Amedeo De Nicolò, Alice Palermiti, Stefania Dispinseri, Giulia Marchetti, Mattia Trunfio, Elisa De Vivo, Antonio D'Avolio, Antonio Muscatello, Andrea Gori, Stefano Rusconi, Elena Bruzzesi, Arianna Gabrieli, Davide Paolo Bernasconi, Alessandra Bandera, Silvia Nozza, Andrea Calcagno
Despite its high effectiveness, combination antiretroviral treatment (cART) has a limited effect on HIV-DNA reservoir, which establishes early during primary infection (PHI) and is maintained by latency, homeostatic T-cells proliferation, and residual replication: this can be associated with low drug exposure in lymphoid tissues and/or suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral drugs (ARVs). Aim of this study was to assess ARVs concentrations in plasma, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and lymph nodes (LN), and their association to HIV-RNA and DNA decay during PHI...
May 18, 2024: International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents