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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, April 2008, p. 1351-1358, Vol. 52, No. 4
0066-4804/08/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/AAC.01228-07
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Mutations Associated with Failure of Raltegravir Treatment Affect Integrase Sensitivity to the Inhibitor In Vitro
Isabelle Malet,1*
Olivier Delelis,2
Marc-Antoine Valantin,3,4
Brigitte Montes,5
Cathia Soulie,1
Marc Wirden,1
Luba Tchertanov,2
Gilles Peytavin,6
Jacques Reynes,5
Jean-François Mouscadet,2
Christine Katlama,3,4
Vincent Calvez,1 and
Anne-Geneviève Marcelin1
Laboratoire de Virologie, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique—Hôpitaux de Paris, EA 2387, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6), Paris,1
LBPA, CNRS, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan, Cachan,2
INSERM U720, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6), Paris,3
Service des Maladies Infectieuses, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris,4
Pôle Infectiologie, CHU de Montpellier, 34 295 Montpellier,5
Service de Pharmacie Clinique, Hôpital Bichat-Claude-Bernard, 46, rue Henri-Huchard, 75018 Paris, France6
Received 18 September 2007/
Returned for modification 9 November 2007/
Accepted 16 January 2008
Raltegravir (MK-0518) is a potent inhibitor of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) integrase and is clinically effective against viruses resistant to other classes of antiretroviral agents. However, it can select mutations in the HIV integrase gene. Nine heavily pretreated patients who received salvage therapy including raltegravir and who subsequently developed virological failure under raltegravir therapy were studied. For each patient, the sequences of the integrase-coding region were determined and compared to that at the beginning of the treatment. Four different mutation profiles were identified in these nine patients: E92Q, G140S Q148H, N155H, and E157Q mutations. For four patients, each harboring a different profile, the wild-type and mutated integrases were produced, purified, and assayed in vitro. All the mutations identified altered the activities of integrase protein: both 3' processing and strand transfer activities were moderately affected in the E92Q mutant; strand transfer was markedly impaired in the N155H mutant; both activities were strongly impaired in the G140S Q148H mutant; and the E157Q mutant was almost completely inactive. The sensitivities of wild-type and mutant integrases to raltegravir were compared. The E92Q and G140S Q148H profiles were each associated with a 7- to 8-fold decrease in sensitivity, and the N155H mutant was more than 14-fold less sensitive to raltegravir. At least four genetic profiles (E92Q, G140S Q148H, N155H, and E157Q) can be associated with in vivo treatment failure and resistance to raltegravir. These mutations led to strong impairment of enzymes in vitro in the absence of raltegravir: strand transfer activity was affected, and in some cases 3' processing was also impaired.
* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Laboratoire de Virologie (bâtiment CERVI), 83 boulevard de l'hôpital, 75013 Paris, France. Phone: 33-1-42 17 74 01. Fax: 33-1-42 17 74 11. E-mail:
isabelle.malet{at}psl.aphp.fr
Published ahead of print on 28 January 2008.
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, April 2008, p. 1351-1358, Vol. 52, No. 4
0066-4804/08/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/AAC.01228-07
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
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