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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, October 2001, p. 2902-2907, Vol. 45, No. 10
0066-4804/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/AAC.45.10.2902-2907.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Pharmacokinetic Profiles of Nevirapine and Indinavir in Various Fractions of Seminal Plasma

Rieneke M. E. van Praag,1 Sjoerd Repping,2 Jan W. A. de Vries,2 Joep M. A. Lange,1 Richard M. W. Hoetelmans,3 and Jan M. Prins1,*

National Aids Therapy Evaluation Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine and AIDS,1 and Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,2 Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, and Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Slotervaart Hospital,3 Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Received 29 December 2000/Returned for modification 26 April 2001/Accepted 21 July 2001

Limited data are available on antiretroviral drug concentrations in seminal plasma during a dosing interval. Further, since human ejaculate is composed of fluids originating from the testes, the seminal vesicles, and the prostate, all having different physiological characteristics, drug concentrations in total seminal plasma do not necessarily reflect concentrations in the separate compartments. Five human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected patients on nevirapine (NVP; 200 mg twice a day [b.i.d.]) and/or indinavir (IDV; 800 mg b.i.d. with ritonavir, 100 mg b.i.d.) regimens used a split ejaculate technique to separate seminal plasma in two fractions, representing fluids from the testes and prostate (first fraction) and fluids from the seminal vesicles (second fraction). Split-ejaculate samples were provided at 0, 2, 5, and 8 h after drug ingestion, on separate days after 3 days of sexual abstinence. NVP and IDV showed time-dependent concentrations in seminal plasma, with peak concentrations in both fractions at 2 and 2 to 5 h, respectively, after drug ingestion. The NVP concentrations were not significantly different between the first and second fractions of the ejaculate at all time points measured and were in the therapeutic range, except for the predose concentration in two patients. The median (range) predose IDV concentrations in the first and second fractions of the ejaculate were 448 (353 to 1,015) ng/ml and 527 (240 to 849) ng/ml, respectively (P = 0.7). In conclusion, NVP and IDV concentrations in seminal plasma are dependent on the time after drug ingestion. Furthermore, our data suggest that NVP and IDV achieve therapeutic concentrations in both the testes and prostate and the seminal vesicles throughout the dosing interval.


* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine and AIDS, Academic Medical Center, Room F4-217, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Phone: 31-(0)20-5664479. Fax: 31-(0)20-6972286. E-mail: J.M.Prins{at}amc.uva.nl.


Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, October 2001, p. 2902-2907, Vol. 45, No. 10
0066-4804/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/AAC.45.10.2902-2907.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.



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