HIV-1 Integrase Inhibitors That Are Broadly Effective against Drug-Resistant Mutants
Author(s) -
Steven J. Smith,
Xue Zhi Zhao,
Terrence R. Burke,
Stephen H. Hughes
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.01035-18
Subject(s) - integrase , dolutegravir , integrase inhibitor , virology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , drug resistance , mutant , biology , pharmacology , genetics , antiretroviral therapy , viral load , gene
Integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs) have emerged as clinically effective therapeutics that inhibit HIV-1 replication by blocking the strand transfer reaction catalyzed by HIV-1 integrase (IN). Of the three FDA-approved INSTIs, dolutegravir (DTG) is the least apt to select for resistance.
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