Antiretroviral Drugs in the Management of HIV and AIDS
Antiretroviral Drugs in the Management of HIV and AIDS
I. Pathogenesis/Viral Replication of HIV
a. Life cycle
i. HIV is and RNA virus that needs production of proviral DNA within the host cell to complete the life cycle
ii. HIV virus envelope contains glycoprotein (gp) 120 that bonds to the CD4+ (helper cell of the immune system) cell receptor
iii. Viral RNA is uncoated and transcribed into proviral DNA by reverse transcriptase enzyme
iv. Proviral DNA is integrated into the host’s nucleus with the help of integrase enzyme
v. Integrated viral genes remain inactive or translated back into genomic RNA and messenger RNA and then translated to viral proteins
vi. Viral proteins are cleaved by protease enzymes into new HIV particles and new infectious virons bud off the CD4 cell and are released to further infect other cells
II. Basic Components of the Immune System
a. Of the white blood cells, lymphocytes primarily drive the immune system
b. Lymphocytes (2 major types which protect host)
i. B cells: formed in bone marrow and produce antibodies after exposure to an antigen
ii. T cells: processed in the thymus (two subtypes)
1. Regulator cells also known as helpers or CD4 cells (generals in army of immune system which recognize invaders and summon armies of cells to mount a direct attack)
2. Fighter or effector cells also known as cytotoxic or CD8 cells (bind directly to antigen and kill it
c. 2 types of CD4 cells
i. Memory cells: those programmed to recognize a specific antigen after it has been previously seen
ii. Naïve cells: non-specific responders
d. CD4 cells replicate 100 million times a day
e. CD4 cells are the target cells of HIV
III. CD4 cell count
a. The CD4 cell is the major target for HIV; HIV infects and destroys the CD4 cells. In infected children and adults, the CD4 T-cell count declines as HIV infection progresses; patients with decreased CD4 counts have a poorer prognosis than patients with increased CD4 counts
b. The CD4 cell count is used as a marker of the strength of the immune system. It also is used to determine an HIV-infected individual’s risk for various infections
IV. Viral Load Test
a. Viral load or HIV RNA is a measurement of host much virus (the number of HIV particles is in an HIV-infected individuals blood
b. A high number indicates that the virus is reproducing rapidly and an individual is at higher risk for HIV disease progression
c. A low number usually indicates that the virus is not reproducing or is being suppressed by the immune system and/or antiretroviral medication therapy
|Clinical Category |CD4+ T Cell Count |Plasma HIV RNA |Recommendation |
|AIDS-defining illness or severe |Any value |Any value |Treat |
|Sx | | | |
|Asymptomatic (AI) |< 200mm3 |Any value |Treat |
|Asymptomatic (BII) |> 200mm3 but 350mm3 |>100,000 |Most clinicians defer therapy, |
| | | |others will treat |
|Asymptomatic (DII) |>350mm3 | ................
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