Date Published:
            2012 Apr 24
      
Publication Type:
            Journal Article
      
Authors:
Secondary:
            AIDS
      
Volume:
26
Pagination:
890-3
Issue:
7
PMID:
22313954
URL:
            https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22313954
      
DOI:
10.1097/QAD.0b013e328351f627
Keywords:
      
              Adult;CCR5 Receptor Antagonists;CHARTER;Chromatography, Reverse-Phase;Cross-Sectional Studies;Cyclohexanes;Female;HIV Infections;HIV-1;Humans;Inhibitory Concentration 50;Internal;Male;Maraviroc;Middle Aged;RNA, Viral;Tandem Mass Spectrometry;Triazoles
          
  
Abstract:
            <p>To measure maraviroc total cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentrations and compare them with total and unbound plasma concentrations. Total maraviroc was measured by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry, whereas ultrafiltration was used for unbound maraviroc. Maraviroc was detected in all nine CSF/plasma pairs with a median CSF total concentration of 2.4 ng/ml. CSF concentrations exceeded the 50% inhibitory concentration of wild-type CC chemokine receptor 5-tropic HIV-1 in all specimens. CSF concentrations are lower than expected based on plasma concentrations and physicochemical characteristics. Unbound maraviroc plasma concentrations may be informative in estimating concentrations in CSF.</p>