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The effect of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate on tenofovir alafenamide in rhesus macaques.


ABSTRACT: Prevention of HIV infection and unintended pregnancies are public health priorities. In sub-Saharan Africa, where HIV prevalence is highest, depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) is widely used as contraception. Therefore, understanding potential interactions between DMPA and antiretrovirals is critical. Here, we use a macaque model to investigate the effect of DMPA on the pharmacology of the antiretroviral tenofovir alafenamide (TAF). Female rhesus macaques received 30 mg of DMPA (n = 9) or were untreated (n = 9). Macaques received a human equivalent dose of TAF (1.5 mg/kg) orally by gavage. Tenofovir (TFV) and TFV-diphosphate (TFV-DP) were measured in blood, secretions, and tissues over 72 h. The median area under the curve (AUC0-72h) values for TFV-DP in peripheral blood mononuclear cells were similar in DMPA-treated (6991 fmol*h/106 cells) and untreated controls (5256 fmol*h/106 cells) (P = 0.174). Rectal tissue TFV-DP concentrations from DMPA+ animals [median: 20.23 fmol/mg of tissue (range: 4.94-107.95)] were higher than the DMPA- group [median: below the limit of quantification (BLOQ-11.92)], (P = 0.019). TFV-DP was not detectable in vaginal tissue from either group. A high-dose DMPA treatment in macaques was associated with increased rectal TFV-DP levels, indicating a potential tissue-specific drug-drug interaction. The lack of detectable TFV-DP in the vaginal tissue warrants further investigation of PrEP efficacy with single-agent TAF products. DMPA did not affect systemic TAF metabolism, with similar PBMC TFV-DP in both groups, suggesting that DMPA use should not alter the antiviral activity of TAF.

SUBMITTER: Daly MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8480307 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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