This is a randomised study of the effect of treatment with Combivir (zidovudine \[AZT\] and lamivudine \[3TC\]) and Kaletra (lopinavir \[LPVr\]), alone and in combination, on the development of abnormalities in lipid and glucose metabolism in HIV negative healthy subjects.
Antiretroviral medications, used to treat HIV infection, cause side effects. These include changes in the way that fat is laid down on the body. This results in fat loss from some parts of the body, with fat deposits at other sites, giving a characteristic look known as "HIV associated lipodystrophy" or HIVLD. With these changes, there are also abnormalities in glucose and fat metabolism (collectively termed metabolic abnormalities). In HIV negative populations, these metabolic changes are associated with an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD). The aim of this study is to investigate if changes in the body's handling of fats and glucose occur with a short course of treatment in HIV negative subjects and if these correlate to an increased risk of CVD.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
50
St Vincents Hospital
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
To determine effect of 6 wks ART with LPVr and CBV, alone and in combination, in HIV negative healthy subjects with respect to changes from baseline in genes related to mitochondrial and lipid metabolism in adipocytes
includes: To determine the effect of 6 wks of ART with LPVr and CBV in HIV negative subjects with respect to: changes from baseline in genes related to mitochondrial and lipid and glucose metabolism in monocytes.
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