Nature Communications (Feb 2018)

Creation of a long-acting nanoformulated dolutegravir

  • Brady Sillman,
  • Aditya N. Bade,
  • Prasanta K. Dash,
  • Biju Bhargavan,
  • Ted Kocher,
  • Saumi Mathews,
  • Hang Su,
  • Georgette D. Kanmogne,
  • Larisa Y. Poluektova,
  • Santhi Gorantla,
  • JoEllyn McMillan,
  • Nagsen Gautam,
  • Yazen Alnouti,
  • Benson Edagwa,
  • Howard E. Gendelman

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-02885-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Current ART for treatment of HIV-1 infection requires a strict daily regimen adherence. Herein, the authors report the manufacture and characterization of a nanoformulated dolutegravir prodrug with improved cell and tissue penetration, a remarkable apparent half-life and the potential for bimonthly drug administration.