Title |
In vivo assessment of antiretroviral therapy-associated side effects
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Published in |
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, June 2014
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DOI | 10.1590/0074-0276130559 |
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Authors |
Eduardo Milton Ramos-Sanchez, Hiro Goto, Dolores Helena Rodriguez Ferreira Rivero, Thais Mauad, Fernando Nogueira de Souza, Andrea Moreira Monteiro, Magnus Gidlund |
Abstract |
Antiretroviral therapy has been associated with side effects, either from the drug itself or in conjunction with the effects of human immunodeficiency virus infection. Here, we evaluated the side effects of the protease inhibitor (PI) indinavir in hamsters consuming a normal or high-fat diet. Indinavir treatment increased the hamster death rate and resulted in an increase in triglyceride, cholesterol and glucose serum levels and a reduction in anti-oxLDL auto-antibodies. The treatment led to histopathological alterations of the kidney and the heart. These results suggest that hamsters are an interesting model for the study of the side effects of antiretroviral drugs, such as PIs. |
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