PMID- 29628511 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20181016 LR - 20211204 IS - 1698-6997 (Electronic) IS - 1139-6121 (Linking) VI - 20 IP - 1 DP - 2018 Jan-Mar TI - Dolutegravir Neuropsychiatric Adverse Events: Specific Drug Effect or Class Effect. PG - 14-26 AB - Integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs) are a newer class of antiretroviral treatment for HIV-infected patient. INSTIs currently available for use are raltegravir, elvitegravir, dolutegravir (DTG), and bictegravir. Clinical studies using INSTIs have demonstrated an 80-90% efficiency in treating HIV-positive antiretroviral therapy - naive patients. They are recommended by internatioal guidelines as the preferred agents for the first-line regimen. INSTIs have also been demonstrated as safe and tolerable. In clinical trials, the rate of adverse events (AEs) such as neuropsychiatric AEs (NPSAEs) leading to discontinuation is very low. However, recent published cohort studies show growing concerns on DTG induced NPSAEs. In this paper, we will review available evidence about DTG - NPSAEs and analyze whether the backbone (abacavir or tenofovir) matters as well as discussing the possible mechanism behind this toxicity. FAU - Yombi, Jean Cyr AU - Yombi JC AD - Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, AIDS Reference Centre, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review PL - Spain TA - AIDS Rev JT - AIDS reviews JID - 101134876 RN - 0 (Amides) RN - 0 (Dideoxynucleosides) RN - 0 (HIV Integrase Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring) RN - 0 (Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings) RN - 0 (Oxazines) RN - 0 (Piperazines) RN - 0 (Pyridones) RN - 0 (Quinolones) RN - 43Y000U234 (Raltegravir Potassium) RN - 4GDQ854U53 (elvitegravir) RN - 8GB79LOJ07 (bictegravir) RN - DKO1W9H7M1 (dolutegravir) RN - WR2TIP26VS (abacavir) SB - IM MH - Amides MH - Dideoxynucleosides/adverse effects MH - HIV Integrase Inhibitors/adverse effects MH - Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring/*adverse effects MH - Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings/adverse effects MH - Humans MH - Neuropsychiatry MH - Oxazines MH - Piperazines MH - Pyridones MH - Quinolones/adverse effects MH - Raltegravir Potassium/adverse effects EDAT- 2018/04/10 06:00 MHDA- 2018/10/17 06:00 CRDT- 2018/04/10 06:00 PHST- 2018/04/10 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/04/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/10/17 06:00 [medline] PST - ppublish SO - AIDS Rev. 2018 Jan-Mar;20(1):14-26.