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SUBMITTER: Radzio J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4213266 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Radzio Jessica J Hanley Krisztina K Mitchell James J Ellis Shanon S Deyounks Frank F Jenkins Leecresia L Heneine Walid W García-Lerma J Gerardo JG
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 20141201 4
Concerns that the injectable contraceptive depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) may increase the risk of HIV acquisition in women led to questions on whether DMPA could reduce efficacy of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention. We used a macaque model to investigate the impact of prolonged DMPA exposure on PrEP with emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate. Twelve pigtail macaques treated with DMPA were exposed vaginally to simian HIV once a week for up to 5 months and receive ...[more]