Impact of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) on Organs of HIV Infected Children in Abia State, Nigeria
Journal Title: Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International - Year 2014, Vol 4, Issue 7
Abstract
Aim: The aim of the study is to detect effect of zidovudine + lamivudine+nevirapine (AZT+3TC+NVP) on liver and kidney. Study Design: Sixty-four children age 0 to 5 years attending FMC Umuahia were enrolled for the study in four groups. Place of Study: Study was carried out in Antiretroviral Clinic and Pediatrics Clinic of Federal Medical Center, Umuahia in Abia State, Nigeria from February 2012 to December 2012. Methodology: Fourteen asymptomatic immunocompromised HIV-infected children receiving HAART, AZT+3TC+NVP were in Group A. Thirty-five HIV-exposed children who initially received nevirapine for six weeks and later continued with co-trimoxazole were in Group B. Eight non-immunocompromised HIV-infected children who only received co-trimoxazole were in Group C. Group D had seven normal HIV-seronegative children who served as control for the study. A 2 ml blood was collected from the children, centrifuged to obtain serum which was analyzed in the laboratory for liver function test (AST, ALT) and kidney function test (creatinine, creatinine clearance). Result: Thirty-three (51.6%) of the participants were male while thirty-one (48.4%) were female. ALT was highest in Group A (14.69 IU/L) followed by Group B (13.54 IU/L), Group D (7.77 IU/L) and Group C (6.12 IU/L) respectively. AST was highest in Group A (39.42 IU/L), followed by Group B (32.22 IU/L), Group C (18.66 IU/L) and Group D (14.46 IU/L) respectively. Creatinine was highest among children in Group A (57.17 µmol/l) followed by Group C (56.49 µmol/l), Group B (53.06 µmol/l) and Group D (35.42 µmol/l). Creatinine clearance was highest in Group A (100.58 ml/min/1.732m2), followed by Group D (84.48 ml/min/1.732m2), Group C (74.69 ml/min/1.732m2) and Group B (61.17 ml/min/1.732m2) respectively. The BMI was highest in Group A (32.89 kg/m2), followed by Group B (26.33 kg/m2), Group C (22.03 kg/m2) and Group D (17.34 kg/m2) respectively. Conclusion: The study showed that HAART has significant effect on elevation of BMI and serum creatinine.
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M. O. Ajulo, M. K. Omole, J. O. Moody
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