title: Adverse effects of antiretroviral drugs on HIV-1-infected and -uninfected human monocyte-derived macrophages.
abstract: Antiretroviral drugs approved for treatment of HIV-1 infection include nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) and protease inhibitors (PIs). Use of these drugs in combinations (highly active antiretroviral therapy) has delayed disease progression. However, long-term therapy is associated with potentially serious adverse effects. NRTIs are thought to contribute to these adverse effects via depletion of mtDNA. Inasmuch as macrophages (major targets for HIV-1) are highly metabolically active with large numbers of mitochondria, we investigated the effects of NRTIs (didanosine, stavudine, lamivudine, and zidovudine) on the viability and function of HIV-1-infected and -uninfected human monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMs). We demonstrate that the combinations didanosine/stavudine and lamivudine/zidovudine decrease mtDNA content in MDMs, with HIV-1-infected MDMs displaying a greater reduction than uninfected cells. This decrease correlated with decreased complement-mediated phagocytosis (C'MP) by MDMs, a process dependent on mitochondrial function. Inasmuch as PIs have previously been reported to interact with cellular proteases and given that cellular proteases are involved in the phagocytic process, we investigated the effects of the PI indinavir on C'MP. We demonstrate that indinavir augments C'MP by uninfected MDMs, but not HIV-1-infected MDMs. This study provides additional understanding on the effects of commonly used antiretroviral drugs on cellular immune function.
authors.affiliation: AIDS Pathogenesis and Clinical Research Program, Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Rula
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Azzam
authors.forename: Luxshimi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lal
authors.forename: Suet-Ling
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Goh
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kedzierska
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jaworowski
authors.forename: Eman
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Naim
authors.forename: Catherine L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Cherry
authors.forename: Steven L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Wesselingh
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.forename: Suzanne M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Crowe
mesh_terms: D002470:Cell Survival; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003165:Complement System Proteins; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D008264:Macrophages / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology / Q000821:virology; D010587:Phagocytosis / Q000276:immunology; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; D003165:Complement System Proteins