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Antivir Ther. 2017 Nov 23. doi: 10.3851/IMP3207. [Epub ahead of print]
Correlation between entecavir penetration in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and HBV DNA decay during treatment of HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B.De Nicolò A1, Boglione L1, Cusato J1, Fatiguso G1, Favata F1, Allegra S1, Cariti G1, Di Perri G1, D'Avolio A1.
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1University of Turin, Department of Medical Sciences, 'Amedeo di Savoia' Hospital, Turin, Italy.
AbstractBACKGROUND: Recently, due to its high effectiveness and tolerability, the treatment of chronic hepatitis B with entecavir became a standard practice. However, limited knowledge is currently available about its pharmacokinetic behavior and intracellular disposition. Recently, our group reported an inverse correlation between entecavir plasma concentrations and the HBV DNA decay at the first and third month of treatment, respectively. : In this paper we investigated the disposition of entecavir in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and in plasma, in order to evaluate the relationship between intracellular penetration and response, in a cohort of naïve patients with HBeAg-negative CHB.
METHODS: Thirty-tree patients were prospectively enrolled and gave written informed consent: the monitoring of clinical parameters (e.g. HBV DNA, HBsAg, ALT, etc.) was carried out at the baseline and then monthly. Entecavir intra-PBMC and plasma trough concentrations were measured at 1 month of treatment, through a validated method based on liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry.
RESULTS: While plasma entacavir analysis confirmed previous evidence of inverse correlation between drug concentrations and HBV DNA decrease after 3 months of treatment (r=-0.723; p<0.001), this correlation was not significant for intra-PBMC concentrations. When the intracellular disposition ratio (intra-PBMC/plasma concentration ratio) was considered, it showed a direct and significant correlation with HBV DNA decay at the third month (r=0.485; p=0.004).
CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that the antiviral activity of entacavir is dependent on its intracellular uptake, thus resulting in lower plasma concentrations in patients who have a marked HBV DNA decrease during treatment.
PMID:29168696DOI:10.3851/IMP3207
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