title: Adverse effects of antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection: a review of selected topics.
abstract: In the current era of HIV treatment, the toxicity profiles of antiretroviral drugs have increasingly emerged as a basis for selecting initial antiretroviral regimens as well as a reason for switching therapy in treatment-experienced patients. In this respect, an intensive research effort involving clinical research as well as basic science research over the past six years, has focused on the cluster of metabolic and body composition abnormalities that have come to be termed the 'lipodystrophy syndrome'. These data have now provided a clear and clinically relevant understanding of the individual profiles of drugs within the nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitor , HIV protease inhibitor and non-nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitor drug classes, and have provided a rational basis for assessing and monitoring these adverse effects in clinical practice. In this review, current and emerging drug toxicities are considered with an emphasis on lipodystrophy complications.
authors.affiliation: Royal Perth Hospital and Murdoch University, Centre for Clinical Immunology and Biomedical Statistics, 2nd Floor, North Block, Wellington Street, Perth, 6000, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nolan
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Reiss
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mallal
mesh_terms: D000225:Adenine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000480:Alkynes; D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active / Q000009:adverse effects; D048588:Benzoxazines; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism; D003521:Cyclopropanes; D016903:Drug Monitoring; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D039682:HIV-Associated Lipodystrophy Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D061466:Lopinavir; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000378:metabolism; D019829:Nevirapine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D063065:Organophosphonates / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010078:Oxazines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D011744:Pyrimidinones / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012307:Risk Factors; D000068698:Tenofovir
chemical_list: D000480:Alkynes; D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents; D048588:Benzoxazines; D003521:Cyclopropanes; D063065:Organophosphonates; D010078:Oxazines; D011744:Pyrimidinones; D061466:Lopinavir; D019829:Nevirapine; D000068698:Tenofovir; D000225:Adenine; C098320:efavirenz