Association of circulating cytochrome c with clinical manifestations of antiretroviral-induced toxicity

Allison Langs-Barlow, Shanmugapriya Selvaraj, Onyema Ogbuagu, Veronika Shabanova, Eugene D. Shapiro, Elijah Paintsil

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Abstract

Diagnosis of antiretroviral therapy (ART) toxicity is complicated. Apoptosis has been implicated in ART toxicity. Cytochrome c (Cyt-C) is a mitochondrial protein found in plasma during pro-apoptotic states. We conducted a study of HIV-infected individuals on ART with (cases, n= 21) and without (controls, n= 21) clinical evidence of toxicity to determine if elevated plasma Cyt-C is associated with ART toxicity. When corrected for CD4 count, viral load, and duration of HIV infection, cases are 7.86 times more likely than controls to have plasma Cyt-C. >. 0.216 ng/mL. Cyt-C could be a useful clinical tool to guide treatment decisions in this population.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)71-74
Number of pages4
JournalMitochondrion
Volume20
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Antiretroviral therapy
  • Cytochrome c
  • Mitochondrial toxicity

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