High concentration of raltegravir in semen of HIV-infected men: results from a substudy of the EASIER-ANRS 138 trial

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2010 Feb;54(2):937-9. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01261-09. Epub 2009 Dec 7.

Abstract

Raltegravir concentrations and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA levels in semen samples from 10 treatment-experienced HIV-1-infected patients were measured after 24 weeks of raltegravir-based highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Semen and plasma HIV-1 RNA levels were below 100 copies/ml and 50 copies/ml, respectively, in all samples. The median raltegravir concentrations in semen samples (n=10) and in plasma samples (n=9) drawn simultaneously were 345 (range, 83 to 707) ng/ml and 206 (range, 106 to 986) ng/ml, respectively. The median semen-to-plasma ratio of raltegravir concentration was 1.42 (range, 0.52 to 6.66), indicating good although variable levels of drug penetration of raltegravir in the seminal compartment.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-HIV Agents / blood
  • Anti-HIV Agents / pharmacokinetics*
  • Anti-HIV Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active / methods
  • HIV Infections / drug therapy*
  • HIV Infections / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pyrrolidinones / blood
  • Pyrrolidinones / pharmacokinetics*
  • Pyrrolidinones / therapeutic use*
  • Raltegravir Potassium
  • Semen / metabolism*

Substances

  • Anti-HIV Agents
  • Pyrrolidinones
  • Raltegravir Potassium