2019
Dysregulation of sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2 gene in HIV treatment-experienced individuals
Sopeyin A, Zhou L, Li M, Barakat L, Paintsil E. Dysregulation of sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2 gene in HIV treatment-experienced individuals. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0226573. PMID: 31846498, PMCID: PMC6917281, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-experienced individualsAntiretroviral therapyCholesterol biosynthesis genesSide effectsEffect of ARTLow density lipoprotein receptor pathwayHIV viral suppressionCase-control studyLipoprotein receptor pathwaySterol regulatory element-binding protein 2Cassette transporter A1Protein expression levelsViral suppressionLipid abnormalitiesClinical manifestationsMetabolic derangementsCardiovascular diseaseRetrospective analysisTherapeutic benefitProtein 2 geneMRNA expressionReceptor pathwayMarked decreaseDysregulationExpression levels
2014
Antiretroviral Therapy–Induced Mitochondrial Toxicity: Potential Mechanisms Beyond Polymerase‐γ Inhibition
Selvaraj S, Ghebremichael M, Li M, Foli Y, Langs-Barlow A, Ogbuagu A, Barakat L, Tubridy E, Edifor R, Lam W, Cheng Y, Paintsil E. Antiretroviral Therapy–Induced Mitochondrial Toxicity: Potential Mechanisms Beyond Polymerase‐γ Inhibition. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2014, 96: 110-120. PMID: 24637942, PMCID: PMC4065195, DOI: 10.1038/clpt.2014.64.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-HIV AgentsATP-Binding Cassette TransportersCase-Control StudiesDeoxyribonucleotidesDNA Polymerase gammaDNA, MitochondrialDNA-Directed DNA PolymeraseFemaleGene DosageHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedMitochondriaNucleic Acid Synthesis InhibitorsNucleotide Transport ProteinsNucleotidesReverse Transcriptase InhibitorsRibonucleotidesConceptsAntiretroviral therapyPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsMitochondrial toxicityBlood mononuclear cellsNegative controlMitochondrial DNA copy numberMononuclear cellsDNA copy numberMitochondrial dysfunctionHigh expression levelsPotential mechanismsGroup differencesExpression levelsPositive controlTherapyMedian valueToxicityDeoxyribonucleotide poolsCellular kinasesCassette proteinCellsDysfunctionTriphosphateControl