Abstract
Virologic failure of antiretroviral therapy (ART) may be explained by single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in drug absorption and metabolism genes. Here, we characterized the associations between polymorphisms in cytochrome P450 enzymes’ genes CYP2B6 and CYP3A4/A5, nuclear receptor genes NR1I2/3, and initial ART efficacy among 203 HIV-positive individuals from Rio de Janeiro. Association between SNPs and virologic control was evaluated after 6 and 12 months of follow-up using Cox regression models. The SNP rs2307424 (NR1I3) was associated with increased virologic response after 12 months of treatment, while rs1523127 (NR1I2), rs3003596, and rs2502815 (NR1I3) were associated with decreased response. Increased virologic response after 12 months (adjHR = 1.54; p = 0.02) was also observed among carriers of the NR1I3 haplotype rs2502815G-rs3003596A-rs2307424A versus the reference haplotype G-A-G. Our results suggest that NR1I2 and NR1I3 variants are associated with virologic responses to ART among Brazilians.
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We are grateful to David W. Haas, MD, from Vanderbilt University, for his thoughtful comments and suggestions. This study was supported by grants from The Brazilian Ministry of Health (TC 235/2012 to C.C.C.), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq; grant number 480753/2013-0 to C.C.C.), Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ; grant number E-26/202.791/2019 to C.C.C.), and Fundação Oswaldo Cruz – Programa INOVA (18801948377 to M.R.A.). C.A.V. is recipient of a graduate fellowship from FAPERJ.
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S.S.S. and C.C.C. were responsible for study design. C.A.V., T.B.A., I.E., S.L., and L.P. conducted the experiments. C.A.V., M.R.A., and C.C.C. analyzed the data. M.C.V.M.A. and J.F.C.P. were responsible for subject’s recruitment and clinical follow-up. L.P., A.T., and C.C.C. financed the study. C.A.V., M.R.A., and C.C.C. wrote the manuscript.
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de Almeida Velozo, C., de Almeida, T.B., de Azevedo, M.C.V.M. et al. Polymorphisms at CYP enzymes, NR1I2 and NR1I3 in association with virologic response to antiretroviral therapy in Brazilian HIV-positive individuals. Pharmacogenomics J 22, 33–38 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41397-021-00254-4
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