The goal of this clinical study is to learn about the effect of aging on certain enzymes, or proteins, in the blood and colon. The study involves collection of blood and colon tissue biopsies using a flexible sigmoidoscope or colonoscope. This study is also investigating how medications tenofovir and emtricitabine interact with certain enzymes. The investigators will compare the difference in enzyme activity between people taking tenofovir and emtricitabine, to those who are not taking tenofovir and emtricitabine.
This project involves obtaining peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and colorectal tissue samples from study participants in order to measure adenylate kinase 2 (AK2) and muscle-type creatine kinase (CKM) enzyme levels in various age populations. Both AK2 and CKM has been demonstrated to be vital enzymes in converting the prodrug tenofovir (TFV) into its active form, tenofovir diphosphate (TFV-DP). However, no study has yet investigated the effect of aging on AK2 or CKM in tissues relevant to HIV infection and prevention. This study will investigate the AK2 and CKM variability in individuals from various age groups and how the pharmacokinetics (PK) of tenofovir (TFV) vary with altering levels of cellular enzymes in different age populations
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
21
colorectal biopsy for tissue acquisition
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Concentration of AK2 in Colorectal Tissue
Concentration in nanometers (nm) of AK2 in colorectal tissue.
Time frame: Once within one month
Concentration of CKM in Colorectal Tissue
Concentration in nanometers (nm) of CKM in colorectal tissue
Time frame: Once within one month
Concentration of AK2 in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells
Concentration in nanometers (nm) of AK2 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells
Time frame: Once within one month
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