WR1065 mitigates AZT‐ddI‐induced mutagenesis and inhibits viral replication

DM Walker, AE Kajon, SM Torres… - Environmental and …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The success of nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) in treating HIV‐1
infection and reducing mother‐to‐child transmission of the virus during pregnancy is …

Molecular analysis of mutations at the HPRT and TK loci of human lymphoblastoid cells after combined treatments with 3′‐azido‐3′‐deoxythymidine and 2′,3 …

Q Meng, T Su, JP O'Neill… - Environmental and …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
The search for a cure for AIDS has resulted in the discovery of treatment effects of three
types of drugs: nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs), protease inhibitors, and …

3′‐azido‐3′‐deoxythymidine induces deletions in L5178Y mouse lymphoma cells

J Wang, T Chen, M Honma, L Chen… - Environmental and …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Azido‐3′‐deoxythymidine (AZT), a nucleoside analogue used for the treatment of acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), induced a significant dose‐related increase in the …

Analysis of mutations in the Tk gene of Tk+/− mice treated as neonates with 3′-azido-3′-deoxythymidine (AZT)

RA Mittelstaedt, LS Von Tungeln, JG Shaddock… - Mutation Research …, 2004 - Elsevier
Mother-to-child transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is reduced by
perinatal treatment with the antiretroviral nucleoside analogue 3′-azido-3 …

Plasma and cellular markers of 3′‐azido‐3′‐dideoxythymidine (AZT) metabolism as indicators of DNA damage in cord blood mononuclear cells from infants …

Q Meng, OA Olivero, MJ Fasco… - Environmental and …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Several systemic and cellular markers of 3′‐azido‐3′‐dideoxythymidine (AZT)
metabolism and AZT incorporation into nuclear DNA were measured in cord blood from …

Transplacental mutagenicity of N‐ethyl‐N‐nitrosourea at the hprt locus in T‐lymphocytes of exposed B6C3F1 mice

HE Sussman, MJ Bauer, X Shi… - Environmental and …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Previous studies have compared age‐related differences in total mutagenic burden in mice
of differing age (preweanling, weanling, or young adult) after single intraperitoneal (ip) …

Low doses of gamma ionizing radiation increase hprt mutant frequencies of TK6 cells without triggering the mutator phenotype pathway

FM Ayres, AD Cruz, P Steele… - Genetics and molecular …, 2006 - SciELO Brasil
The TK6 lymphoblastoid cell line is known to be mismatch repair (MMR) and p53 proficient.
Deficiency in MMR results in a mutator phenotype characterized by microsatellite instability …

Effector caspase activation, in the absence of a conspicuous apoptosis induction, in mononuclear cells treated with azidothymidine

C Matteucci, A Minutolo, E Balestrieri, A Ascolani… - Pharmacological …, 2009 - Elsevier
In the present study we focused our attention on the effect of AZT, at pharmacological and
suprapharmacological concentrations, on some apoptosis-related key events and …

Foetal loss and enhanced fertility observed in mice treated with zidovudine or nevirapine

CK Onwuamah, OC Ezechi, EC Herbertson, RA Audu… - Plos one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Health concerns for HIV-infected persons on antiretroviral therapy (ART) have
moved from morbidity to the challenges of long-term ART. We investigated the effect of …

Comparative analysis of genetic toxicity of AZT and ddI antiretrovirals in somatic cells of Drosophila melanogaster

NN Guimarães, K de Castro Pereira… - Environmental and …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Antiretroviral therapies based on nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, like zidovudine
(3′‐azido‐3′‐deoxythymidine; AZT) and didanosine (2′, 3′‐dideoxyinosine; ddI) …