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Trial reportBritish journal of pharmacology2021

Early or deferred initiation of efavirenz during rifampicin-based TB therapy has no significant effect on CYP3A induction in TB-HIV infected patients.

Eleni Aklillu, Alimuddin Zumla, Abiy Habtewold, Wondwossen Amogne, Eyasu Makonnen, Getnet Yimer, Jürgen Burhenne, Ulf Diczfalusy

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Trial report in British journal of pharmacology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Variability in plasma rifampicin concentrations and role ofInfectious diseases (London, England) · 2024
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  6. Journal of personalized medicine · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 6 institutions in 7 countries.

Eleni AklilluDivision of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge C1:68, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-9788-0790
Alimuddin ZumlaDivision of Infection and Immunity, University College London, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Abiy HabtewoldDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, William Carey University, Biloxi, MS, USA.
Wondwossen AmogneDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Health Science, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Eyasu MakonnenDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Getnet YimerDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Jürgen BurhenneDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Ulf DiczfalusyDivision of Clinical Chemistry, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet at Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Karolinska University Hospital · SEUniversity of Bahrain · BHAddis Ababa University · ETHeidelberg University · DEUniversity Teaching Hospital · ZMWilliam Carey University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeIn TB-HIV co-infection, prompt initiation of TB therapy is recommended but anti-retroviral treatment (ART) is often delayed due to potential drug-drug interactions between rifampicin and efavirenz. In a longitudinal cohort study, we evaluated the effects of efavirenz/rifampicin co-treatment and time of ART initiation on CYP3A induction. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH: Treatment-naïve TB-HIV co-infected patients (n = 102) were randomized to efavirenz-based-ART after 4 (n = 69) or 8 weeks (n = 33) of commencing rifampicin-based anti-TB therapy. HIV patients without TB (n = 94) receiving efavirenz-based-ART only were enrolled as control. Plasma 4β-hydroxycholesterol/cholesterol (4β-OHC/Chol) ratio, an endogenous biomarker for CYP3A activity, was determined at baseline, at 4 and 16 weeks of ART. KEY

resultsIn patients treated with efavirenz only, median 4β-OHC/Chol ratios increased from baseline by 269% and 275% after 4 and 16 weeks of ART, respectively. In TB-HIV patients, rifampicin only therapy for 4 and 8 weeks increased median 4β-OHC/Chol ratios from baseline by 378% and 576% respectively. After efavirenz/rifampicin co-treatment, 4β-OHC/Chol ratios increased by 560% of baseline (4 weeks) and 456% of baseline (16 weeks). Neither time of ART initiation, sex, genotype nor efavirenz plasma concentration were significant predictors of 4β-OHC/Chol ratios after 4 weeks of efavirenz/rifampicin co-treatment. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Rifampicin induced CYP3A more potently than efavirenz, with maximum induction occurring within the first 4 weeks of rifampicin therapy. We provide pharmacological evidence that early (4 weeks) or deferred (8 weeks) ART initiation during anti-TB therapy has no significant effect on CYP3A induction. LINKED ARTICLES: This article is part of a themed issue on Oxysterols, Lifelong Health and Therapeutics. To view the other articles in this section visit http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bph.v178.16/issuetoc.

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Anti-HIV AgentsHIV InfectionsTuberculosisAlkynesBenzoxazinesCyclopropanesCytochrome P-450 CYP3AHumansLongitudinal StudiesRifampinAlkynesAnti-HIV AgentsBenzoxazinesCyclopropanesCytochrome P-450 CYP3AefavirenzRifampin4β-hydroxycholesterolco-infectionCYP3Adrug-drug interactionefavirenzenzyme inductionHIVrifampicintuberculosis

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PMID33155675
PMCPMC8359173
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