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Date created
2013
Authors/Contributors
Author (aut): Chopera, Denis R.
Author (aut): Mann, Jaclyn K.
Author (aut): Mwimanzi, Philip
Author (aut): Omarjee, Saleha
Author (aut): Kuang, Xiaomei T.
Author (aut): Ndabambi, Nonkululeko
Author (aut): Goodier, Sarah
Author (aut): Martin, Eric
Author (aut): Naranbhai, Vivek
Author (aut): Abdool Karim, Salim
Author (aut): Abdool Karim, Quarraisha
Author (aut): Brumme, Zabrina L.
Author (aut): Ndung'u, Thumbi
Author (aut): Williamson, Carolyn
Author (aut): Brockman, Mark A.
Abstract
BackgroundUse of antiretroviral-based microbicides for HIV-1 prophylaxis could introduce a transmission barrier that inadvertently facilitates the selection of fitter viral variants among incident infections. To investigate this, we assessed the in vitro function of gag-protease and nef sequences from participants who acquired HIV-1 during the CAPRISA 004 1% tenofovir microbicide gel trial.Methods and ResultsWe isolated the earliest available gag-protease and nef gene sequences from 83 individuals and examined their in vitro function using recombinant viral replication capacity assays and surface protein downregulation assays, respectively. No major phylogenetic clustering and no significant differences in gag-protease or nef function were observed in participants who received tenofovir gel versus placebo gel prophylaxis.ConclusionResults indicate that the partial protective effects of 1% tenofovir gel use in the CAPRISA 004 trial were not offset by selection of transmitted/early HIV-1 variants with enhanced Gag-Protease or Nef fitness.
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Chopera DR, Mann JK, Mwimanzi P, Omarjee S, Kuang XT, et al. (2013) No Evidence for Selection of HIV-1 with Enhanced Gag-Protease or Nef Function among Breakthrough Infections in the CAPRISA 004 Tenofovir Microbicide Trial. PLoS ONE 8(8): e71758. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071758
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Publication title
PLoS ONE
Document title
No Evidence for Selection of HIV-1 with Enhanced Gag-Protease or Nef Function among Breakthrough Infections in the CAPRISA 004 Tenofovir Microbicide Trial
Date
2013
Volume
8
Issue
8
Publisher DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0071758
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Yes
Language
English
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