HIV Antiretroviral Drugs and Metabolism

Hypothesis 1: Ritonavir-based regimens increase triglycerides and VLDL by both increasing VLDL production and decreasing VLDL clearance.

Specific Aim 1A: To quantify the effect of ritonavir on VLDL production and clearance using stable isotope turnover and other clearance methods.

Specific Aim 1B: To determine the composition of the triglyceride rich particles.

Protocol 1: The effects of ritonavir-based regimens on VLDL production, VLDL clearance and triglyceride-rich lipoprotein composition in healthy normal volunteers. HIV-seronegative volunteers will be studied before and at the end of four weeks of taking ritonavir, lopinavir/ritonavir or atazanavir/ritonavir.

Hypothesis 2: NNRTI drugs do not increase HDL by increasing apo AI production, but rather by decreasing apo AI clearance, prolonging time in circulation.

Specific Aim 2A: To determine the composition of HDL before and after NNRTI and assess its function.

Specific Aim 2B: To quantify the effect of NNRTI on apo AI production and clearance using stable isotopes.

Specific Aim 2C: To determine if the NNRTI induced increase in HDL is accompanied by improvement in flow mediated vasodilation and circulating markers of endothelial function Protocol 2A: The effects of efavirenz on HDL composition, HDL function, apo AI production, apo AI clearance, flow mediated vasodilation and circulating markers of endothelial dysfunction in healthy normal volunteers. HIV-seronegative volunteers will be studied before and at the end of six weeks of taking efavirenz.

Protocol 2B: The effects of starting an efavirenz-based regimen on HDL composition, HDL function, apo AI production, apo AI clearance, flow mediated vasodilation and circulating markers of endothelial dysfunction in patients with HIV infection. HIV-infected patients whose care providers have prescribed an efavirenz-based regimen will be studied before and after six weeks of starting efavirenz.

Hypothesis 3: Ritonavir-based PI regimens impair insulin secretion. Specific Aim 3: To determine which ritonavir-based PI regimens alter insulin secretion.

Protocol 3: The effects of ritonavir-based regimens on insulin secretion in healthy normal volunteers. HIV-seronegative volunteers will be studied before and at the end of four weeks of taking ritonavir, lopinavir/ritonavir or atazanavir/ritonavir.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: HIV Infections
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: ritonavir, lopinavir/ritonavir, atazanavir/ritonavir, efavirenz

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 60
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Carl Grunfeld, M.D., Ph.D.; Phone Number: 415-750-2005; Email: carl.grunfeld@ucsf.edu
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Mae Pang, R.N. M.S.N; Phone Number: 415-750-2005; Email: miyin.pang@ucsf.edu

Study Locations

• United States
  • California
    • San Francisco, California, United States, 94121
      • Recruiting
      • Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
      • Contact: Mae Pang, RN, MSN; Phone Number: 415-750-2005; Email: miyin.pang@ucsf.edu
      • Contact: Lyda Galvez; Phone Number: 415-750-2005; Email: lyda.galvez@va.gov

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Protocols 1, 2A and 3 HIV negative, healthy normal volunteers, age > 18 years old.

Protocol 2B HIV-infected subjects, age > 18 years old and documented to have HIV-1 infection for ≥ 6 months, being started on efavirenz by their health care provider.

Exclusion Criteria:

Protocols 1, 2A and 3 Coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, impaired fasting glucose (glucose > 100 mg/dl), obese (BMI > 30), dyslipidemia (triglycerides > 190 mg/dl, LDL-C > 190), anemia (Hct < 39), hypertension (BP> 140/90 mmHg or on medication), blood pressure <100 mmHg, renal disease (creatinine > 1.6), LFT > ULN, or use within 30 days of systemic glucocorticoids, anabolic steroids, growth hormone, niacin, antipsychotics, or lipid lowering medications. Women will be tested for pregnancy immediately prior to each inpatient study and excluded if pregnant. For Specific Aim 2, additional exclusion criteria include history of depression requiring treatment, psychosis, hallucinations or delusions; use of cGMP specific phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors (e.g., sildenafil) within 7 days of study; or history of adverse reaction to nitrates.

Protocols 1, 2A and 3 Currently on an NNRTI, coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, recent opportunistic infection (within two months), impaired fasting glucose (glucose > 100 mg/dl) or diabetes, anemia (Hct < 39), hypertension (BP > 140/90 mmHg or on medication), blood pressure <100 mmHg, renal disease (Creatinine > 1.6), LFT > 2x ULN, use of cGMP specific phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors (e.g., sildenafil) within 7 days of study, history of adverse reaction to nitrates, use within 30 days of anabolic steroids, systemic glucocorticoids, growth hormone, niacin, antipsychotics, or lipid lowering medications. Women will be tested for pregnancy immediately prior to each inpatient study and excluded if pregnant

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1: Ritonaivr; Pre and post ritonavir, lopinavir/ritonavir or atazanavir/ritonavir	Drug: ritonavir, lopinavir/ritonavir, atazanavir/ritonavir, efavirenz; 100 mg, twice daily, for four weeks

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Effect of HIV Protease Inhibitors on Glucose Metabolism by Hyperglycemic Clamp	4 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Effect of HIV Protease Inhibitors on Oral Glucose Tolerance Test	4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Carl Grunfeld, M.D., Ph.D., Northern California Institute for Research and Education

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Noor MA, Lo JC, Mulligan K, Schwarz JM, Halvorsen RA, Schambelan M, Grunfeld C. Metabolic effects of indinavir in healthy HIV-seronegative men. AIDS. 2001 May 4;15(7):F11-8. doi: 10.1097/00002030-200105040-00001.
• Noor MA, Seneviratne T, Aweeka FT, Lo JC, Schwarz JM, Mulligan K, Schambelan M, Grunfeld C. Indinavir acutely inhibits insulin-stimulated glucose disposal in humans: a randomized, placebo-controlled study. AIDS. 2002 Mar 29;16(5):F1-8. doi: 10.1097/00002030-200203290-00002.
• Lee GA, Seneviratne T, Noor MA, Lo JC, Schwarz JM, Aweeka FT, Mulligan K, Schambelan M, Grunfeld C. The metabolic effects of lopinavir/ritonavir in HIV-negative men. AIDS. 2004 Mar 5;18(4):641-9. doi: 10.1097/00002030-200403050-00008.
• Lee GA, Mafong DD, Noor MA, Lo JC, Mulligan K, Schwarz JM, Schambelan M, Grunfeld C. HIV protease inhibitors increase adiponectin levels in HIV-negative men. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2004 May 1;36(1):645-7. doi: 10.1097/00126334-200405010-00017. No abstract available.
• Schwarz JM, Lee GA, Park S, Noor MA, Lee J, Wen M, Lo JC, Mulligan K, Schambelan M, Grunfeld C. Indinavir increases glucose production in healthy HIV-negative men. AIDS. 2004 Sep 3;18(13):1852-4. doi: 10.1097/00002030-200409030-00017.
• Lee GA, Rao MN, Grunfeld C. The effects of HIV protease inhibitors on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2005 Feb;2(1):39-50. doi: 10.1007/s11904-996-0008-z.
• Lee GA, Lo JC, Aweeka F, Schwarz JM, Mulligan K, Schambelan M, Grunfeld C. Single-dose lopinavir-ritonavir acutely inhibits insulin-mediated glucose disposal in healthy volunteers. Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Sep 1;43(5):658-60. doi: 10.1086/505974. Epub 2006 Jul 26.
• Lee GA, Rao M, Mulligan K, Lo JC, Aweeka F, Schwarz JM, Schambelan M, Grunfeld C. Effects of ritonavir and amprenavir on insulin sensitivity in healthy volunteers. AIDS. 2007 Oct 18;21(16):2183-90. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32826fbc54.
• Taylor SA, Lee GA, Pao VY, Anthonypillai J, Aweeka FT, Schwarz JM, Mulligan K, Schambelan M, Grunfeld C. Boosting dose ritonavir does not alter peripheral insulin sensitivity in healthy HIV-seronegative volunteers. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Nov;55(3):361-4. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181e6a7d9.
• Pao VY, Lee GA, Taylor S, Aweeka FT, Schwarz JM, Mulligan K, Schambelan M, Grunfeld C. The protease inhibitor combination lopinavir/ritonavir does not decrease insulin secretion in healthy, HIV-seronegative volunteers. AIDS. 2010 Jan 16;24(2):265-70. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328333af1c.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: March 1, 2004
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): December 1, 2010
• Study Completion (Anticipated): December 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 4, 2007
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 4, 2007
• First Posted (Estimate): September 5, 2007

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): March 16, 2011
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 15, 2011
• Last Verified: March 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: endothelial dysfunction; Treatment Experienced; Lipids; lipoproteins; VLDL; triglycerides; apo B100; HDL; apo A1; insulin secretion; hyperglycemic clamp; HIV-seronegative Volunteers; HIV-infected subjects starting an efavirenz-based regimen
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Infections; Blood-Borne Infections; Communicable Diseases; Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Lentivirus Infections; Retroviridae Infections; Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes; Immune System Diseases; HIV Infections; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Anti-Infective Agents; Antiviral Agents; Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors; Enzyme Inhibitors; Anti-HIV Agents; Anti-Retroviral Agents; Protease Inhibitors; Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inhibitors; Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors; Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inducers; Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inducers; HIV Protease Inhibitors; Viral Protease Inhibitors; Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B6 Inducers; Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inhibitors; Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C19 Inhibitors; Ritonavir; Lopinavir; Atazanavir Sulfate; Efavirenz
• Other Study ID Numbers: DK66999

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No