Acquired Fanconi Syndrome from Tenofovir Treatment in a Patient with Hepatitis B
Fanconi syndrome is a rare disease of generalized proximal tubule dysfunction which can be acquired secondary to certain medications, including tenofovir, a commonly used hepatitis B treatment.
Shirley X. Jiang +2 more
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Antiviral treatment alters the frequency of activating and inhibitory receptor-expressing natural killer cells in chronic Hepatitis B virus infected patients [PDF]
Natural killer (NK) cells play a critical role in innate antiviral immunity, but little is known about the impact of antiviral therapy on the frequency of NK cell subsets.
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In vitro and ex vivo testing of tenofovir shows it is effective as an HIV-1 microbicide. [PDF]
Tenofovir gel has entered into clinical trials for use as a topical microbicide to prevent HIV-1 infection but has no published data regarding pre-clinical testing using in vitro and ex vivo models.
Lisa C Rohan +13 more
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BackgroundTenofovir has been associated with renal phosphate wasting, reduced bone mineral density, and higher parathyroid hormone levels. The aim of this study was to carry out a detailed comparison of the effects of tenofovir versus non-tenofovir use ...
Karen Klassen +5 more
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Background At present, there are a variety of antiviral drugs for HBV in clinical practice, but there is no standard scheme for transcatheter arterial chemoembolization(TACE) combined with antiviral drugs. The aim of this study was to investigate whether
Haohao Lu +3 more
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Implementing a tenofovir-based first-line regimen in rural Lesotho: clinical outcomes and toxicities after two years. [PDF]
The latest World Health Organization guidelines recommend replacing stavudine with tenofovir or zidovudine in first-line antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings.
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An expert consensus for the management of chronic hepatitis B in Asian Americans. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is common with major clinical consequences. In Asian Americans, the HBsAg carrier rate ranges from 2% to 16% which approximates the rates from their countries of origin.
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The Role of Drug Transporters in the Kidney: Lessons from Tenofovir
Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, the prodrug of nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor tenofovir, shows high efficacy and relatively low toxicity in HIV patients.
Darren Michael Moss +2 more
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Tenofovir (TFV), a nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor, requires two phosphorylation steps to form a competitive inhibitor of HIV reverse transcriptase.
Dominique B Figueroa +12 more
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Effectiveness of dolutegravir-based regimens as either first-line or switch antiretroviral therapy: data from the Icona cohort [PDF]
Introduction: Concerns about dolutegravir (DTG) tolerability in the real-life setting have recently arisen. We aimed to estimate the risk of treatment discontinuation and virological failure of DTG-based regimens from a large cohort of HIV-infected ...
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