Cyclosporine lymphocyte versus whole blood pharmacokinetic monitoring: Correlation with histological findings
Cyclosporine lymphocyte versus whole blood pharmacokinetic monitoring: Correlation with histological findings
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DOI:
10.1016/s0041-1345(01)02190-x
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发表时间:
2001-08-01
影响因子:
0.9
通讯作者:
Joubran, N
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作者:
Barbari, A;Masri, MA;Joubran, N
MATERIALS AND METHODSForty-six patients with graft dysfunction (mean serum creatinine Scr of 2.2 mg/dL) were included in this study. Thirty-five underwent 43 graft biopsies, and the remaining eleven patients had isolated CMV disease. A historical control group of 26 patients with uneventful posttransplant course and normal graft function (mean Scr 1.2 mg/dL) was chosen for comparison. All groups were on CyA-based triple therapy and were matched for age, gender, weight, and donor age and type. Patients who underwent graft biopsies (35) were divided into Group A: CyA toxicity; Group B: Acute rejection; and Group C: CMV-associated acute rejection. Control patients with normal graft function were assigned to Group D. Twenty patients had their graft biopsies within the first year posttransplantation, and the remaining 15 underwent kidney biopsies after the first year following transplantation. Graft dysfunction was defined as persistent ffuctuation in Scr and/or continuous rise in Scr (30% from baseline) in the absence of ultrasonographic abnormalities. The graft biopsy was performed if no improvement or continuous deterioration in renal function were noted despite the initiation of Cymevan therapy in CMV-PCR positive patients or the tapering of CyA dose in CMV-PCR negative patients. Acute and chronic CyA toxicity were diagnosed according to previously described criteria. 15 Normal biopsy findings in the context of an unexplained graft dysfunction was presumed to be acute CyA nephrotoxicity. Acute rejection was diagnosed according to the Banff criteria. 16 At the time of the biopsy, the following CyA pharmacokinetic parameters BTL and LTL were obtained in addition to a CBC and total Lc count. CyA/BTL was measured in whole blood using monoclonal antibodies (Abbott TDx method). The CyA LTL expressed in picog/Lc, was determined according to the method of Masri et al. 7 Results were expressed as mean SD and were compared using the Student’s t test and chi-square test. Differences were considered to be statistically significant for P. 05.