Viral hepatitis and HIV co-infection

V Soriano, E Vispo, P Labarga, J Medrano, P Barreiro - Antiviral research, 2010 - Elsevier
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is overall recognised in 10% of HIV+ persons
worldwide, with large differences according to geographical region. Chronic hepatitis C virus …

Renal toxicity associated with tenofovir use

S Rodriguez-Nóvoa, E Alvarez, P Labarga… - Expert opinion on drug …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Importance of the field: Tenofovir (TFV) is a nucleotide analogue widely used for the
treatment of HIV infection. Despite its proven efficacy and safety, cases of kidney tubular …

Directly acting antivirals against hepatitis C virus

V Soriano, E Vispo, E Poveda, P Labarga… - Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The approval of directly acting antivirals (DAA) for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus
(HCV) infection will represent a major breakthrough for the 180 million persons infected …

Kidney tubular abnormalities in the absence of impaired glomerular function in HIV patients treated with tenofovir

P Labarga, P Barreiro, L Martin-Carbonero… - Aids, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Background: Tenofovir (TDF) is the most widely prescribed antiretroviral drug. Kidney
abnormalities are the main concern using the drug. As glomerular function is infrequently …

Predictors of kidney tubular dysfunction in HIV-infected patients treated with tenofovir: a pharmacogenetic study

S Rodríguez-Nóvoa, P Labarga… - Clinical Infectious …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background. Tenofovir is one of the most widely used antiretroviral drugs. Tenofovir
undergoes renal clearance by a combination of glomerular filtration and active tubular …

Hepatotoxicity of antiretroviral drugs is reduced after successful treatment of chronic hepatitis C in HIV-infected patients

P Labarga, V Soriano, ME Vispo, J Pinilla… - The Journal of …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Background. The risk of liver toxicity during antiretroviral drug use in human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients increases in the presence of chronic hepatitis …

Impairment in kidney tubular function in patients receiving tenofovir is associated with higher tenofovir plasma concentrations

S Rodríguez-Nóvoa, P Labarga, A D'avolio, P Barreiro… - Aids, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Tenofovir (TFV) is a nucleotide analogue active against HIV and hepatitis B virus. Although
TFV rarely affects the glomerular function, abnormalities in the kidney tubular function …

Natural pregnancies in HIV-serodiscordant couples receiving successful antiretroviral therapy

P Barreiro, J del Romero, M Leal… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Increasing numbers of HIV-serodiscordant heterosexual couples are concerned about the
chances for pregnancy. We reviewed all natural pregnancies attained by HIV-serodiscordant …

Abnormal Priming of CD4+ T Cells by Dendritic Cells Expressing Hepatitis C Virus Core and E1 Proteins

P Sarobe, JJ Lasarte, N Casares… - Journal of …, 2002 - Am Soc Microbiol
Patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) have an impaired response against HCV
antigens while keeping immune competence for other antigens. We hypothesized that …

Genetic Variants of ABCC10, a Novel Tenofovir Transporter, Are Associated With Kidney Tubular Dysfunction

SP Pushpakom, NJ Liptrott… - Journal of Infectious …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background. Tenofovir (TFV) causes kidney tubular dysfunction (KTD) in some patients, but
the mechanism is poorly understood. Genetic variants in TFV transporters are implicated; we …