended Citation
Chamnanphon M, Sukprasong R, Gaedigk A, et al. Influence of SULT1A1*2 Polymorphism on Plasma Efavirenz Concentration in Thai HIV-1 Patients. Pharmgenomics Pers Med. 2021;14:915-926. Published 2021 Jul 24. doi:10.2147/PGPM.S306358
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