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Revisiones-Clínica-Complicaciones *** Reviews-Clinical-Complications

 

AGENTES INMUNOSUPRESORES *** IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE COMPOUNDS

(Conceptos / Keywords: Immunosuppressive comp; Muromonab-cd3; Sirolimus; Tacrolimus; Cyclosporine; Mycophenolic acid; Antilymphocyte serum; Immunosuppressive comp. used in oncology, etc).

 

Enero / January 2001 --- Marzo / March 2004

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Interleukin-2 receptor monoclonal antibodies in renal transplantation: meta-analysis of randomised trials.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - British Medical J (BMJ). Acceso gratuito al texto completo.

      ●● Enlace a la Editora de la Revista http://bmj.com/search.dtl 

      ●● Cita: British Medical J. (BMJ): <> 2003 Apr 12;326(7393):789.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1136/bmj.326.7393.789

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Adu D; Cockwell P; Ives NJ; Shaw J; Wheatley K

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Nephrology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, B15 2TH. dwomoa.adu@uhb.nhs.uk

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of interleukin-2 receptor monoclonal antibodies on acute rejection episodes, graft loss, deaths, and rate of infection and malignancy in patients with renal transplants. DESIGN: Meta-analysis of published data. DATA SOURCES: Medline, Embase, and Cochrane library for years 1996-2003 plus search of medical editors’ trial amnesty and contact with manufacturers of the antibodies. SELECTION OF STUDIES: Randomised controlled trials comparing interleukin-2 receptor antibodies with placebo or no additional treatment in patients with renal transplants receiving ciclosporin based immunosuppression. RESULTS: Eight randomised controlled trials involving 1871 patients met the selection criteria (although only 1858 patients were analysed). Interleukin-2 receptor antibodies significantly reduced the risk of acute rejection (odds ratio 0.51, 95% confidence interval 0.42 to 0.63). There were no significant differences in the rate of graft loss (0.78, 0.58 to 1.04), mortality (0.75, 0.46 to 1.23), overall incidence of infections (0.97, 0.77 to 1.24), incidence of cytomegalovirus infections (0.81, 0.62 to 1.04), or risk of malignancies at one year (0.82, 0.39 to 1.70). The different antibodies had a similar sized effect on acute rejection (test for heterogeneity P=0.7): anti-Tac (0.37, 0.16 to 0.89), BT563 (0.37, 0.1 to 1.38), basiliximab (0.56, 0.44 to 0.72), and daclizumab (0.46, 0.32 to 0.67). The reduction in acute rejections was similar for all ciclosporin based immunosuppression regimens (test for heterogeneity P=1.0). CONCLUSIONS: Adding interleukin-2 receptor antibodies to ciclosporin based immunosuppression reduces episodes of acute rejection at six months by 49%. There is no evidence of an increased risk of infective complications. Longer follow up studies are needed to confirm whether interleukin-2 receptor antibodies improve long term graft and patient survival.

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - A randomized long-term trial of tacrolimus/sirolimus versus tacrolimus/mycophenolate mofetil versus cyclosporine (NEORAL)/sirolimus in renal transplantation. II. Survival, function, and protocol compliance at 1 year.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplantation 2004 Jan 27;77(2):252-8.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1097/01.TP.0000101495.22734.07

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Ciancio G; Burke GW; Gaynor JJ; Mattiazzi A; Roth D; Kupin W; Nicolas M; Ruiz P; Rosen A; Miller J

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33101, USA. gciancio@med.miami.edu

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - BACKGROUND: In an attempt to reduce chronic calcineurin inhibitor induced allograft nephropathy in first cadaver and human leukocyte antigen non-identical living-donor renal transplantation, sirolimus (Siro) or mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) was tested as adjunctive therapy, with planned dose reductions of tacrolimus (Tacro) over the first year postoperatively. Adjunctive Siro therapy with a similar dose reduction algorithm for Neoral (Neo) was included for comparison. METHODS: The detailed dose reduction plan (Tacro and Siro, group A; Tacro and MMF, group B; Neo and Siro, group C) is described in our companion report in this issue of Transplantation. The present report documents function, patient and graft survival, protocol compliance, and adverse events. RESULTS: As mentioned (in companion report), group demographics were similar. The present study shows no significant differences in 1-year patient and graft survival but does show a trend that points to more difficulties in group C by way of a rising slope of serum creatinine concentration (P=0.02) and decreasing creatinine clearance (P=0.04). There were more patients who discontinued the protocol plan in group C. Thus far, no posttransplant lymphomas have appeared, and infectious complications have not differed among the groups. However, a greater percentage of patients in group C were placed on antihyperlipidemia therapy, with an (unexpected) trend toward a higher incidence of posttransplant diabetes mellitus in this group. Group A required fewer, and group B the fewest, antihyperlipidemia therapeutic interventions (P<0.00001). CONCLUSIONS: This 1-year interim analysis of a long-term, prospective, randomized renal-transplant study indicates that decreasing maintenance dosage of Tacro with adjunctive Siro or MMF appears to point to improved long-term function, with reasonably few adverse events.

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Preliminary guidelines for diagnosing and treating tuberculosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in immunosuppressive trials or being treated with biological agents.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Ann Rheum Dis 2002 Nov;61 Suppl 2:ii62-3.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Furst DE; Cush J; Kaufmann S; Siegel J; Kurth R

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - UCLA Medical School, Los Angeles, USA Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, USA.

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Risk for myopathy with statin therapy in high-risk patients.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Arch Intern Med 2003 Mar 10;163(5):553-64.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Ballantyne CM; Corsini A; Davidson MH; Holdaas H; Jacobson TA; Leitersdorf E; Marz W; Reckless JP; Stein EA

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Baylor College of Medicine, 6565 Fannin, Mail Station A601, Suite A656, Houston, TX 77030, USA. cmb@bcm.tmc.edu

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Emerging data suggest that the 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (statins) offer important benefits for the large population of individuals at high risk for coronary heart disease. This population encompasses a sizable portion of individuals who are also at high risk for drug-drug interactions due to their need for multiple medications. In general, statins are associated with a very small risk for myopathy (which may progress to fatal or nonfatal rhabdomyolysis); however, the potential for drug-drug interactions is known to increase this risk in specific high-risk groups. The incidence of myopathy associated with statin therapy is dose related and is increased when statins are used in combination with agents that share common metabolic pathways. Of particular concern is the potential for interactions with other lipid-lowering agents such as fibrates and niacin (nicotinic acid), which may be used in patients with mixed lipidemia, and with immunosuppressive agents, such as cyclosporine, which are commonly used in patients after transplantation. Clinicians should be alert to the potential for drug-drug interactions to minimize the risk of myopathy during long-term statin therapy in patients at high risk for coronary heart disease.  N. Ref:: 128

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Renal transplantation: can we reduce calcineurin inhibitor/stop steroids? Evidence based on protocol biopsy findings.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - J Am Soc Nephrol. Acceso gratuito al texto completo a partir de 1 año de la fecha de publicación.

      ●● Enlace a la Editora de la Revista http://www.jasn.org/ 

      ●● Cita: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology: <> 2003 Mar;14(3):755-66.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Gotti E; Perico N; Perna A; Gaspari F; Cattaneo D; Caruso R; Ferrari S; Stucchi N; Marchetti G; Abbate M; Remuzzi G

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Medicine and Transplantation, Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Italy.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - How to combine antirejection drugs and which is the optimal dose of steroids and calcineurin inhibitors beyond the first year after kidney transplantation to maintain adequate immunosuppression without major side effects are far from clear. Kidney transplant patients on steroid, cyclosporine (CsA), and azathioprine were randomized to per-protocol biopsy (n = 30) or no-biopsy (n = 29) 1 to 2 yr posttransplant. Steroid or CsA were discontinued or reduced on the basis of biopsy to establish effects on drug-related complications, acute rejection, and graft function over 3 yr of follow-up. Serum creatinine, GFR (plasma clearance of iohexol), RPF (renal clearance of p-aminohippurate), CsA pharmacokinetics, and adverse events were monitored yearly. At the end, patients underwent a second biopsy. Per-protocol biopsy histology revealed no lesions (n = 5, steroid withdrawal), CsA nephropathy (n = 13, CsA discontinuation/reduction), or chronic rejection (n = 12, standard therapy). Reducing the drug regimen led to overall fewer side effects related to immunosuppression as compared with standard therapy or no-biopsy. Steroids were safely stopped with no acute rejection or graft loss. Complete CsA discontinuation was associated with acute rejection in the first four patients. Lowering CsA to low target CsA trough (30 to 70 ng/ml) never led to acute rejection or major renal function deterioration. Biopsy patients on conventional regimen had no acute rejection, one graft loss, no significant change in GFR, and significant RPF decline. No-biopsy controls: no acute rejection, one graft loss, significant decline of GFR and RPF. By serial biopsy analysis, severe lesions did not develop in patients with steroid discontinuation in contrast to patients on standard therapy over follow-up. CsA reduction did not adversely affect histology. Per-protocol biopsy more than 1 yr after kidney transplantation is a safe procedure to guide change of drug regimen and to lower the risk of major side effects.

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Longstanding obliterative panarteritis in Kawasaki disease: lack of cyclosporin A effect.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Pediatrics 2003 Oct;112(4):986-92.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Kuijpers TW; Biezeveld M; Achterhuis A; Kuipers I; Lam J; Hack CE; Becker AE; van der Wal AC

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Emma Children’s Hospital, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. t.w.kuijpers@amc.uva.nl

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Kawasaki disease is a childhood vasculitis of medium-sized vessels, affecting the coronary arteries in particular. We have treated a therapy-resistant child who met all diagnostic criteria for Kawasaki disease. After the boy was given intravenous immunoglobulins and salicylates, as well as several courses of pulsed methylprednisolone, disease recurred and coronary artery lesions became progressively detectable. Cyclosporin A was started and seemed clinically effective. In contrast to the positive effect on inflammatory parameters, ie, C-reactive protein and white blood cell counts, a novel plasma marker for cytotoxicity (granzyme B) remained elevated. Coronary disease progressed to fatal obstruction and myocardial infarction. Echocardiography, electrocardiograms, and myocardial creatine phosphokinase did not predict impending death. At autopsy an obliterative panarteritis was observed resulting from massive fibrointimal proliferation, affecting the aorta and several large and medium-sized arteries. Immunophenotypic analysis of the inflammatory infiltrates in arteries revealed mainly granzyme-positive cytotoxic T cells and macrophages in the intima and media, as well as nodular aggregates of T cells, B cells, and plasma cells in the adventitia of affected arteries. These findings further endorse the role of specific cellular and humoral immunity in Kawasaki disease. Unremitting coronary arteritis and excessive smooth muscle hyperplasia resulted in coronary occlusion despite the use of cyclosporin A.  N. Ref:: 37

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Donor-specific tolerance in fully major histocompatibility major histocompatibility complex-mismatched limb allograft transplants under an anti-alphabeta T-cell receptor monoclonal antibody and cyclosporine A protocol.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplantation 2003 Dec 27;76(12):1662-8.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1097/01.TP.0000105343.49626.6F

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Siemionow MZ; Izycki DM; Zielinski M

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Plastic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, A60, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. siemiom@ccf.org

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - BACKGROUND: Recent studies have demonstrated that treatment with alphabeta-T-cell receptor (TCR) monoclonal antibody and cyclosporine A (CsA) can extend survival in composite tissue allografts (CTA). The purpose of this study was to induce tolerance in fully major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-mismatched rat limb allografts under 7 days of a combined alphabeta-TCR-CsA protocol. METHODS: The authors performed 30 hind-limb allotransplantations across the MHC barrier between Brown Norway donors (BN; RT1n) and Lewis recipients (LEW; RT1l). Isograft and allograft controls received no treatment. The experimental groups received monotherapy of alphabeta-TCR and CsA or a combination of alphabeta-TCR and CsA for 7 days only. Donor-specific tolerance and immunocompetence were determined by standard skin grafting in vivo and mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR) in vitro. The efficacy of immunosuppressive therapy and the level of donor-specific chimerism were determined by flow cytometry. RESULTS: Long-term survival (>350 days) was achieved in allograft recipients (n=6) under the 7-day protocol of combined alphabeta-TCR-CsA. Donor-specific tolerance and immunocompetence of long-term chimeras were confirmed by acceptance of skin grafts from the donors and rejection of the third-party alloantigens (AxC Irish). At day 120, MLR demonstrated unresponsiveness to the host and donor antigens but strong reactivity against third-party alloantigens. Flow cytometry confirmed the high efficacy of immunosuppressive treatment and the development of donor-specific chimerism (7.6% of CD4+-RT1n+ cells, 1.3% of CD8+-RT1n+ cells, and 16.5% of CD45RA+-RT1n+ cells) in the periphery of tolerated recipients. CONCLUSIONS: Combined therapy of alphabeta-TCR-CsA for 7 days resulted in tolerance induction in fully MHC-mismatched rat hind-limb allografts. Tolerance was directly associated with stable, donor-specific chimerism.

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Posttransplantation diabetes: a systematic review of the literature.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Diabetes Care. Acceso gratuito al texto completo a partir de 1 año de la fecha de publicación.

      ●● Enlace a la Editora de la Revista http://care.diabetesjournals.org/ 

      ●● Cita: Diabetes Care: <> 2002 Mar;25(3):583-92.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Montori VM; Basu A; Erwin PJ; Velosa JA; Gabriel SE; Kudva YC

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, Nutrition, and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - OBJECTIVES: To systematically review the incidence of posttransplantation diabetes (PTD), risk factors for its development, prognostic implications, and optimal management. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We searched databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, and others) from inception to September 2000, reviewed bibliographies in reports retrieved, contacted transplantation experts, and reviewed specialty journals. Two reviewers independently determined report inclusion (original studies, in all languages, of PTD in adults with no history of diabetes before transplantation), assessed study methods, and extracted data using a standardized form. Meta-regression was used to explain between-study differences in incidence. RESULTS: Nineteen studies with 3,611 patients were included. The 12-month cumulative incidence of PTD is lower (<10% in most studies) than it was 3 decades ago. The type of immunosuppression explained 74% of the variability in incidence (P = 0.0004). Risk factors were patient age, nonwhite ethnicity, glucocorticoid treatment for rejection, and immunosuppression with high-dose cyclosporine and tacrolimus. PTD was associated with decreased graft and patient survival in earlier studies; later studies showed improved outcomes. Randomized trials of treatment regimens have not been conducted. CONCLUSIONS: Physicians should consider modification of immunosuppressive regimens to decrease the risk of PTD in high-risk transplant recipients. Randomized trials are needed to evaluate the use of oral glucose-lowering agents in transplant recipients, paying particular attention to interactions with immunosuppressive drugs.  N. Ref:: 79

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Renal function as a predictor of long-term graft survival in renal transplant patients.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Nephrol Dial Transplant. Acceso gratuito al texto completo a partir de los 2 años de la fecha de publicación.

      ●● Enlace a la Editora de la Revista http://ndt.oupjournals.org/ 

      ●● Cita: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation: <> 2003 May;18 Suppl 1:i3-6.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - First MR

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Research and Development, Fujisawa Healthcare, Inc., Deerfield, IL 60015, USA. roy_first@fujisawa.com

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Acute rejection is a major risk factor for kidney graft failure. However, as acute rejection has been progressively reduced by recent immunosuppressive regimens, other risk factors are becoming increasingly important. Evidence is accumulating that early renal function predicts long-term outcome. A recent registry survey of more than 100 000 kidney transplants found that 6- and 12-month serum creatinine levels, as well as the change between 6 and 12 months, are strongly associated with long-term graft survival. A survey of paediatric renal transplant recipients showed that poor creatinine clearance (<50 ml/min) as early as 30 days post-transplant predicted an annual rate of graft loss of 13% compared with <3% in patients with 30-day clearance >50 ml/min. This association between early renal function and long-term outcome was confirmed in multicentre studies. Renal transplant recipients (n=572) with 6-month serum creatinine levels >1.5 mg/dl suffered 3-year graft loss of 19.3% compared with only 8.5% in patients with levels <1.6 mg/dl (P<0.001). Significantly fewer patients receiving tacrolimus had 12-month serum creatinine levels >1.5 mg/dl compared with cyclosporin (42 versus 54%, P<0.05). Interestingly, a single-centre study (n=436) found that while glomerular filtration rate (GFR) at 6 months post-transplant had remained stable over the last decade, the rate of loss of renal function had decreased. A lower rate of GFR loss was associated with absence of rejection, use of mycophenolate mofetil rather than azathioprine and use of tacrolimus rather than cyclosporin (P<0.01). In conclusion, early measures of renal function allow identification of those patients at highest risk of graft failure and provide an invaluable tool for improving outcomes by tailored immunosuppression. The choice of such immunosuppression should be guided not only by its ability to prevent rejection, but also by its impact on renal function.  N. Ref:: 11

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Mycophenolate mofetil for the prevention and treatment of graft-versus-host disease following stem cell transplantation: preliminary findings.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Bone Marrow Transplant 2001 Jun;27(12):1255-62.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Vogelsang GB; Arai S

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins Oncology Center, Baltimore, MD 21287-8943, USA.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - The therapeutic benefits of allogeneic stem cell transplantation in patients with hematologic disorders are limited by the significant morbidity and mortality of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Current agents for the prevention and treatment of GVHD have limited efficacy and often result in toxic side-effects. Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is a new immunosuppressant with a selective mechanism of action. When employed following solid organ transplantation, MMF reduces the incidence and severity of acute rejection episodes. By selectively targeting activated lymphocytes, the active metabolite of MMF, mycophenolic acid (MPA), appears to augment the actions of standard immunosuppressant agents without adding overlapping toxicities. Studies of combination regimens that include MMF report that this agent permits a dose reduction of cyclosporine, tacrolimus, or corticosteroid, without increasing the incidence of acute rejection in solid organ transplants. Reports on the efficacy of MMF following stem cell transplantation in animal studies were mixed. However, the use of a non-myeloablative conditioning regimen with a post-graft immunosuppressive regimen of MMF and cyclosporine was able to sustain stable mixed chimeras in 60% to 80% of dogs who received hematopoietic grafts from DLA-identical littermates. MMF has demonstrated activity in preliminary clinical trials for GVHD prophylaxis, and treatment of acute or chronic GVHD. Larger clinical trials are warranted to determine the optimum dose and route of MMF administration for GVHD, as well as the comparative safety and efficacy of MMF-containing regimens.  N. Ref:: 36

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - CD30+ T-cell lymphoma in a patient with psoriasis treated with ciclosporin and infliximab.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Br J Dermatol 2003 Jul;149(1):170-3.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Mahe E; Descamps V; Grossin M; Fraitag S; Crickx B

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Dermatology, Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital, 46 Rue Henri-Huchard, Paris Cedex 18, France. emmanuel.mahe@bch.ap-hop-paris.fr

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - There is a known relationship between the use of immunosuppressive therapies and the development of lymphoproliferative malignancies. These lymphomas are mainly B-cell nonHodgkin’s lymphomas associated with Epstein-Barr virus. Most cases concern classical immunosuppressive treatments including ciclosporin and methotrexate. A relationship between the new antitumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha agents and lymphoproliferative malignancies is debated. Patients with psoriasis on immunosuppressive therapies, mainly ciclosporin, are considered to have a low risk of developing lymphoid proliferation. We report a patient with erythrodermic psoriasis treated with ciclosporin and infliximab who developed a CD30+ T-cell lymphoma. This lymphoma regressed after stopping these treatments. In this case, the anti-TNF-alpha agent may have played a role in association with ciclosporin in the development of the lymphoproliferative disorder. Whereas the combination of anti-TNF-alpha therapies with methotrexate has been well studied, their combination with ciclosporin has been evaluated only in a few patients. Psoriatic patients who may require anti-TNF-alpha treatment have often been or will be treated with ciclosporin. The combination of ciclosporin and anti-TNF-alpha warrants further investigation.  N. Ref:: 17

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - European best practice guidelines for renal transplantation. Section IV: Long-term management of the transplant recipient. IV.5.8. Cardiovascular risks. Immunosuppressive therapy.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Nephrol Dial Transplant. Acceso gratuito al texto completo a partir de los 2 años de la fecha de publicación.

      ●● Enlace a la Editora de la Revista http://ndt.oupjournals.org/ 

      ●● Cita: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation: <> 2002;17 Suppl 4:30-1.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - GUIDELINE: Immunosuppressive therapies, especially corticosteroids and anticalcineurin inhibitors; contribute to the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, such as arterial hypertension, hyperlipidaemia and hyperglycaemia, and this effect is dose dependent. Reduction of the dose, withdrawal and/or switching to another drug could be useful to control these risk factors.

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Multidrug resistance reversal agents.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - J Med Chem 2003 Nov 6;46(23):4805-17.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1021/jm030183a

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Robert J; Jarry C

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Institut Bergonie, 229, Cours de l’Argonne, 33076 Bordeaux Cedex, France. robert@bergonie.org  N. Ref:: 151

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Review article: the risk of lymphoma associated with inflammatory bowel disease and immunosuppressive treatment.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2001 Aug;15(8):1101-8.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Aithal GP; Mansfield JC

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Gastroenterology, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Lymphoma complicating inflammatory bowel disease is well described. Whether the risk of lymphoma is increased by immunosuppressive treatment with azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine or infliximab is a common concern among patients and physicians considering using these agents. This review aims to quantify the lymphoma risk in inflammatory bowel disease and the added risk attributable to these treatments. The evidence from published cases is that lymphomas occur at sites of active inflammatory bowel disease more often than expected for this to be a chance association. Studies on inflammatory bowel disease populations are conflicting, with some follow-up studies from large inflammatory bowel disease clinics showing an increase in lymphoma incidence, while other population-based studies show little or no increase in risk of lymphoma. A small increase in lymphoma risk in inflammatory bowel disease, perhaps 2-3-fold, may be compatible with both sets of data. Studies of the risks associated with immuno- suppression are less satisfactory, with smaller numbers of patients and relatively short follow-up. The available evidence would support a further increase in lymphoma risk associated with immunosuppressive treatment in inflammatory bowel disease of around fivefold compared to no immunosuppressive use, and tenfold compared to the general population. The risks appear to be less than that associated with renal and hepatic transplant-related immunosuppression. Infliximab treatment is still too new to make a full assessment of its long-term safety, but post-marketing surveillance currently suggests that lymphoma risk may not be any greater than that associated with azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine. Population-wide surveillance for lymphoma in inflammatory bowel disease would be required to narrow the confidence intervals on these estimates of lymphoma risk in inflammatory bowel disease and immunosuppressive treatment.  N. Ref:: 54

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - A benefit-risk assessment of basiliximab in renal transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Drug Saf. Acceso gratuito al texto completo.

      ●● Enlace a la Editora de la Revista http://www.csmwm.org/ 

      ●● Cita: Drug Safety: <> 2004;27(2):91-106.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Boggi U; Danesi R; Vistoli F; Del Chiaro M; Signori S; Marchetti P; Del Tacca M; Mosca F

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Division of General Surgery and Transplants, Department of Oncology, Transplants and Advanced Technologies in Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy. uboggi@med.unipi.it

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Interleukin-2 (IL-2) and its receptor (IL-2R) play a central role in T lymphocyte activation and immune response after transplantation. Research on the biology of IL-2R allowed the identification of key signal transduction pathways involved in the generation of proliferative and antiapoptotic signals in T cells. The alpha-chain of the IL-2R is a specific peptide against which monoclonal antibodies have been raised, with the aim of blunting the immune response by means of inhibiting proliferation and inducing apoptosis in primed lymphocytes. Indeed, basiliximab, one of such antibodies, has proved to be effective in reducing the episodes of acute rejection after kidney and pancreas transplantation. The use of basiliximab was associated with a significant reduction in the incidence of any treated rejection episodes after kidney transplantation in the two major randomised studies (placebo 52.2% vs basiliximab 34.2% at 6 months, European study; placebo 54.9% vs basiliximab 37.6% at 1 year, US trial). Basiliximab and equine antithymocyte globulin (ATG) administration resulted in a similar rate of biopsy-proven acute rejection at 6 months (19% for both) and at 12 months (19% and 20%, respectively). The use of basiliximab appears not to be associated with an increased incidence of adverse events as compared with placebo in immunosuppressive regimens, including calcineurin inhibitors, mycophenolate mofetil or azathioprine and corticosteroids, and its safety profile is superior to ATG. Moreover, a similar occurrence of infections is noted in selected studies (65.5% after basiliximab vs 65.7% of controls), including cytomegalovirus infection (17.3% vs 14.5%), and cytokine-release syndrome is not observed. Finally, economic analysis demonstrated lower costs of overall treatment in patients treated with basiliximab. Therefore, the use of basiliximab entails a very low risk, allows safe reduction of corticosteroid dosage and reduces the short- and mid-term rejection rates. However, the improvement in the long-term survival of kidney grafts in patients treated according to modern immunosuppressive protocols is still to be demonstrated. These conclusions are based on a systematic review of the scientific literature, indexed on Medline database, concerning the mechanism of action, therapeutic activity, safety and pharmacoeconomic evaluation of basiliximab in renal transplantation.  N. Ref:: 62

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - New immunosuppressive agent: expectations and controversies.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplantation 2003 Mar 27;75(6):741-2.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Alsina J; Grinyo JM

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Nephrology, Bellvitge Hospital, Barcelona, España.  N. Ref:: 5

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - How should the immunosuppressive regimen be managed in patients with established chronic allograft failure?

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Kidney Int Suppl 2002 May;(80):68-72.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Danovitch GM

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Division of Nephrology, UCLA School of Medicine, USA. gdanovitch@mednet.ucla.edu  N. Ref:: 25

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Graft vascular function after transplantation of pancreatic islets.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Diabetologia 2002 Jun;45(6):749-63. Epub 2002 May 15.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1007/s00125-002-0827-4

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Jansson L; Carlsson PO

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Medical Cell Biology, Biomedical Center, Uppsala University, Box 571, 751 23 Uppsala, Sweden. Leif.Jansson@medcellbiol.uu.se

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Endogenous pancreatic islets have a dense glomerular-like angioarchitecture, which ensures an optimal delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the islet cells, provides signals from other cells in the body and disposes secreted hormones. Transplantation of isolated islets means that their vascular connection is interrupted. The islet grafts therefore depend upon endothelial cells and microvessels originating in the implantation organ for derivation of a new vascular system. A re-establishment of islet blood-flow occurs within 7-14 days after transplantation, mainly through vascular sprouting. The newly formed blood vessels acquire the morphological characteristics of those in endogenous islets. In intraportally transplanted islets to the liver, the islets become revascularized almost exclusively from tributaries to the hepatic artery. Exocrine contamination of the transplanted islets could hamper the revascularization process, whereas neither cryopreservation nor immunosuppressive drugs like cyclosporin, prednisolon and RS-61443 have any essential effects on the angiogenesis. Investigators have noticed improvements in islet graft survival and function by means of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), acidic FGF and endothelial cell growth factor exposure of the grafts. The functional properties of transplanted islets are largely unknown, but evidence from experimental islet transplantation suggests that both the blood perfusion and the tissue oxygen tension of the grafted islets are chronically decreased, indicating an insufficient vascular system. In order to achieve optimal condition for survival and function of transplanted beta cells, it is important to ascertain whether impairments in vascular function are present also after clinical islet transplantations as well.  N. Ref:: 181

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Is there still a role for cyclosporine in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease? Pro argument.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Inflamm Bowel Dis 2003 May;9(3):194-7; discussion 202-4.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Kornbluth A

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York, USA. akornbluth@aol.com  N. Ref:: 32

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Is there still a role for cyclosporine in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease? Con argument.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Inflamm Bowel Dis 2003 May;9(3):198-201; discussion 202-4.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Fellermann K; Luhmann D; Stange EF

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Internal Medicine I, Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus, Stuttgart, Germany. klaus.fellermann@rbk.de  N. Ref:: 21

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - TOR inhibitors and cardiac allograft vasculopathy: is inhibition of intimal thickening an adequate surrogate of benefit?

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - J Heart Lung Transplant 2003 May;22(5):501-4.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Mehra MR; Uber PA

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Cardiomyopathy and Heart Transplantation Center, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana 70121, USA. mmehra@ochsner.org  N. Ref:: 30

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - European best practice guidelines for renal transplantation. Section IV: Long-term management of the transplant recipient. IV.3.1 Long-term immunosuppression. Late steroid or cyclosporine withdrawal.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Nephrol Dial Transplant. Acceso gratuito al texto completo a partir de los 2 años de la fecha de publicación.

      ●● Enlace a la Editora de la Revista http://ndt.oupjournals.org/ 

      ●● Cita: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation: <> 2002;17 Suppl 4:19-20.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - GUIDELINES: A. In order to reduce or avoid long-term serious adverse effects of corticosteroids, such as bone fractures, diabetes mellitus, arterial hypertension, osteoporosis and eye complications, steroid withdrawal should be considered. B. Steroid withdrawal is safe only in a proportion of graft recipients and is recommended only in low-risk patients. The efficacy of the remaining immunosuppression should be considered. C. After steroid withdrawal, graft function has to be monitored very carefully because of the risk of a delayed but continuous loss of function due to chronic graft dysfunction. In the case of functional deterioration or dysfunction, steroids should be re-administered. D. Cyclosporine withdrawal might be considered in order to ameliorate nephrotoxicity, arterial hypertension, lipid disorders and hypertrichosis. This can be carried out with no significant long-term risk of progressive graft loss. The efficacy of the remaining immunosuppression should be considered. After cyclosporine withdrawal, careful monitoring for acute rejection is recommended.

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Steroid-resistant kidney transplant rejection: diagnosis and treatment.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - J Am Soc Nephrol. Acceso gratuito al texto completo a partir de 1 año de la fecha de publicación.

      ●● Enlace a la Editora de la Revista http://www.jasn.org/ 

      ●● Cita: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology: <> 2001 Feb;12 Suppl 17:S48-52.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Bock HA

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Division of Nephrology, Kantonsspital, Aarau, Switzerland. bock@ksa.ch

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Decreases in transplant function may be attributable to a variety of conditions, including prerenal and postrenal failure, cyclosporin A (CsA) toxicity, polyoma nephritis, recurrent glomerulonephritis, and rejection. The diagnosis of rejection should therefore be made on the basis of a transplant biopsy of adequate size, before the initiation of any therapy. Pulse steroid treatment (three to five 0.25- to 1.0-g pulses of methylprednisolone, administered intravenously) is the usual first-line therapy and has a 60 to 70% success rate, although orally administered prednisone (0.25 g) may be just as efficacious. Even if reverted, any rejection should trigger an at least temporary increase in basal immunosuppression, consisting of an increase in CsA or tacrolimus target levels, the addition of steroids or an increase in their dosage, the addition of mycophenolate mofetil, or a switch from CsA to tacrolimus. The addition of rapamycin or its RAD derivative may fulfill the same purpose. Steroid resistance should not be assumed before the fifth day of pulse steroid treatment, although histologic features of vascular rejection may indicate the need for more aggressive treatment earlier. Steroid-resistant rejection is traditionally treated with poly- or monoclonal antilymphocytic antibodies, with success rates of 60 to 70%. Their potential benefit must be carefully balanced against the risks of infection and lymphoma. More recently, mycophenolate mofetil has been successfully used to treat steroid-resistant rejection, but only of the interstitial (cellular) type. Switching from CsA to tacrolimus for treating recurrent or antibody-resistant rejection is successful in approximately 60% of cases. Plasmapheresis and intravenously administered Ig have been used in some desperate cases, with surprising success. Because none of the available drugs has a significantly better profile of therapeutic versus adverse effects, the possible benefits of continued rejection therapy must be continuously balanced with the potential for serious, sometimes fatal, side effects.  N. Ref:: 35

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - ATP-binding cassette transporters and calcineurin inhibitors: potential clinical implications.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplant Proc 2001 May;33(3):2420-1.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - van Gelder T; Klupp J; Sawamoto T; Christians U; Morris RE

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Internal Medicine (T.vG.), University Hospital Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. vangelder@INW1.AZR.NL  N. Ref:: 17

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Immunosuppression and transplant vascular disease: benefits and adverse effects.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Pharmacol Ther 2003 Nov;100(2):141-56.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Moien-Afshari F; McManus BM; Laher I

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 2176 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z3.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) occurs within 5 years of transplantation surgery and represents the main cause of death in long-term heart transplant survivors. The detailed pathogenesis of CAV is unknown, but there are strong indications that immunologic mechanisms, which are regulated by nonimmunologic factors, are the major cause of this phenomenon. Cyclosporine A (CsA) is a frequently used immunosuppressive agent in transplant medicine to prevent rejection. The mechanism of action of CsA involves initial binding to cyclophilin to form a complex that then inhibits calcineurin (CN), leading to reduced interleukin (IL)-2 production as part of the signal transduction pathway for the activation of B-lymphocytes and T-lymphocytes. Based on this proposed mechanism, it was expected that CsA should be an effective strategy in attenuating the host immune response against transplanted allograft tissue; however, CsA has not changed the outcome of CAV. Several mechanisms have been suggested for the ineffectiveness of CsA in long-term prevention of CAV. For example, routine therapeutic doses of CsA may block CN incompletely (50%), whereas complete blockade requires doses that are not clinically tolerable. Another explanation is the possible activation of T-cell receptors directly (CN independent) by the immune response, which induces protein kinase C theta (PKCtheta) and leads to IL-2 production and immune rejection. Moreover, there may be a role for nonimmunologic mechanisms, such as complement, which cannot be controlled by CsA, or CsA may cause hypercholesterolemia or induce overexpression of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta). This review also compares the effect of CsA with other immunosuppressants in allograft artery preservation and their clinical efficacy.  N. Ref:: 192

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:Leucoencefalopatia posterior reversible en un paciente con linfoma no-Hodgkin tras tratamiento con CHOP. Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy in a patient with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after treatment with CHOP.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - An Med Interna 2001 Nov;18(11):591-3.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Gimenez-Mesa E; Martinez-Salio A; Porta-Etessam J; Berbel Garcia A; Cedena Romero T; Salama Bendoyan P

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Servicio de Neurologia, Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre, Ctra de Andalucia km 5,400, 28041 Madrid.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome is a newly characterised and increasingly recognized clinico-radiologic syndrome. Underlying conditions that reportedly trigger this syndrome include hypertensive encephalopathy, eclampsia, renal failure, and immunosuppressive drug therapy with cyclosporine, tacrolimus and interferon alpha. We describe a 51-year-old woman with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma treated with conventional CHOP chemotherapy. Eight days after this treatment she developed severe headache, bilateral visual loss and focal seizures with secondary generalization. Neurologic examination showed confusion, cortical blindness, and left hemiparesis with hyperreflexia and sensory loss. A cranial T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging revealed increased signal intensity in the occipital and frontal lobes in both hemispheres and right parietal lobe. A diagnosis of reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy was made. She presented a favourable outcome with conservative treatment with mannitol and phenytoin. A new cranial scanning showed nearly complete resolution of the abnormalities. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy in a patient treated with standard-dose CHOP. In this patient, we confirm the theoretical pathophysiologic mechanisms suggested explaining how these drugs can cause the syndrome.  N. Ref:: 7

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - FTY720: altered lymphocyte traffic results in allograft protection.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplantation 2001 Sep 15;72(5):764-9.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Brinkmann V; Pinschewer DD; Feng L; Chen S

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Novartis Pharma AG, Transplantation Research, WSJ-386.1.01, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland.  N. Ref:: 52

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Alloimmunity and nonimmunologic risk factors in cardiac allograft vasculopathy.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Eur Heart J 2003 Jul;24(13):1180-8.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Vassalli G; Gallino A; Weis M; von Scheidt W; Kappenberger L; von Segesser LK; Goy JJ

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Division of Cardiology, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland. gvassall@hospvd.ch

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Graft vasculopathy is an accelerated form of coronary artery disease that occurs in transplanted hearts. Despite major advances in immunosuppression, the prevalence of the disease has remained substantially unchanged during the last two decades. According to the ‘response to injury’ paradigm, graft vasculopathy is the result of a continuous inflammatory response to tissue injury initiated by both alloantigen-dependent and independent stress responses. Experimental evidence suggests that these responses may become self-sustaining, as allograft re-transplantation into the donor strain at a later stage fails to prevent disease progression. Histological evidence of endothelitis and arteritis, in association with intima fibrosis and atherosclerosis, reflects the central role of alloimmunity and inflammation in the development of arterial lesions. Experimental results in gene-targeted mouse models indicate that cellular and humoral immune responses are both involved in the pathogenesis of graft vasculopathy. Circulating antibodies against donor endothelium are found in a significant number of patients, but their pathogenic role is still controversial. Alloantigen-independent factors include donor-transmitted coronary artery disease, surgical trauma, ischaemia-reperfusion injury, viral infections, hyperlipidaemia, hypertension, and glucose intolerance. Recent therapeutic advances include the use of novel immunosuppressive agents such as sirolimus (rapamycin), HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, calcium channel blockers, and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors. Optimal treatment of cardiovascular risk factors remains of paramount importance.  N. Ref:: 100

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Basiliximab: a review of its use as induction therapy in renal transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Drugs 2003;63(24):2803-35.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Chapman TM; Keating GM

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Adis International Limited, Auckland, New Zealand. demail@adis.co.nz

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Basiliximab (Simulect), a chimeric (human/murine) monoclonal antibody, is indicated for the prevention of acute organ rejection in adult and paediatric renal transplant recipients in combination with other immunosuppressive agents.Basiliximab significantly reduced acute rejection compared with placebo in renal transplant recipients receiving dual- (cyclosporin microemulsion and corticosteroids) or triple-immunotherapy (azathioprine- or mycophenolate mofetil-based); graft and patient survival rates at 12 months were similar. Significantly more basiliximab than placebo recipients were free from the combined endpoint of death, graft loss or acute rejection 3 years, but not 5 years, after transplantation.The incidence of adverse events was similar in basiliximab and placebo recipients, with no increase in the incidence of infection, including cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. Malignancies or post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders after treatment with basiliximab were rare, with a similar incidence to that seen with placebo at 12 months or 5 years post-transplantation. Rare cases of hypersensitivity reactions to basiliximab have been reported.The efficacy of basiliximab was similar to that of equine antithymocyte globulin (ATG) and daclizumab, and similar to or greater than that of muromonab CD3. Basiliximab was as effective as rabbit antithymocyte globulin (RATG) in patients at relatively low risk of acute rejection, but less effective in high-risk patients. Numerically or significantly fewer patients receiving basiliximab experienced adverse events considered to be related to the study drug than ATG or RATG recipients. The incidence of infection, including CMV infection, was similar with basiliximab and ATG or RATG.Basiliximab plus baseline immunosuppression resulted in no significant differences in acute rejection rates compared with baseline immunosuppression with or without ATG or antilymphocyte globulin in retrospective analyses conducted for small numbers of paediatric patients. Limited data from paediatric renal transplant recipients suggest a similar tolerability profile to that in adults. Basiliximab appears to allow the withdrawal of corticosteroids or the use of corticosteroid-free or calcineurin inhibitor-sparing regimens in renal transplant recipients.Basiliximab did not increase the overall costs of therapy in pharmacoeconomic studies.CONCLUSION: Basiliximab reduces acute rejection without increasing the incidence of adverse events, including infection and malignancy, in renal transplant recipients when combined with standard dual- or triple-immunotherapy. The overall incidence of death, graft loss or acute rejection was significantly reduced at 3 years; there was no significant difference for this endpoint 5 years after transplantation. Malignancy was not increased at 5 years. The overall efficacy, tolerability, ease of administration and cost effectiveness of basiliximab make it an attractive option for the prophylaxis of acute renal transplant rejection.  N. Ref:: 85

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Cyclosporine-associated hyperkalemia: report of four allogeneic blood stem-cell transplant cases.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplantation 2003 Apr 15;75(7):1069-72.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1097/01.TP.0000057241.69355.59

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Caliskan Y; Kalayoglu-Besisik S; Sargin D; Ecder T

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Istanbul School of Medicine, CAPA 34 390, Istanbul, Turkey.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - BACKGROUND: Nephrotoxicity is a well-known effect of cyclosporine (CsA) that causes a reduction in glomerular filtration rate through vasoconstriction of the afferent glomerular arterioles and may result in acute renal failure. Isolated CsA-induced hyperkalemia occurring through different mechanisms is also common. However, there are only a few “case reports” addressing this phenomenon in allogeneic bone marrow transplantation patients. In this report, we propose mechanisms and methods of managing CsA-associated hyperkalemia in allogeneic transplantation. METHODS: We report on four allogeneic blood stem- cell transplant cases and a review of the literature. RESULTS: Four adult leukemia patients underwent allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation and received CsA as a part of their graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis. The patients developed hyperkalemia, despite adequate kidney function. CsA seemed to be the only pharmaceutical agent to which this electrolyte abnormality could be attributed. Renal tubule dysfunction and secondary hypoaldosteronism seemed to be the reasons for CsA-associated hyperkalemia. CONCLUSION: This report of four cases demonstrates that CsA should be considered among the possible causes of hyperkalemia in bone marrow transplantation. There may be a need for urgent intervention depending on the severity of hyperkalemia. Monitoring of blood CsA level and dose adjustment are important for the prevention of this complication.  N. Ref:: 22

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Effectiveness of sirolimus-eluting stent implantation for recurrent in-stent restenosis after brachytherapy.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Am J Cardiol 2003 Jul 15;92(2):200-3.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Saia F; Lemos PA; Sianos G; Degertekin M; Lee CH; Arampatzis CA; Hoye A; Tanabe K; Regar E; van der Giessen WJ; Smits PC; de Feyter P; Ligthart J; van Domburg RT; Serruys PW

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Erasmus MC, Thoraxcenter, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.  N. Ref:: 13

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:La enfermedad linfoproliferativa difusa postrasplante renal y su relacion con el virus Epstein-Barr. Experiencia de un centro. Diffuse lymphoproliferative disease after renal transplantation and its relation with Epstein-Barr virus. Experience at one center.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Nefrologia. Acceso gratuito al texto completo.

      ●● Enlace a la Editora de la Revista http://www.aulamedica.es/nefrologia/ 

      ●● Cita: Nefrologia: <> 2002;22(5):463-9.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Franco A; Jimenez L; Aranda I; Alvarez L; Gonzalez M; Rocamora N; Olivares J

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Servicio de Nefrologia Hospital General Alicante Maestro Alonso, 109 03010 Alicante. franco_ant@gva.es

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) are a group of heterogeneous lymphoid proliferations in chronic immunosuppressed recipients which appear to be related to Epstein Barr Virus (EBV). Receptor EBV seronegativity, use of antilymphocyte antibodies and CMV disease have been identified as risk factors that may tigger development of PTLD. We have studied the incidence of PTLD and its relationship with EBV in 588 adult renal transplant recipients who were transplanted in our hospital from 1988 to 2001. We have also evaluated the diagnostic and therapeutic methods used, the risk factors and outcome of the patients who developed PTLD. We identified 8 recipients (4 males and 4 females), range from 18 to 67 years (mean age 45.6 years) with a median time between grafting and PTLD of 4.1 years (0.1-7 years), who developed PTLD (1.3%). Only 1 patient received OKT3 and had CMV disease, two of them (25%) had been treated with hight doses of prednisolone, another was EBV seronegative, but the rest of them (50%) had no risk factors. Two patients were diagnosed at autopsy, the diagnosis of 5 was based on the histology of biopsy and the last one by CT scans of chest-abdomen and cytology. The presence of EBV in the lymphoproliferative cells was assessed in 5 out of the 7 studied patients (71.4%). The outcome of our recipients was poor. Five out of 8 patients died shortly after diagnosis as a direct consecuence of PTLD and another of an infectious complication of the treatment (75%). The 2 patients alive started dialysis and 1 of them died 2 years later of a non-related cause. In conclusion, PTLD is a relatively frequent disease with a poor prognosis in renal transplant patients. It seems to have a close relationship with EBV and can develop in the absence of the classical risk factors.  N. Ref:: 18

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Current immunosuppressive agents: efficacy, side effects, and utilization.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Pediatr Clin North Am 2003 Dec;50(6):1283-300.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Smith JM; Nemeth TL; McDonald RA

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Division of Nephrology, Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, 4800 Sand Point Way, NE 5G-1, Seattle, WA 98105-0371, USA. jodi.smith@seattlechildrens.org

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Advances in immunosuppressive therapy over the past decade have led to dramatic improvements in graft survival. With the development of new agents, the focus of the transplant community is to establish regimens that maintain excellent graft survival rates but with fewer toxicities including infection, nephrotoxicity, malignancy, and cosmetic effects. Examples include the use of steroid-free protocols and calcineurin avoidance regimens, which are currently being studied by NAPRTCS. The ultimate goal of transplant immunosuppressive therapy is the induction of tolerance. As we learn more about immune function from basic and clinical research, tolerance to allografts seems a more reachable goal.  N. Ref:: 89

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - European best practice guidelines for renal transplantation. Section IV: Long-term management of the transplant recipient. IV.2.1 Differential diagnosis of chronic graft dysfunction.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Nephrol Dial Transplant. Acceso gratuito al texto completo a partir de los 2 años de la fecha de publicación.

      ●● Enlace a la Editora de la Revista http://ndt.oupjournals.org/ 

      ●● Cita: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation: <> 2002;17 Suppl 4:4-8.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - GUIDELINES: A. Any significant deterioration in graft function should be investigated using the appropriate diagnostic tools and, if possible, therapeutic interventions should be initiated. The usual causes of a decline in glomerular filtration rate after the first year include transplant-specific causes such as chronic allograft nephropathy, acute rejection episodes, chronic calcineurin inhibitor nephrotoxicity, transplant renal artery stenosis and ureteric obstruction, as well as immunodeficiency-related causes and non-transplant-related causes, such as recurrent or de novo renal diseases and bacterial infections. B. Any new onset and persistent proteinuria of >0.5 g/24 h should be investigated and therapeutic interventions should be initiated. The usual causes include chronic allograft nephropathy and transplant glomerulopathy, and recurrent or de novo glomerulonephritis.

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Primary intestinal posttransplant T-cell lymphoma.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplantation 2003 Jun 27;75(12):2131-2.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1097/01.TP.0000060253.54333.F3

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Michael J; Greenstein S; Schechner R; Tellis V; Vasovic LV; Ratech H; Glicklich D

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Division of Nephrology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10467, USA.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - There have been only five reported cases of primary posttransplant T-cell lymphoma. We report the first case associated with the use of sirolimus (Rapamycin, Wyeth-Ayerst, Philadelphia, PA). The patient, receiving prednisone, cyclosporine, and sirolimus treatment, developed ascites, diarrhea, and weight loss 7 months after his second renal transplant. Tissue obtained at laparotomy established the diagnosis of primary T-cell lymphoma. Latent membrane protein-1 for Epstein-Barr virus was negative, but in-site hybridization test for Epstein-Barr-encoded RNA was positive. Despite aggressive chemotherapy, the patient died 8 months posttransplant. This is the sixth reported case of primary intestinal posttransplant T-cell lymphoma, but it is the first case associated with the use of sirolimus. The incidence of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease in patients receiving sirolimus should be studied.  N. Ref:: 6

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:Alteraciones del metabolismo oseo tras el trasplante renal. Bone metabolism alterations after kidney transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Nefrologia. Acceso gratuito al texto completo.

      ●● Enlace a la Editora de la Revista http://www.aulamedica.es/nefrologia/ 

      ●● Cita: Nefrologia: <> 2003;23 Suppl 2:122-6.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Torres A; Garcia S; Barrios Y; Hernandez D; Lorenzo V

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Servicio de Nefrologia, Unidad de Investigacion, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Instituto Reina Sofia de Investigacion. atorres@ull.es

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Early after renal transplantation (RT) a rapid decrease in bone mineral density at the lumbar spine, femoral neck, and femoral shaft has been documented. In addition, an appreciable proportion of patients still remain losing bone late after RT. As a consequence, RT patients are at a high risk of bone fractures as compared to general population. Most fractures involve appendicular skeleton, particularly the feet and ankles, and the diabetic patient is at increased risk of fractures. Thus, early institution of preventive measures and treatment of established osteoporosis are central. The major cause of post-transplantation bone loss is corticosteroid treatment, and this should be used at the lower dose compatible with graft survival. Preexisting hyperparathyroidism also affects the early cancellous bone loss at the spine, and post-transplantation bone loss reflects variable individual susceptibility, resembling the polygenic determination of bone mineral density in general. Clinical trials have demonstrated that bisphosphonates or vitamin D plus calcium supplementation, prevent post-transplantation bone loss during the first 6-12 months. However, their role in preventing bone fractures has not been proven. Finally, recommendations for management, prevention and treatment, are summarized.  N. Ref:: 24

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - European best practice guidelines for renal transplantation. Section IV: Long-term management of the transplant recipient. IV.10. Pregnancy in renal transplant recipients.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Nephrol Dial Transplant. Acceso gratuito al texto completo a partir de los 2 años de la fecha de publicación.

      ●● Enlace a la Editora de la Revista http://ndt.oupjournals.org/ 

      ●● Cita: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation: <> 2002;17 Suppl 4:50-5.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - GUIDELINES: A. Renal transplantation restores fertility, and successful pregnancies have been reported in renal transplant women. In women with normal graft function, pregnancy usually has no adverse effect on graft function and survival. Therefore, women of childbearing age who consider pregnancy should receive complete information and support from the transplant team. B. Pregnancy could be considered safe about 2 years after transplantation in women with good renal function, without proteinuria, without arterial hypertension, with no evidence of ongoing rejection and with normal allograft ultrasound. C. Pregnancy after transplantation should be considered a high-risk pregnancy and should be monitored by both an obstetrician and the transplant physician. Pregnancy should be diagnosed as early as possible. The principal risks are infection, proteinuria, anaemia, arterial hypertension and acute rejection for the mother, and prematurity and low birth weight for the foetus. D. Pregnant women and transplanted patients are at increased risk of infections, especially bacterial urinary tract infections and acute pyelonephritis of the graft. Urine cultures should be performed monthly and all asymptomatic infections should be treated. Monitoring of viral infections is also recommended. (Evidence level B) E. Acute rejection episodes are uncommon but may occur after delivery. Therefore, immunosuppression should be re-adjusted immediately after delivery. F. Because pre-eclampsia develops in 30% of pregnant patients, especially those with prior arterial transplant hypertension, blood pressure, renal function, proteinuria and weight should be monitored every 2-4 weeks, with more attention during the third trimester. Anti-hypertensive agents should be changed to those tolerated during pregnancy. ACE inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor antagonists are absolutely contra-indicated. G. Immunosuppressive therapy based on cyclosporine or tacrolimus with or without steroids and azathioprine may be continued in renal transplant women during pregnancy. Other drugs, such as mycophenolate mofetil and sirolimus, are not recommended based on current information available. Because of drug transfer into maternal milk, breastfeeding is not recommended. H. Vaginal delivery is recommended, but caesarean section is required in at least 50% of cases. Delivery should occur in a specialized centre. In the puerperium, renal function, proteinuria, blood pressure, cyclosporine/tacrolimus blood levels and fluid balance should be closely monitored.

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Efficacy and toxicity of a protocol using sirolimus, tacrolimus and daclizumab in a nonhuman primate renal allotransplant model.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Am J Transplant 2002 Apr;2(4):381-5.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Montgomery SP; Mog SR; Xu H; Tadaki DK; Hirshberg B; Berning JD; Leconte J; Harlan DM; Hale D; Kirk AD

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - NIDDK/Navy Transplantation and Autoimmunity Branch, Naval Medical Research Center, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - A regimen combining sirolimus, tacrolimus, and daclizumab has recently been shown to provide adequate immunosuppression for allogeneic islet transplantation in humans, but remains unproven for primarily vascularized allografts. We evaluated this regimen for renal allograft transplantation in mismatched nonhuman primates. Dosages of sirolimus and tacrolimus were adjusted for trough levels of 10-15 ng/mL and 4-6 ng/mL, respectively. Treated monkeys (n = 5) had significantly prolonged allograft survival, with a mean survival of 36 days vs. 7 days in untreated controls (n = 6, p = 0.008). Four of five treated animals, but none of the controls, developed fibrinoid vascular necrosis of the small intestine. A review of gut histology from animals on other immunosuppressive protocols performed by our laboratory suggested that these lesions were a result of sirolimus exposure. In summary, this regimen prolongs the survival of vascularized renal allografts, but is limited by profound GI toxicity in rhesus macaques.

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Acute necrotizing gastritis by Escherichia coli in a severely neutropenic patient.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Haematologica. Acceso gratuito al texto completo.

      ●● Enlace a la Editora de la Revista http://db.doyma.es/ 

      ●● Cita: Haematologica: <> 2002 Jan;87(1):ELT01.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Martinez-Chamorro C; Martinez E; Gil-Fernandez JJ; Escudero A; Acevedo A; Fernandez-Ranada JM

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Hematology Department, Clinica Ruber, C/Juan Bravo, 49 28006-Madrid, España. m-chamorro@navegalia.com  N. Ref:: 6

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Cryptococcus neoformans infection in organ transplant recipients: variables influencing clinical characteristics and outcome.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Emerg Infect Dis. Acceso gratuito al texto completo.

      ●● Enlace a la Editora de la Revista http://www.cdc.gov/ 

      ●● Cita: Emerging Infectious Diseases: <> 2001 May-Jun;7(3):375-81.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Husain S; Wagener MM; Singh N

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of Pittsburgh, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15240, USA.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Unique clinical characteristics and other variables influencing the outcome of Cryptococcus neoformans infection in organ transplant recipients have not been well defined. From a review of published reports, we found that C. neoformans infection was documented in 2.8% of organ transplant recipients (overall death rate 42%). The type of primary immunosuppressive agent used in transplantation influenced the predominant clinical manifestation of cryptococcosis. Patients receiving tacrolimus were significantly less likely to have central nervous system involvement (78% versus 11%, p =0.001) and more likely to have skin, soft-tissue, and osteoarticular involvement (66% versus 21%, p = 0.006) than patients receiving nontacrolimus- based immunosuppression. Renal failure at admission was the only independently significant predictor of death in these patients (odds ratio 16.4, 95% CI 1.9-143, p = 0.004). Hypotheses based on these data may elucidate the pathogenesis and may ultimately guide the management of C. neoformans infection in organ transplant recipients.  N. Ref:: 74

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Lichen amyloidosus associated with Kimura’s disease: successful treatment with cyclosporine.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Dermatology 2002;204(2):133-5.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Teraki Y; Katsuta M; Shiohara T

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Dermatology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. teraki@kyorin-u.ac.jp

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - We describe here a case of a 33-year-old man who had lichen amyloidosus associated with Kimura’s disease. In this case, treatment with cyclosporine dramatically improved the lesions of both Kimura’s disease and lichen amyloidosus. Although Kimura’s disease and lichen amyloidosus are both rare distinct entities, to our knowledge, 11 cases of association of Kimura’s disease and lichen amyloidosus have been described previously.  N. Ref:: 13

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - European best practice guidelines for renal transplantation. Section IV: Long-term management of the transplant recipient. IV.2.5. Chronic graft dysfunction. Late recurrence of primary glomerulonephritides.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Nephrol Dial Transplant. Acceso gratuito al texto completo a partir de los 2 años de la fecha de publicación.

      ●● Enlace a la Editora de la Revista http://ndt.oupjournals.org/ 

      ●● Cita: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation: <> 2002;17 Suppl 4:16-8.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - GUIDELINES: A. In the case of recurrent focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), aggressive treatment with high-dose cyclosporine in children, ACE inhibitors and/or Angiotensin II antagonists, plasma exchange or immunoadsorption may result in remission in some patients. B. In the case of recurrent membranous nephropathy (MN), there is no specific treatment. However, control of risk factors, such as hypertension, heavy proteinuria and hyperlipidaemia, and prevention of thrombotic complications are recommended. C. In the case of recurrent membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN), there is no specific treatment. However, control of risk factors, such as hypertension, heavy proteinuria and hyperlipidaemia, and prevention of thrombotic complications are recommended. D. In the case of recurrent IgA glomerulonephritis, use of additional steroids is not yet a validated treatment. The control of risk factors, such as hypertension, heavy proteinuria and hyperlipidaemia, is recommended. E. In the rare case of recurrent anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) glomerulonephritis with reappearance of anti-GBM antibodies, it is recommended to initiate plasma exchange and to treat with appropriate immunosuppressive agents (e.g. cyclophosphamide).

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Treatment of severe acute graft-versus-host disease with anti-thymocyte globulin.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Clin Transplant 2001 Jun;15(3):147-53.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Remberger M; Aschan J; Barkholt L; Tollemar J; Ringden O

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Clinical Immunology and Centre for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. mats.remberger@impi.ki.se

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Severe acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is one of the major complications after haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT). Treatment of severe GVHD is difficult and the condition is often fatal. One proposed method of improving the therapy is to include anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG). Here, we will report our results in 29 patients using ATG as part of treatment for severe steroid-resistant acute GVHD. Four patients suffered from grade II, 13 from grade III and 12 from grade IV GVHD. Median time to grade II GVHD was 24 d (range 7-91 d) and to grade III was 29 d (range 8-55 d) after HSCT. Five different ATG preparations were used, rabbit ATG (R-ATG), BMA 031, OKT3, ATG-Fresenius and Thymoglobuline. All patients had skin involvement, 26 also had gut involvement and 25 had liver involvement. The rate of response to treatment was best in skin involvement (72%), while liver and gut involvement showed lower response rates (38%). Eleven patients survived more than 90 d, 7 of them developed chronic GVHD, 1 developed mild GVHD, 1 developed moderate GVHD and 5 developed severe GVHD. Survival at 100 d was 37% and at 1 yr it was 12%. Most patients died of GVHD, with virus or fungal infections as contributing causes of death. To conclude, treatment of severe acute GVHD is difficult and ATG, in our hands, adds nothing to conventional pharmacological treatment.  N. Ref:: 48

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Hyperlipidemia and cardiovascular disease after organ transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplantation 2001 Sep 27;72(6 Suppl):S13-5.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Massy ZA

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - INSERM U507, Necker Hospital, Paris, France. massy@necker.fr

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Hyperlipidemia, a frequent and persistent complication after solid organ transplantation, contributes to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and may influence the development of allograft vasculopathy. The pathogenesis of posttransplantation hyperlipidemia is not fully understood, although several epidemiological factors are strongly implicated including age, weight, pretransplantation lipid levels, and immunosuppressive therapy. Management strategies to reduce hyperlipidemia and modify cardiovascular risk include dietary restrictions and the use of lipid-lowering agents. The selective use of immunosuppressants, such as tacrolimus, that have neutral or fewer adverse effects on lipid metabolism may also provide a useful option. A combination of lipid-lowering therapies and optimization of immunosuppressive regimens compatible with prolonged allograft survival is probably necessary to significantly reduce posttransplantation hyperlipidemia and its potentially harmful consequences.  N. Ref:: 44

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Paraneoplastic pemphigus in association with a retroperitoneal Castleman’s disease presenting with a lichen planus pemphigoides-like eruption. A case report and review of literature.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Br J Dermatol 2001 Feb;144(2):372-6.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Hsiao CJ; Hsu MM; Lee JY; Chen WC; Hsieh WC

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Dermatology, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital, 138 Sheng-Li Road, Tainan, Taiwan 704.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - A 50-year-old man presented with severe mucosal erosions of the lips, oral cavity and perianal area, a lichen planus-like eruption on the trunk and extremities and scaly plaques of the palms and soles. The clinical impression was of Stevens—Johnson syndrome, or paraneoplastic pemphigus (PNP). Histopathology revealed vacuolar interface and lichenoid dermatitis with dyskeratosis and suprabasal acantholytic vesiculation. Direct immunofluorescence showed deposition of IgG in the intercellular space and linear deposition of C3 along the basal membrane zone. Indirect immunofluorescence revealed circulating IgG with intercellular staining of the epithelium of rat urinary bladder. Western blotting demonstrated bands of 250- and 230-kDa antigens. The clinical, histological and immunological features were consistent with the lichen planus pemphigoides variant of PNP. A retroperitoneal hyaline-vascular Castleman’s disease was detected and excised. The skin lesions worsened initially after tumour resection but improved gradually, leaving extensive melanosis after cyclosporin and mycophenolate mofetil treatment.  N. Ref:: 21

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Mechanisms and consequences of arterial hypertension after renal transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplantation 2001 Sep 27;72(6 Suppl):S9-12.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Koomans HA; Ligtenberg G

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Hospital Utrecht, The Netherlands. h.a.koomans@digd.azu.nl

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - The high incidence of hypertension after renal transplantation contributes to the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in renal transplant recipients. Although cyclosporine has been influential in the improvement of transplant outcome, it has emerged as a major cause of hypertension after organ transplantation. The underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of cyclosporine-induced hypertension include enhanced sympathetic nervous system activity, renal vasoconstriction, and sodium/water retention. Hypertension is also significantly associated with reduced graft survival and thereby requires aggressive treatment intervention. Calcium channel blockers may offer some advantages over angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors for the treatment of hypertension in stable renal transplant recipients. Nevertheless, selection of the most appropriate antihypertensive agent should take into account the possibility of pharmacokinetic interactions with immunosuppressive agents. There is evidence to suggest that the use of tacrolimus-based immunosuppression induces less hypertension compared with cyclosporine. Not only do patients receiving tacrolimus tend to require less antihypertensive therapy, but converting patients from cyclosporine to tacrolimus has been shown to result in significant reductions in blood pressure. Thus, tacrolimus may be associated with an improved cardiovascular risk profile in renal transplant recipients.  N. Ref:: 26

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Assessing cardiovascular risk profile of immunosuppressive agents.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplantation 2001 Dec 27;72(12 Suppl):S81-8.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Jardine A  N. Ref:: 57

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Controlling the incidence of infection and malignancy by modifying immunosuppression.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplantation 2001 Dec 27;72(12 Suppl):S89-93.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Soulillou JP; Giral M

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Long-term outcomes in renal transplantation have improved over the years but are still a matter of concern. Because patients typically require lifelong immunosuppression, the risks of cancer and infection associated with immunosuppressive agents continue to demand attention. Physicians strive endlessly to find the right balance between the level of immunosuppression required to prevent rejection and the level that will minimize dose-dependent side effects. Data presented in this paper suggest that some renal transplant recipients might have more than necessary immunosuppression during maintenance therapy and that reducing the immunosuppressant dose can decrease cancer incidence, without worsening long-term patient or allograft survival. Additionally, data were examined suggesting that immunosuppressive agents might be associated with different risks for cancer, specifically, the potential advantage of reduced cancer risk for sirolimus and sirolimus derivatives in comparison with standard immunosuppressive agents. Although promising, these preliminary results are from preclinical studies, and further study is warranted.  N. Ref:: 42

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - P-glycoprotein in acute myeloid leukaemia: therapeutic implications of its association with both a multidrug-resistant and an apoptosis-resistant phenotype.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Leuk Lymphoma 2002 Jun;43(6):1221-8.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Pallis M; Turzanski J; Higashi Y; Russell N

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Academic Haematology, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham, UK. monica.pallis@nottingham.ac.uk

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - P-glycoprotein (Pgp) expression is an independent prognostic factor for response to remission-induction chemotherapy in acute myeloblastic leukaemia, particularly in the elderly. There are several potential agents for modulating Pgp-mediated multi-drug resistance, such as cyclosporin A and PSC833, which are currently being evaluated in clinical trials. An alternative therapeutic strategy is to increase the use of drugs which are unaffected by Pgp. However, in this review, we explain why this may be more difficult than it appears. Evidence from in vitro studies of primary AML blasts supports the commonly held supposition that chemoresistance may be linked to apoptosis-resistance. We have found that Pgp has a drug-independent role in the inhibition of in vitro apoptosis in AML blasts. Modulation of cytokine efflux, signalling lipids and intracellular pH have all been suggested as ways by which Pgp may affect cellular resistance to apoptosis; these are discussed in this review. For a chemosensitising agent to be successful, it may be more important for it to enhance apoptosis than to increase drug uptake.  N. Ref:: 95

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - A retrospective review of sirolimus (Rapamune) therapy in orthotopic liver transplant recipients diagnosed with chronic rejection.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Liver Transpl 2003 May;9(5):477-83.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1053/jlts.2003.50119

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Neff GW; Montalbano M; Slapak-Green G; Berney T; Bejarano PA; Joshi A; Icardi M; Nery J; Seigo N; Levi D; Weppler D; Pappas P; Ruiz J; Schiff ER; Tzakis AG

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - University of Miami, Department of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA. gneff@med.miami.edu

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Treatment options are limited for orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) recipients suffering from chronic rejection (CR). We performed a retrospective review of OLT recipients diagnosed with CR and treated with sirolimus. The medical records of all OLT recipients treated with sirolimus between October, 1998 and October, 2000 were retrospectively reviewed. The diagnosis of CR was made by both clinical and histologic criteria: bile duct to hepatic artery ratio less than 0.7, histologic activity index, hepatic arterial wall thickening, and chronic elevation of liver chemistries. Two groups were defined in regard to sirolimus response: sirolimus responders (SR) and sirolimus nonresponders (SNR). Response to treatment was granted only when patients were found to have resolution of abnormal liver transaminases and an improvement in hepatic artery to bile duct ratio. Serum collections for liver chemistries were collected on days 1, 30, 60, and 90. Liver biopsies were reviewed in blinded fashion from day 1 and at least 180 days on therapy by double-blinded pathologists. Sirolimus-related complications were recorded and include drug toxicity, anemia with and without treatment, hospitalizations, infections, immunosuppression complications, lipid profile disorders, edema, muscle aches, and gastrointestinal complaints. Twenty-one patients were diagnosed with CR. The SR group included 13 of 21, and 8 of 21 were in the SNR group. Anemia was diagnosed in 12 of 21 patients: SR, 7 of 13; SNR, 5 of 8; with 5 patients requiring red blood cell transfusions (2 SR, 3 SNR). Recombinant erythropoietin was started in 5 of 21 patients. Sirolimus serum levels were found to be greater than 20 ng/dL in 12 patients. Sirolimus was discontinued in 9 patients,

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Effective prophylactic protocol in delayed hypersensitivity to contrast media: report of a case involving lymphocyte transformation studies with different compounds.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Radiology. Acceso gratuito al texto completo a partir de los 2 años de la publicación;  - http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/ 

      ●● Cita: Radiology: <> 2002 Nov;225(2):466-70.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Romano A; Artesani MC; Andriolo M; Viola M; Pettinato R; Vecchioli-Scaldazza A

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Universita’ Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Allergy Unit, Complesso Integrato Columbus, Via G. Moscati 31, 00168 Rome, Italy. columbus.allerg@linet.it

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - A patient with maculopapular reactions to iopamidol needed to undergo angiography for a cerebral arteriovenous malformation. In vivo and in vitro tests were performed with ionic and nonionic contrast media, including iopamidol and iobitridol. All results were positive, demonstrating delayed hypersensitivity. The patient received 6-alpha-methylprednisolone and cyclosporine 1 week before and 2 weeks after four angiograms were obtained with the use of iobitridol, which was well tolerated.

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Effects of tacrolimus on ischemia-reperfusion injury.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Liver Transpl 2003 Feb;9(2):105-16.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1053/jlts.2003.50020

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - St  Peter SD; Moss AA; Mulligan DC

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Transplant Surgery, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, AZ, USA.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - In addition to efficacious immunosuppression for the benefit of organ transplantation, tacrolimus has diverse actions that result in amelioration of ischemia-reperfusion injury. Knowledge is accumulating rapidly on the mechanisms through which tacrolimus exerts these cytoprotective effects, including alterations in microcirculation, free radical metabolism, calcium-activated pathways, inflammatory cascades, mitochondrial stability, apoptosis, stress-response proteins, and tissue recovery. Within the nucleus, actions mediating the effects of tacrolimus appear to be dominantly influenced by interactions with the transcription factor, nuclear factor-kappaB. Because tacrolimus is a cornerstone agent in immunosuppression regimens throughout the world and knowledge of its cellular mechanisms is evolving, it is important to update the clinical literature with this information. We reviewed the published literature with intent to portray the interactions of tacrolimus in the intricate cellular mechanisms initiated by ischemia and reperfusion.  N. Ref:: 122

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - A pilot protocol of a calcineurin-inhibitor free regimen for kidney transplant recipients of marginal donor kidneys or with delayed graft function.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Clin Transplant 2003;17 Suppl 9:31-4.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Shaffer D; Langone A; Nylander WA; Goral S; Kizilisik AT; Helderman JH

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. david.schaffer@vanderbilt.edu

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - The worsening shortage of cadaver donor kidneys has prompted use of expanded or marginal donor kidneys (MDK), i.e. older age or donor history of hypertension or diabetes. MDK may be especially susceptible to calcineurin-inhibitor (CI) mediated vasoconstriction and nephrotoxicity. Similarly, early use of CI in patients with delayed graft function may prolong ischaemic injury. We developed a CI-free protocol of antibody induction, sirolimus, mycophenolate mofetil, and prednisone in recipients with MDK or DGF. METHODS: Adult renal transplant recipients who received MDK or had DGF were treated with a CI-free protocol consisting of antibody induction (basiliximab or thymoglobulin), sirolimus, mycophenolate mofetil, and prednisone. Serial biopsies were performed for persistent DGF. Patients were followed prospectively with the primary endpoints being patient and graft survival, biopsy-proven acute rejection, and sirolimus-related toxicity. RESULTS: Nineteen recipients were treated. Mean follow-up was 294 days. Actuarial 6- and 12-month patient survival was 100% and 100% and graft survival was 93% and 93%, respectively. The only graft loss was due to primary non-function (PNF). The incidence of AR was 16%. Mean serum creatinine at last follow-up was 1.6 mg/dL. Sirolimus-related toxicity included lymphocele (1), wound infection (2), thrombocytopenia (1). and interstitial pneumonitis (1). CONCLUSION: A CI-free protocol with antibody induction and sirolimus results in low rates of AR and PNF and excellent early patient and graft survival in patients with MDK and DGF. CI-free protocols may allow expansion of the kidney donor pool by encouraging utilization of MDK at high risk for DGF or CI-mediated nephrotoxicity.

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Potential therapeutic interventions to avoid or treat chronic allograft dysfunction.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplantation 2001 Jun 15;71(11 Suppl):SS52-7.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Kahan BD

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - University of Texas Medical School Houston, United States.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Despite the significant improvements that have occurred since the introduction of CsA, long-term renal allograft survival continues to be an area of concern. Management strategies that involve the use of sirolimus offer some promise. A number of observations suggest that sirolimus may have the ability to reduce the rates or slow the progression of chronic nephropathy. First, sirolimus has been shown to inhibit growth-factor-driven proliferation of endothelial and smooth muscle cells in vitro (55, 56). Sirolimus also disrupts signal transduction by a variety of other cytokines such as EGF and PDGE This is significant because cytokine- and growth-factor-stimulated proliferation of endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, parenchymal cells, and fibroblasts appears to underlie the development of chronic nephropathy (see Fellstrom, this supplement). Second, sirolimus has been demonstrated in various animal models to inhibit the arterial intimal thickening that typically follows alloimmune or mechanical injury (56-60; see Morris, this supplement). This transplant vasculopathy is a prominent feature in chronic rejection of other organ transplants. Moreover, at least 1 published study has suggested that sirolimus may be able to stabilize and possibly reverse chronic graft vascular disease (61). However, the relative doses of sirolimus used in these animal studies have been higher than those used in humans, so the relationship of these effects to the clinical setting needs to be further studied to define the relevance of these findings. Third, sirolimus, used in combination with CsA, reduces the incidence of acute rejection episodes in humans, one of the most significant predictors of shortened renal allograft survival (62, 63). Thus, an effect of sirolimus to reduce acute rejection episodes or delay their onset is expected to reduce renal allograft loss. Furthermore, clinical trials suggest that sirolimus treatment may allow dose reductions of CsA or a delay in inception of CsA therapy, which might reduce the acute and chronic nephrotoxicity associated with CsA and other CNIs. Since nephrotoxicity may promote or aggravate renal injury and appears to be common in chronic nephropathy (see Fellstrom and Paul, this supplement), reduced exposure to CNIs may translate into reduced rates of chronic renal allograft dysfunction. There are no currently effective therapies for chronic nephropathy, which is a common cause of late renal allograft loss. Preliminary evidence suggests that sirolimus may eventually prove useful as prophylaxis of or treatment for chronic nephropathy. Thus, sirolimus has come to be regarded as the foundation for maintenance immunosuppressive regimens.  N. Ref:: 63

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Extragonadal seminoma after renal transplantation and immunosuppression; treatment in the presence of renal dysfunction: a case report and literature review.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Med Oncol 2001;18(3):221-5.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Kosmas C; Tsavaris NB; Vadiaka M; Chiras T; Boletis J; Kostakis A

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Pathophysiology, Athens University School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, Greece. ckosm@ath.forthnet.gr

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - A 37-yr-old man who had undergone renal transplantation for end-stage renal failure presented with a large right pelvic mass obstructing the transplanted kidney. Initially, this was diagnosed as an anaplastic tumor while he had been on immunosuppressive treatment for kidney allograft rejection after transplantation. Despite difficulties of classic histopathology to reveal the origin of his tumor, FISH analysis revealed the presence of chromosome 12p abnormalities, strongly indicative of a germ-cell tumor-more likely seminoma-with extragonadal presentation. Because of renal dysfunction, he was treated with carboplatin (dose adjusted according to renal clearance) and etoposide, and when he experienced a rather atypical progression with bone metastases, he was treated with single-agent paclitaxel, and died almost 13 mo after initial presentation. The case adds further to the existing small list of seminoma/GCTs developing in transplant recipients, points to the unusual presentation patterns and diagnostic histopathology challenges, and presents the difficulty in therapeutic options, as a result of frequent renal dysfunction and intercurrent immunosuppressive therapy. All of these issues together with an extensive literature review are discussed in detail.

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Cardiac allograft vasculopathy: current concepts and treatment.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transpl Int 2003 Jun;16(6):367-75. Epub 2003 May 17.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1007/s00147-003-0580-8

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Waller J; Brook NR; Nicholson ML

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Division of Transplant Surgery, Professorial Unit, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, Leicestershire, UK. julian@waller720.fsnet.co.uk

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) remains the leading limiting factor of patient and graft survival after the first post-operative year. The pathogenesis involves both immunological and non-immunological factors. Here, we present recent advances and discuss potential preventative and treatment regimens. A review of the current literature of heart transplantation, detailing molecular mechanisms, pharmacological risk factors and novel immunosuppression regimens was performed. Recent findings demonstrate the pivotal role of the endothelium, resulting in release of pro-fibrotic cytokines, recruitment of circulating leucocytes, proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells, and deposition of extracellular matrix proteins (ECMs). The role of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors and anti-hypertensives remains controversial, but there is increasing evidence advocating their prophylactic use. We can conclude that novel immunosuppressive agents such as rapamycin, mycophenolate mofetil and FTY-720 are experimental immunosuppressive agents that are undergoing evaluation in clinical trials. The prophylactic use of statins and anti-hypertensive drugs needs to be defined but needs to suggest potential strategies to prolong cardiac allograft survival.  N. Ref:: 102

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - St John’s Wort supplements endanger the success of organ transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Arch Surg 2002 Mar;137(3):316-9.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Ernst E

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Complementary Medicine, School of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, 25 Victoria Park Rd, Exeter EX2 4NT, England. E.Ernst@ex.ac.uk

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - HYPOTHESIS: St John’s wort is one of the most popular herbal medicines, and health care professionals often are unaware that their patients take such supplements. St John’s wort causes a decrease in cyclosporine levels, thus endangering the success of organ transplantations. DESIGN: Systematic review. METHODS: Five independent computerized literature searches were conducted to identify all reports of such interactions. Data were extracted and are summarized in narrative form. RESULTS: Eleven case reports and 2 case series were located. In most instances, causality between St John’s wort and the clinical or biochemical result is well established. The mechanism of interaction between St John’s wort and cyclosporine has been recently elucidated and involves both P-glycoprotein and cytochrome P 450 3A4 expression. Collectively these data leave little doubt that St John’s wort interacts with cyclosporine, causing a decrease of cyclosporine blood levels and leading in several cases to transplant rejection. CONCLUSIONS: St John’s wort can endanger the success of organ transplantations. Adequate information may be the best way to avoid future incidences.  N. Ref:: 33

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Engineered CD3 antibodies for immunosuppression.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Clin Exp Immunol 2003 Sep;133(3):307-9.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Renders L; Valerius T  N. Ref:: 30

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Treatment of gammaherpesvirus-related neoplastic disorders in the immunosuppressed host.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Semin Hematol 2003 Apr;40(2):163-71.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1053/shem.2003.50016

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Little RF; Yarchoan R

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - HIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Neoplastic disease is a frequent complication in patients with acquired immunodeficiency disease (AIDS) and other immunodeficiencies. Many such neoplasms are caused by either Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) or Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpes virus (KSHV). The treatment of such patients can be challenging. At the same time, the viral origin of these tumors offers targets to develop pathogenesis-based therapies. Standard therapies for these diseases involve such approaches as treating the underlying immunodeficiency, cytotoxic chemotherapy, and immunologic antitumor therapy. Novel therapy approaches include specific immune therapy and anti-angiogenesis approaches, now under development.  N. Ref:: 105

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Lichen planopilaris: report of 30 cases and review of the literature.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Int J Dermatol 2003 May;42(5):342-5.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Chieregato C; Zini A; Barba A; Magnanini M; Rosina P

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Dermatology, Verona University, Verona, Italy. carlochiergto@hotmail.com

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - BACKGROUND: Lichen planopilaris (LPP) affects primarily the scalp, resulting in scaling, atrophy, and alopecia with scarring. The purpose of our study was to obtain original data on LPP and to evaluate the efficacy of topical therapy in comparison with systemic therapies. METHODS: We examined 30 patients affected by LPP between 1996 and 2001, performing clinical, laboratory, histopathologic and direct immunofluorescence examinations. Twenty-one of the patients (70%) were women and nine (30%) were men. The average age at presentation was 51.5 years. The average duration of the disease was 13 months at the time of the diagnosis. All patients received topical steroids for a total of 12 weeks. RESULTS: Resolution of the inflammatory process and blocking of the cicatricial progression were observed in 66% of cases, a mild reduction of fibrosis and cicatrization in 20% of patients, and no response in 13%. CONCLUSIONS: We concluded that topical therapy may be a valid alternative to systemic therapies, especially in patients with lesions in the early phase.  N. Ref:: 6

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Long-term care of pediatric renal transplant patients: from bench to bedside.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Curr Opin Pediatr 2002 Apr;14(2):205-10.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Samsonov D; Briscoe DM

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - In this review, we discuss current and future issues in the management of pediatric renal transplant recipients, including the optimization of long-term graft function and the minimization of complications caused by immunosuppression. Long-term management involves not only the monitoring of graft function but also the identification of patients at risk for the development of complications. The identification of patients with immunoreactive or immunoregulatory responses can be performed molecular monitoring of the immune response. Also, the use of frequent surveillance kidney biopsies, surrogate markers of chronic rejection, and glomerular filtration rate will be a part of future management. Identifying high-risk patients enables the physician to optimize immunosuppression to limit acute rejection. Short-and long-term management of pediatric transplant patients also includes adequate monitoring of growth and the monitoring for post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease. Ongoing clinical trials are underway that focus on these novel approaches in caring for pediatric transplant recipients.  N. Ref:: 41

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Chronic graft-versus-host disease manifesting as polymyositis: an uncommon presentation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Bone Marrow Transplant 2002 Oct;30(8):543-6.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1038/sj.bmt.1703711

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Couriel DR; Beguelin GZ; Giralt S; De Lima M; Hosing C; Kharfan-Dabaja MA; Anagnostopoulos A; Champlin R

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) remains a major complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Polymyositis can occur in association with chronic GVHD and mimics the idiopathic form of the disease. We report two cases of chronic GVHD-associated polymyositis and review the published literature. The two patients presented 13 and 19 months after allogeneic transplantation with characteristic features of muscular hypotrophy, proximal muscle weakness, pain, elevated creatine phosphokinase (CPK), aldolase and SGPT. Interestingly, both patients had HLA DR52 genes, which is frequently reported in association with idiopathic polymyositis. Electromyogram (EMG) and muscle biopsy confirmed the diagnosis. Treatment with cyclosporine or tacrolimus resulted in complete and sustained remission of polymyositis in both cases. A review of the literature shows cyclosporine and steroids are well-described treatment options for patients with myositis in post transplant, as well as idiopathic cases. The duration of immunosuppressive treatment has varied in different reports, and there is a risk of recurrence when immunosuppression is tapered.  N. Ref:: 32

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Exploring treatment options in renal transplantation: the problems of chronic allograft dysfunction and drug-related nephrotoxicity.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplantation 2001 Jun 15;71(11 Suppl):SS42-51.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Campistol JM; Grinyo JM

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - University of Barcelona, España.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - The immunosuppressive benefits of cyclosporine and tacrolimus in short-term and medium-term renal allograft survival are well documented. It is becoming increasingly clear that the basis of this immunosuppression, the inhibition of calcineurin, may be linked with nephrotoxicity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and new-onset diabetes mellitus, side effects that may lead to CRAD, death due to CVD, and late renal allograft loss. This clinical picture presents a clear need for new strategies that produce adequate immunosuppression to prevent acute rejection while simultaneously reducing the side effects associated with CNI-related therapies. Sirolimus combined with cyclosporine and tacrolimus has demonstrated an ability to reduce incidences of early acute rejection and, used as base therapy, has provided protection against acute rejection equivalent to that of cyclosporine, without the consequent nephrotoxicity associated with CNIs. In preliminary results from an ongoing clinical trial, sirolimus has been used to eliminate cyclosporine during maintenance immunosuppression, with subsequent improvements in measures of blood pressure and renal function. In addition, the antiproliferative properties of sirolimus and its ability to prevent graft vascular disease in animal studies make sirolimus a promising agent to decrease incidences of CRAD and improve long-term renal allograft survival. These findings point to a clear need to further explore both the efficacy of sirolimus immunotherapy and its long-term effects.  N. Ref:: 126

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Resolution of oral non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma by reduction of immunosuppressive therapy in a renal allograft recipient: a case report and review of the literature.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2002 Dec;94(6):697-701.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1067/moe.2002.126889

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Keogh PV; Fisher V; Flint SR

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology, Dublin Dental School and Hospital, Trinity College, Ireland. pakeogh@dental.tcd.ie

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - A case of oral non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma arising in a patient with insulin-dependent diabetes who had undergone renal allograft transplantation is described. The resolution of the disease was achieved by a reduction in her immunosuppressive therapy. The differential diagnosis is discussed, and the management of posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorders is reviewed.  N. Ref:: 40

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Transplantation: toxicokinetics and mechanisms of toxicity of cyclosporine and macrolides.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Curr Opin Investig Drugs 2003 Nov;4(11):1287-96.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Serkova N; Christians U

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Anesthesiology, Clinical Research & Development, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 4200 East Ninth Ave, Room UH-2122, Campus Box B113, Denver, CO 80262, USA.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - For over two decades, calcineurin inhibitors (CIs) have been the mainstay of immunosuppressive therapy following solid-organ transplantation. However, CI nephrotoxicity is one of the main contributors to chronic kidney allograft dysfunction. A novel class of immunosuppressants that inhibit the kinase mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), although not nephrotoxic themselves, enhance CI nephrotoxicity. The biochemical basis of CI toxicity and their toxicodynamic interaction with mTOR inhibitors is still poorly understood. Studies using a magnetic resonance spectroscopy-based metabonomic approach indicate that CI toxicity is caused by drug-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and that mTOR inhibitors enhance the negative effects of CIs on cell energy metabolism.  N. Ref:: 77

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Risk factors for and management of post-transplantation cardiovascular disease.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - BioDrugs 2001;15(4):261-78.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Fellstrom B

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Medical Sciences, University Hospital, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden. bengt.fellstrom@medsci.uu.se

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - The mortality rates due to cardiovascular disease (CVD) in transplant recipients are greater than in the general population. CVD is a major cause of both graft loss and patient death in renal transplant recipients, and improving cardiovascular health in transplant recipients will presumably help to extend both patient and graft survival. Further studies are needed to better evaluate the effectiveness of risk modification on subsequent CVD morbidity and mortality. There is no reason to consider risk factors for CVD such as hyperlipidaemia, hypertension and diabetes mellitus in transplant recipients differently from in the general population. In addition, there are specific transplantation risk factors such as acute rejection episodes and the use of immunosuppressive drugs. It is obvious that several of the immunosuppressive agents used today have disadvantageous influences on risk factors for CVD such as hyperlipidaemia, hypertension and post-transplantation diabetes mellitus (PTDM), but the relative importance of immunosuppressant-induced increases in these risk factors is basically unknown. This may be a strong argument for the selective use and individual tailoring of immunosuppressive agents based upon the risk factor profile of the patient, without jeopardising the function of the graft. Hyperlipidaemia is common after transplantation, and immunosuppression with corticosteroids, cyclosporin, or sirolimus (rapamycin) causes different types of post-transplantation hyperlipidaemia. However, to date, no studies have demonstrated that lipid lowering strategies significantly reduce CVD morbidity or mortality and improve allograft survival in transplant recipients. Several studies using preventive or interventional approaches are ongoing and will be reported in the near future. Post-transplantation hypertension appears to be a major risk factor determining graft and patient survival, and immunosuppressive agents have different effects on hypertension. Controlled studies support the opinion that post-transplantation hypertension must be treated as strictly as in a population with essential hypertension, diabetes mellitus, or chronic renal failure. As increasing numbers of immunosuppressive agents become available for use, we may be in a better position to tailor immunosuppressive therapy to the individual patient, avoiding the use of diabetogenic drugs, drug combinations, or inappropriate doses in patients susceptible to PTDM. Multiple acute rejection episodes have also been demonstrated to be a risk factor for CVD - a strong argument for the use of immunosuppressive drugs to reduce acute rejection. Until we have a better understanding from ongoing landmark studies on the management of CVD, presently available therapy to reduce risk factors needs to be used together with individual tailoring of immunosuppressive therapy with the aim of reducing CVD in these patients.  N. Ref:: 138

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Bilateral keratoconjunctivitis associated with lichen planus.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Cornea 2004 Jan;23(1):100-5.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Rhee MK; Mootha VV

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Eye and Ear Institute of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - PURPOSE: To describe a case of bilateral keratoconjunctivitis in a patient with lichen planus. METHODS: Case report and review of the English literature. RESULTS: To our knowledge, this is the fourth reported case of keratoconjunctivitis associated with lichen planus. A 33-year-old Navajo man with lichen planus had recurrent and progressive keratoconjunctivitis that failed to improve on multiple topical medications. Tapered oral prednisone, 2% topical cyclosporin, and amniotic membrane transplantation pacified the acute exacerbation. CONCLUSIONS: Our patient with lichen planus developed an ocular surface disease with cicatricial conjunctivitis, keratouveitis, keratoconjunctivitis sicca, punctate epithelial erosions, and persistent epithelial defects leading to noninfectious or infectious corneal ulceration. Amniotic membrane transplantation may play an adjunctive role in refractory cases of lichen planus-related keratoconjunctivitis. Topical cyclosporin may stabilize the ocular surface when combined with systemic immunosuppression in severe cases.  N. Ref:: 20

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Immunosuppressive and cytotoxic drugs in the treatment of rheumatic skin disorders.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Semin Cutan Med Surg 2001 Mar;20(1):58-68.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Callen JP

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Division of Dermatology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, KY 40202, USA. jefca@aol.com

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Cytotoxic and immunosuppressive drugs are regularly used to treat proliferative, immunologically mediated inflammatory disorders and some neoplastic diseases of the skin. Methotrexate, azathioprine, mycophenolate mofetil, cyclosporin cyclophosphamide, chlorambucil, and other related drugs have potential benefits in the treatment of severe and/or recalcitrant rheumatic skin diseases. The therapeutic window for these agents is narrow. The major uses of these drugs are for life-threatening cutaneous disorders or as steroid-sparing agents.  N. Ref:: 57

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Rejection rate in living donor kidney transplantation with and without basiliximab in tacrolimus/mycophenolate mofetil-based protocol.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplant Proc 2003 Mar;35(2):653-4.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Rahamimov R; Yussim A; After T; Lustig S; Bar-Nathan N; Shaharabani E; Shapira Z; Shabthai E; Mor E

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Transplantation, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah-Tiqwa, Israel. rutir@clalit.org.il

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - B19 virus infection in renal transplant recipients.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - J Clin Virol. Acceso gratuito al texto completo.

      ●● Enlace a la Editora de la Revista http://www.elsevier.com/gej-ng/29/46/32/show/Products/VIRUSINT/index.htt 

      ●● Cita: J Clinical Virology: <> 2003 Apr;26(3):361-8.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Cavallo R; Merlino C; Re D; Bollero C; Bergallo M; Lembo D; Musso T; Leonardi G; Segoloni GP; Ponzi AN

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Virology Unit, Department of Public Health and Microbiology, University of Turin, Via Santena 9, 10126, Turin, Italy. rossana.cavallo@unito.it

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - BACKGROUND: B19 virus infection with persistent anaemia has been reported in organ transplant recipients. Detection of B19 virus DNA in serum is the best direct marker of active infection. OBJECTIVE: The present study evaluated the incidence and clinical role of active B19 virus infection in renal transplant recipients presenting with anaemia. STUDY DESIGN: Forty-eight such recipients were investigated by nested PCR on serum samples. The controls were 21 recipients without anaemia. Active HCMV infection was also investigated as a marker of high immunosuppression. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: In 11/48 (23%) patients B19 virus DNA was demonstrated in serum versus only 1/21 (5%) of the controls. Ten of these 11 patients had already been seropositive at transplantation and active infection occurred in eight of them during the first 3 months after transplantation. The remaining patient experienced a primary infection 9 months after transplantation. Eight (73%) of these 11 patients displayed a concomitant HCMV infection and four (36%) showed increasing serum creatinine levels but none developed glomerulopathy; 3/11 (27%) recovered spontaneously from anaemia whereas 8/11 (73%) needed therapy. In conclusion, the relatively high occurrence (23%) of B19 virus infection in patients presenting with anaemia, suggests that it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of persistent anaemia in renal transplant recipients. Presence of the viral DNA should be assessed early from transplantation and the viral load should be monitored to follow persistent infection and better understand the relation between active infection and occurrence of anaemia, and to assess the efficacy of IVIG therapy and/or immunosuppression reduction in clearing the virus.  N. Ref:: 56

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Therapeutic monitoring of mycophenolate mofetil in organ transplant recipients: is it necessary?

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Clin Pharmacokinet 2002;41(5):319-27.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Mourad M; Wallemacq P; Konig J; de Frahan EH; Eddour DC; De Meyer M; Malaise J; Squifflet JP

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, University Hospital Saint Luc, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium. Michel.Mourad@chir.ucl.ac.be

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Adequate immunosuppression minimising the risk of organ rejection with acceptable tolerability of the used drugs is a crucial step in organ transplantation. The primary goal is to maintain a consistent time-dependent target concentration by tailoring individual dosage leading to the best efficacy and tolerability combination. The use of therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) to optimise immunosuppressive therapy is routinely employed for maintenance drugs such as cyclosporin and tacrolimus. The question whether therapeutic monitoring of mycophenolic acid (MPA) in organ transplant recipients treated with mycophenolate mofetil is necessary is not definitely answered. The correlation of mycophenolic acid pharmacokinetic parameters with efficacy and toxicity makes the therapeutic monitoring of this drug promising. However, further studies are mandatory to draw the best guidelines in order to achieve higher levels of evidence that MPA-TDM may improve patient outcome.  N. Ref:: 63

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Osteoporosis after solid organ and bone marrow transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Osteoporos Int 2003 Aug;14(8):617-30. Epub 2003 Aug 8.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1007/s00198-003-1426-z

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Cohen A; Shane E

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Organ transplantation has become increasingly common as a therapy for end-stage renal, liver, cardiac and pulmonary disease. The population of patients who have survived organ transplantation has grown dramatically over the last 2 decades. Although organ transplant recipients now benefit from greatly improved survival, long-term complications of organ transplantation, such as osteoporosis, adversely affect quality of life and must be addressed. In the early post-transplantation period, the effects of high dose glucocorticoids, combined with other immunosuppressive drugs such as cycosporine A and tacrolimus, cause rapid bone loss particularly at the spine and proximal femur. In this setting, fracture incidence rates as high as 25-65% have been reported. Treatment and prevention strategies must target this early post-transplant period, as well as the patient awaiting transplantation and the long-term transplant recipient. This review will discuss the clinical features of transplantation osteoporosis, the pathophysiology of post-transplantation bone loss and prevention and therapy of this unique bone disease.  N. Ref:: 182

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Molecular diagnosis of an Enterocytozoon bieneusi human genotype C infection in a moderately immunosuppressed human immunodeficiency virus seronegative liver-transplant recipient with severe chronic diarrhea.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - J Clin Microbiol. Acceso gratuito al texto completo a partir de los 6 meses de la fecha de publicación.

      ●● Enlace a la Editora de la Revista http://jcm.asm.org/ 

      ●● Cita: J. Clinical Microbiology: <> 2001 Jun;39(6):2371-2.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Sing A; Tybus K; Heesemann J; Mathis A  N. Ref:: 5

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Rapamycin: friend, foe, or misunderstood?

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Liver Transpl 2003 May;9(5):469-72.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1053/jlts.2003.50101

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Fung J; Marcos A  N. Ref:: 19

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Eradication of parvovirus B19 infection after renal transplantation requires reduction of immunosuppression and high-dose immunoglobulin therapy.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Nephrol Dial Transplant. Acceso gratuito al texto completo a partir de los 2 años de la fecha de publicación.

      ●● Enlace a la Editora de la Revista http://ndt.oupjournals.org/ 

      ●● Cita: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation: <> 2002 Oct;17(10):1840-2.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Liefeldt L; Buhl M; Schweickert B; Engelmann E; Sezer O; Laschinski P; Preuschof L; Neumayer HH

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Nephrology, Charite, Humboldt-University Berlin, Germany. lutz.liefeldt@charite.de  N. Ref:: 17

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:Presentacion de canceres en receptores trasplantados con organo solido. Presentation of cancers in recipients of a solid-organ transplant.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Nefrologia. Acceso gratuito al texto completo.

      ●● Enlace a la Editora de la Revista http://www.aulamedica.es/nefrologia/ 

      ●● Cita: Nefrologia: <> 2001;21(6):528-37.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Lampreabe I; Gomez-Ullate P; Amenabar JJ; Zarraga S; Gainza FJ; Urbizu JM

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Servicio de Nefrologia, Hospital de Cruces, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Pais Vasco. ilampreave@hcru.osakidetza.net  N. Ref:: 35

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Limited dose monoclonal IL-2R antibody induction protocol after primary kidney transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Am J Transplant 2002 Jul;2(6):568-73.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Ahsan N; Holman MJ; Jarowenko MV; Razzaque MS; Yang HC

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Nephrology and Transplant Division, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Brunswick 08904, USA. ahsanna@umdnj.edu

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - This study prospectively compared immunoprophylaxis with a single intraoperative dose (2 mg/kg) of monoclonal interleukin-2 receptor (IL-2R) antibody vs. noninduction in kidney transplant recipients treated with tacrolimus (FK 506), mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and a prednisone-based immunosuppression regimen. One hundred recipients of first-kidney transplant were enrolled into the study to receive either anti-IL-2R monoclonal antibody, daclizumab (2 mg/kg intraoperatively, limited anti-IL-2R) or no induction (control). Each patient also received oral tacrolimus (dosed to target trough level 10-15 ng/mL), MMF (500 mg bid) and prednisone. The primary efficacy end-point was the incidence of biopsy proven acute rejection during the first 6 months post-transplant. The patients were also followed for 12-month graft function, and graft and patient survival rates. Other than the donor’s age being significantly lower in the control group, both groups were comparable with respect to age, weight, gender, race, human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DR mismatch, panel reactive antibody (%PRA), cold ischemic time, cytomegalovirus (CMV) status, causes of renal failure, and duration and modes of renal replacement therapy (RRT). During the first 6 months, episodes of first biopsy confirmed acute rejection was 3/50 (6%) in the limited anti-IL-2R group and 8/50 (16%) in the controls (p < 0.05). Twelve-month patient 100/98 (%) and graft survival 100/96 (%) were not statistically different. The group receiving limited anti-IL-2R did not have any adverse reactions. Our study demonstrates that a limited (single) 2 mg/kg immunoprophylaxis dose with monoclonal IL-2R antibody (daclizumab) when combined with tacrolimus/MMF/steroid allows significant reduction in early renal allograft rejection to the single digit level. The therapy with anti-IL-2R antibody is simple and is well tolerated.

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Tacrolimus in cardiac transplantation: efficacy and safety of a novel dosing protocol.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplantation 2002 Oct 27;74(8):1136-41.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1097/01.TP.0000034030.29014.88

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Baran DA; Galin I; Sandler D; Segura L; Cheng J; Courtney MC; Correa R; Chan M; Fallon JT; Spielvogel D; Lansman SL; Gass AL

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Zena and Michael A. Weiner Cardiovascular Institute, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Box 1030, New York, NY 10029, USA. David.Baran@mountsinai.org

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - BACKGROUND: Although used for more than 20 years, optimal dosing strategies of most immunosuppressants have never been determined. Tacrolimus, one of the newer agents used in solid-organ transplantation, is gaining increasing popularity because of its ability to reverse refractory rejection in cyclosporine-treated patients and its favorable side-effect profile. As with many other immunosuppressive agents, absorption and metabolism vary between individuals, which complicates dosing. METHODS: We hypothesized that a 1-mg dose of tacrolimus may be used to gauge each patient’s metabolism. A novel dosing scheme was evaluated to establish the safety and efficacy of this approach. Outcomes were incidence of renal insufficiency and treatment efficacy as assessed by the rejection grade on the first endomyocardial biopsy. RESULTS: The risk of renal insufficiency was low, with only a 3% rise in creatinine at 7 days posttransplant. The risk of renal insufficiency was highest during the first 3 days of tacrolimus therapy, and the change in tacrolimus level during this time was identified as the single best predictor of renal insufficiency. From days 4 to 7, the rise in tacrolimus level had much less influence on renal function. Ninety-two percent of patients had a low- or intermediate-grade first cardiac biopsy. CONCLUSIONS: It was shown that this conservative initial dosing approach, which guarantees renal safety, is not associated with an increased risk of allograft rejection. We conclude that administration of tacrolimus via a tailored protocol soon after transplantation ensures a safe and effective means of immunosuppression.

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Safety and efficacy of TOR inhibitors in pediatric renal transplant recipients.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Am J Kidney Dis 2001 Oct;38(4 Suppl 2):S22-8.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Ettenger RB; Grimm EM

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Pediatrics, Mattel Children’s Hospital at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1752, USA. Rettenger@mednet.ucla.edu

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Information about the pharmacokinetics, safety, and efficacy of target of rapamycin (TOR) inhibitors, such as sirolimus and everolimus, in pediatric renal transplant recipients is limited. In an ascending single-dose pharmacokinetic study of sirolimus in pediatric dialysis patients, no clinically significant association was observed between patient age and absorption of sirolimus from the gastrointestinal tract. However, young pediatric patients (5 to 11 years of age) exhibited significantly greater apparent oral clearances, suggesting that pediatric patients require slightly higher doses than do adults when adjusted for body weight or surface area. Similarly, in studies performed in pediatric renal transplant recipients, the half-life of sirolimus was shorter and the clearance was greater in younger patients. On the other hand, in single-dose pharmacokinetic studies of everolimus, the apparent clearance was reduced in pediatric renal transplant recipients compared with clearance in adults. This reduced clearance was attributed to a smaller apparent volume of distribution in pediatric patients, rather than to a difference in terminal half-life. This suggested that, although the adult 12-hour dosing interval was appropriate for pediatric patients, they would require reduced dosing based on body size compared with adults. In a large trial (N = 719) of sirolimus versus azathioprine in combination with cyclosporine microemulsion and prednisone, 6 pediatric patients (13 to 18 years of age) received sirolimus at 2 mg/d, 3 received sirolimus at 5 mg/d, and 3 received azathioprine. Seven of the nine patients who received sirolimus experienced no rejection episodes. Six infectious episodes occurred in the 6 patients receiving sirolimus at 2 mg/d, 10 episodes occurred in the 3 patients receiving sirolimus at 5 mg/d, and 8 episodes occurred in the 3 patients receiving azathioprine. At 6 months after transplantation, renal function was similar in all 3 groups, although there was a statistically nonsignificant increase in the group receiving sirolimus at 5 mg/d. The mean cholesterol and triglyceride levels were generally comparable in all 3 groups. TOR inhibitors are promising agents for the prevention of graft rejection in pediatric renal transplant recipients, but more pharmacokinetic data are required to assess the optimal dosing regimens in this population. In addition, further data are needed on the efficacy and safety of TOR inhibitors in combination with other agents in pediatric transplantation recipients to best assess the role of TOR inhibition in corticosteroid and/or calcineurin inhibitor-sparing regimens.  N. Ref:: 13

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Antioxidant nutrients protect against cyclosporine A nephrotoxicity.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Toxicology 2003 Jul 15;189(1-2):99-111.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Parra Cid T; Conejo Garcia JR; Carballo Alvarez F; de Arriba G

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Unidad de Investigacion, Hospital Universitario de Guadalajara, C/Donante de Sangre s/n, 19.002 Guadalajara, España. tparracid@hotmail.com

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - The immunosuppressive drug cyclosporine A (CsA) has been successfully used in several diseases with immunological basis and in transplant patients. Nephrotoxicity is the main secondary effect of CsA treatment. Although the mechanisms of nephrotoxitity are not completely defined, there is evidence that suggests the role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in its pathogenesis. It has been demonstrated in numerous in vivo and in vitro experiments that CsA induced renal failure and increased the synthesis of ROS, thromboxane (TX) and lipid peroxidation products in the kidney. Furthermore, CsA modified the expression and activity of several renal enzymes (ciclooxygenase, superoxide-dismutase, catalase and glutathione-peroxidase). Antioxidant nutrients (e.g. Vitamins E and C) can neutralize some of the effects that CsA produced in the kidney. Thus, Vit E inhibited the synthesis of ROS and TX and the lipid peroxidation process induced by CsA in kidney structures. Antioxidants can also improve renal function and histological damage produced by CsA administration. Although there are few data in humans treated with CsA, the possibility exists that antioxidants can also neutralize CsA nephrotoxicity and LDL oxidation. Thus, antioxidant nutrients could have a therapeutic role in transplant patients treated with CsA.  N. Ref:: 79

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Vascular and cellular mechanisms of chronic renal allograft dysfunction.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplantation 2001 Jun 15;71(11 Suppl):SS37-41.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Morris RE

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Stanford University School of Medicine, California, United States.  N. Ref:: 29

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Coadministration of digoxin with itraconazole in renal transplant recipients.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Am J Kidney Dis 2001 Feb;37(2):E18.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Mathis AS; Friedman GS

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, College of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, College of Pharmacy, Piscataway, NJ, USA. smathis@sbhcs.com

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Digoxin toxicity is a major public health issue in the United States. Often this is due to drug interactions, and renal transplant recipients are at particularly high risk for drug-drug interactions. We present cases of 2 renal transplant recipients who received itraconazole and digoxin concomitantly and experienced digoxin toxicity. We have also reviewed the relevant literature to elicit the mechanisms, signs, and symptoms of digoxin toxicity in the presence of itraconazole. When clinicians know the potential drug-drug interactions that may lead to digoxin toxicity, the mechanisms of interaction, the signs and symptoms of digoxin toxicity, and appropriate monitoring, digoxin toxicity is largely preventable.  N. Ref:: 48

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Combined intravenous pulse methylprednisolone and oral cyclosporine A in the treatment of corneal graft rejection: 5-year experience.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Eye 2002 May;16(3):304-8.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1038/sj/eye/6700144

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Young AL; Rao SK; Cheng LL; Wong AK; Leung AT; Lam DS

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - PURPOSE: To report the mid-term results of a treatment strategy using topical steroids, intravenous pulse methyl prednisolone and oral cyclosporine A (CSA) for the treatment of acute corneal graft rejection. METHODS: Noncomparative, interventional case series. Treatment of corneal graft rejection included 1% prednisolone eye drops, intravenous infusion of 500 mg methyl prednisolone, and oral CSA in two regimens—standard dose was 15 mg/kg/day for 2 days, 7.5 mg/kg/day for 2 days, then adjusted to maintain trough blood levels of 100-200 microg/l; low dose was 2 mg/kg/day with no loading dose. RESULTS: Outcome in 34 eyes of 34 patients (21 M;13 F) aged 60 +/- 17.7 years (range 9-83 years), who presented after an average duration of 6.6 +/- 6.3 days (range 0-30 days) following acute corneal graft rejection, are reported. Twenty-five patients received standard dose CSA while nine patients received the low dose regimen. Mean duration of treatment before reversal of graft rejection was 13.6 +/- 12.1 days (range 3-54 days). Treatment was successful in reversing the graft rejection in 32/34 (94%) eyes. Irreversible graft failure occurred in one eye in each group. During a mean follow-up period of 19.2 +/- 16.7 months (range 1-55 months), further episodes of graft rejection were seen in 1/32 (3%) eyes. Complications due to treatment included: duodenal ulcer in one patient that responded to medical treatment, and transient elevation in serum creatinine levels in three patients, which returned to normal after decrease in dosage or cessation of oral CSA. CONCLUSION: Our 5-year experience with the use of oral CSA in the treatment of acute corneal graft rejection has shown this treatment approach to be safe and effective in reversing the rejection process. This approach may also protect the graft from subsequent episodes of allograft rejection. A randomised controlled trial to further delineate the role of CSA in reversing acute graft rejection seems warranted.  N. Ref:: 17

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - New therapeutic modalities in the treatment of graft-versus-host disease.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2001 May;38(2):129-38.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Basara N; Kiehl MG; Fauser AA

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Clinic of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Haematology/Oncology, Dr Ottmar-Kohler Str. 2, 55743, Idar Oberstein, Germany. office@bmt-center-io.com

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Acute and chronic GvHD are still a major concern in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, still contributing substantially to morbidity and mortality in this therapeutic procedure. Over the past decade, many advances have been made with regard to the prevention and treatment of GvHD using various drugs such as cyclosporine A, FK506, mycophenolate mofetil and/or monoclonal IL-2 receptor antagonists. Despite these measurements with regard to the prevention of acute GvHD, it is very difficult to treat these clinical conditions successfully. However, if patients do not experience any GvHD often the desired effect of graft versus leukemia (GvL) remains absent increasing the probability of a relapse, in particular, in patients transplanted, which are considered at higher risk for relapse. At the present time, new strategies in the prevention of acute GvHD are in progress in particular the use of genetic manipulated donor T cells expressing suicide genes. Further clinical and laboratory studies are required in order to improve the prevention and, in particular, the therapy of established GvHD.  N. Ref:: 84

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - New strategies to reduce nephrotoxicity.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplantation 2001 Dec 27;72(12 Suppl):S99-104.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Kreis H

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Since the introduction of cyclosporine, CNIs have formed the basis of immunosuppressive therapy in renal transplantation. The propensity of these agents to ultimately damage the very organs they were intended to protect was always recognized, but largely ignored due to their impressive ability to improve short-term outcomes. With the availability of equally powerful new immunosuppressive agents devoid of major nephrotoxicity, the irony of this situation has become all too apparent, and investigators are beginning to reevaluate the role of CNIs in renal transplantation. In this paper, we looked at strategies using MMF or sirolimus to reduce, withdraw, or replace CNIs in renal transplantation. Although MMF has proved effective in combination with CNIs, particularly in reducing acute rejection rates, its use as base therapy to allow CNI therapy to be withdrawn or eliminated is questionable. On the basis of initial trials, sirolimus holds promise for use as base therapy. To date, it is probably the only agent used in renal transplantation that provides immunosuppression comparable to cyclosporine or tacrolimus, which may someday allow sirolimus to replace. CNIs or allow early withdrawal of CNI therapy. Further study is needed to better clarify the role of sirolimus in improving long-term renal transplantation outcomes.  N. Ref:: 61

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Monitoring of cellular resistance to cancer chemotherapy.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2002 Apr;16(2):357-72, vi.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Krishan A; Arya P

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Radiation Oncology Department, University of Miami Medical School, Division of Experimental Therapeutics (R-71), P.O. Box 01690, Miami, FL 33101, USA. akrishan@med.miami.edu

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Cellular resistance to a broad spectrum of natural products used as antitumor drugs is believed to be a major cause for the failure of chemotherapy. Flow cytometry has been used for monitoring the expression of drug resistance markers, determining accumulation of fluorescent drugs, and for screening of drugs that enhance chemosensitivity by blocking efflux and enhancing drug retention. This article reviews recent developments in our understanding of the multiple drug resistance phenotype and the use of flow cytometry for the study of drug efflux and its modulation in human tumor cells.  N. Ref:: 77

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Molecular actions of sirolimus: sirolimus and mTor.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplant Proc 2003 May;35(3 Suppl):227S-230S.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Kirken RA; Wang YL

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. robert.a.kirken@uth.tmc.edu

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Recent therapeutic strategies to combat organ allograft rejection have focused on T-cell signaling pathways and the molecules that comprise them. The macrolide antibiotic produced by the bacterium Streptomyces hygroscopicus, known as sirolimus or rapamycin, has shown great therapeutic potential in the transplant setting. Sirolimus alone or in combination with other immunosuppressive agents can block acute rejection, chronic graft destruction, and promote permanent allograft acceptance. Sirolimus targets a unique serine-threonine kinase, mammalian target of rapamycin (mTor), which plays a key role in mitogenic and nutritional cells signals. Within T cells, mTor regulates a number of proteins likely dependent on T cell growth factors such as interleukin 2. This review is focused on the molecular mechanisms by which mTor may regulate T-cell signaling cascades and affect T-cell responsiveness, and how sirolimus likely uncouples this activity.  N. Ref:: 32

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Long-term kidney transplant survival.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Am J Kidney Dis 2001 Dec;38(6 Suppl 6):S44-50.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Hariharan S

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Froedert Memorial Hospital, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. hari@mcw.edu

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - With improvements in short-term kidney graft survival, focus has shifted towards long-term survival. There has also been a substantial improvement in long-term survival as measured by kidney half-life. Long-term graft failure is secondary to chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN), recurrent disease, and death with a functioning graft. CAN is secondary to a combination of chronic rejection, chronic cyclosporine toxicity, and/or donor kidney disease. Risk factors for chronic rejection have been attributed to both immunological and nonimmunological causes. With a marked reduction in acute rejection rates-an important risk factor for CAN-there is a substantial improvement in kidney half-life. There are still nonimmunological factors, such as donor age, that adversely affect long-term graft survival. In addition, African-American recipients continue to have a shorter graft half-life. Recurrent disease is becoming an important cause of late graft failure. Despite the introduction of various potent immunosuppressive agents, there has been little or no impact on the prevalence as well as progression of recurrent diasease. With the reduction of acute rejection rates and improved short- and long-term graft survival, further improvements of long-term graft survival will be an important focus in the 21st century.  N. Ref:: 45

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Intestinal graft-versus-host disease: mechanisms and management.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Drugs 2003;63(1):1-15.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Takatsuka H; Iwasaki T; Okamoto T; Kakishita E

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Second Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan. hematol@hyo-med.ac.jp

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation remains the treatment of choice for a number of malignancies. However, graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) has long been regarded as a serious complication of this procedure. Although GVHD may affect any organ, intestinal GVHD is particularly important because of its frequency, severity and impact on the general condition of the patient. Recent studies have led to progressive elucidation of the mechanism of GVHD. Donor T cells are critical for the induction of GVHD, because depletion of T cells from bone marrow grafts effectively prevents GVHD but also results in an increase of leukaemia relapse. It has been shown that the gastrointestinal tract plays a major role in the amplification of systemic disease because gastrointestinal damage increases the translocation of endotoxins, which promotes further inflammation and additional gastrointestinal damage. Consequently, the management of intestinal GVHD (and the intestine itself) is a subject that should be highlighted. In this article, approaches to the prevention of intestinal GVHD are discussed after being classified into three categories: regimens in common clinical use, regimens under investigation and original regimens used at our hospital. The standard regimen that is used most widely for prevention of GVHD is cyclosporin plus short-term methotrexate. Corticosteroids can be added to this regimen but careful consideration of the adverse effects of these hormones should be considered. Tacrolimus is a newer, more potent alternative to cyclosporin. T-cell depletion (TCD) after transplantation has been shown to prevent acute GVHD, however, the survival benefit of TCD has not been as great as expected. Mycophenolate mofetil can be useful for the treatment of acute GVHD as part of combination therapy. Regimens currently under investigation in animal experiments include suppression of inflammatory cytokines and inhibition of T-cell activation, and, specifically at our institution, hepatocyte growth factor gene therapy. The evidence-based therapy used at our institution includes systemic antibacterial therapy (including eradication of intestinal bacteria) to prevent the intestinal translocation of lipopolysaccharide and avoid the subsequent increase of various inflammatory cytokines. In addition, because of the similarities between intestinal GVHD and ulcerative colitis, sulfasalazine, betamethasone enemas and eicosapentaenoic acid have been used to treat intestinal GVHD in some patients.  N. Ref:: 125

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - The mosaic of immunosuppressive drugs.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Mol Immunol 2003 Jul;39(17-18):1073-7.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Masri MA

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Rizk Hospital, P.O Box 11-3288, Beirut, Lebanon. marwan.masri@mysalima.com

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Graft rejections as well as tolerance are true representation of the specificity, sophistication and redundancy of an elegantly and meticulously designed immune system. Tolerance is in a way similar to the process of self-recognition where lymphoid clones, during development, baring self-reactive receptor are eliminated or rendered in active by “clonal deletion” leading to a state of accommodation and acceptance (anergic). On the other hand, both acute and chronic rejections are manifestation of the purpose of existence of the immune system, which is to defend the host against foreign invaders. Thus, in order to treat (control) graft rejection it is necessary to determine and understand the steps leading to recognition, stimulation, activation, and amplification of the immune system. The first step leading to the initiation of the immune system cascade is recognition. Which can either be direct where donor antigens of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) expressed on the donor cells (passenger leukocytes) or tissues are recognised by the host immune system. The direct recognition pathway initiates acute graft rejection. Alternatively processed donor MHC peptides presented by the recipient antigen presenting cells (APC) initiate the indirect pathway of immune response, which is as important as the direct recognition especially in chronic rejection. Recognition is followed by the ligation of a series of adhesion molecules starting with an antigen to its specific T-cell receptor (TCR)/cluster of differentiation (CD) complex, expressed on the surface of the T cell. In order for the activation to precede additional costimulatory signals, such as ligation of the CD28/B7, CD4/HLA class II and CD/HLA class I antigens are required. The activation process is accompanied by an increase of cytokines production such as interleukin (IL)-2, IL-12, interferon (INF) and tumour necrosis factor (TNF) by the primed T cell. The complexity and the polymorphic nature of the immune system have necessitated designing agents that inhibit the immune system at different levels. Cyclosporine and Tacrolimus, collectively known as calcineurin inhibitors, seems to act on the IL-2 by inhibiting its production thus leading to a decrease in the proliferation of the activated lymphocyte. Rapamycin, which is similar to Tacrolimus, inhibits graft rejection by blocking IL-2 activation and phosphorylation of 70 S6 kinase thus inhibiting the progression of T-cell from G to S phase. While Cellcept (MMF) reduce the proliferation of T cell by inhibiting purine synthesis and by its action on ionosine monophosphate dehydrogenase. Anti-lymphocyte antibodies (ATG) deplete circulating lymphocytes while selective monoclonal antibodies are directed against IL-2 receptor thus reducing the rate of proliferation of activated T cells. Recently, antibodies to the CD40/CD40 ligand have been shown to induce long-term graft survival with the inhibition of the Th1 cytokines (INF), IL-2 and IL-12 and upregulating the Th2 cytokines IL-4 and IL-10. Lastly graft rejection can be reduced by blockade of the B7/CD28 costimulation pathway with the fusion protein CTLA-4Ig. With the availability of such potent and diverse agents it is now possible to develop multi drug regiments that can depress the immune system at the different steps of the activation cascade, with minimal side effects, thus improving graft and patient survival rates.  N. Ref:: 73

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Tailoring immunosuppressive therapy based on donor and recipient risk factors.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplant Proc 2001 May;33(3):2207-11.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - First MR

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267-0585, USA.  N. Ref:: 35

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Novel pharmacotherapeutic approaches to prevention and treatment of GVHD.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Drugs 2002;62(6):879-89.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Jacobsohn DA; Vogelsang GB

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Oncology and Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. jacobda@jhmi.edu

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Acute and chronic graft versus host disease (GVHD) remain the major barriers to successful hematopoietic cell transplantation. The induction of GVHD may be divided into three phases: recipient conditioning;donor T-cell activation; andeffector cells mediating GVHD. This review examines GVHD prevention and treatment using this conceptual model as framework. The various pharmacological agents discussed impact on different phases of the GVHD cascade. For example, keratinocyte growth factor and interleukin (IL)-11 are cytokines that may be useful in disrupting phase I of the GVHD cascade by blocking gastrointestinal tract damage, and lowering serum levels of lipopolysaccharide and tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha. Cyclosporin, tacrolimus (FK-506) and sirolimus (rapamycin) are some of the main agents that disrupt phase II (donor T-cell activation). Mycophenolate mofetil and tresperimus probably act on this phase as well. Other novel drugs that affect phase II are tolerance-induction agents such as CTLA-4 and anti-CD40-ligand monoclonal antibodies, and preliminary results using CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody in GVHD prevention are encouraging. Examples of agents that disrupt phase III are the IL-2 receptor antagonist daclizumab and the anti-TNFalpha monoclonal antibody infliximab. These anti-cytokine antibodies have shown promising results in early studies. The most effective approach to GVHD prevention will probably be a combination regimen where the three phases of the GVHD cascade are disrupted. Once GVHD has occurred, all three phases of the cascade are activated. Developments of combination therapy for treatment of both acute and chronic GVHD are likely to yield better results than monotherapy. The numerous new treatment modalities presented should improve the outlook for patients with acute and chronic GVHD.  N. Ref:: 74

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Early clinical experience with a novel rapamycin derivative.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Ther Drug Monit 2002 Feb;24(1):53-8.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Nashan B

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Klinik fur Viszeral-und Transplantationschirurgie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany. nashan@tx-amb.mh-hannover.de

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - SDZ RAD (everolimus, Certican is a novel macrolide immunosuppressant that blocks growth factor-driven transduction signals in the T-cell response to alloantigen. After stimulation of the IL-2 receptor on the activated T-cell, SDZ RAD inhibits p70S6 kinase, acting at a later stage in the T-cell mediated response than do cyclosporine and other calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs). Unlike the CNIs, SDZ RAD is a proliferation signal inhibitor, blocking growth factor-driven proliferation of both hematopoietic and nonhematopoietic cells. These activities are complementary to those of cyclosporine and provide a rationale for the addition of SDZ RAD to cyclosporine-based immunosuppression, with the potential for minimizing CNI nephrotoxicity, reducing the incidence of acute rejection, and favoring long-term graft survival. Potential also exists for beneficial effects on other factors that may influence the development of chronic rejection. These factors include comorbid diseases such as hypertension, which may affect transplant vasculopathy, and opportunistic infection with cytomegalovirus (CMV) and other viruses, which may increase the risk of chronic rejection. The synergistic effect of SDZ RAD and cyclosporine has been confirmed in preclinical models, with graft survival being significantly prolonged in rat models of kidney and heart allotransplantation. Clinical experience with SDZ RAD in cyclosporine-based immunosuppression, including low-dose cyclosporine regimens, has also resulted in predictable and favorable clinical outcomes. Low rates of acute rejection, excellent rates of patient and graft survival, lower incidence of CMV infections, better cholesterol, triglyceride and creatinine profiles, and better renal function have been demonstrated with SDZ RAD and lower doses of cyclosporine (Neoral; Novartis) in recipients of renal transplants. These findings, combined with good tolerability rates and an acceptable side-effect profile, indicate that the synergistic profile of SDZ RAD in combination with nontoxic dosages of CNI’s and IL2 inhibitors will further improve longterm results in renal transplantation.  N. Ref:: 48

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Early experience using calcineurin-free protocol in recipients of high-risk cadaver renal transplants.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplant Proc 2002 Aug;34(5):1627-8.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - El-Sabrout R; Delaney V; Butt F; Qadir M; Rashid I; Hanson P; Butt K

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Departments of Transplantation/Vascular Surgery, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA.

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation after cytotoxic or immunosuppressive therapy—pathogenesis and management.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Rev Med Virol 2001 Sep-Oct;11(5):287-99.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1002/rmv.322 [pii]

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Xunrong L; Yan AW; Liang R; Lau GK

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - University Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulum Road, Hong Kong SAR, China.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - In an endemic area for chronic hepatitis B infection, reactivation of this virus is a serious cause of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing cytotoxic or immunosuppressive therapy. Careful prospective serological testing has shown that hepatitis B virus reactivation is a two-staged process. The initial stage occurs during intense cytotoxic or immunosuppressive therapy and is characterised by enhanced viral replication, as reflected by increases in the serum levels of hepatitis B virus DNA, hepatitis B e antigen, hepatitis B virus DNA polymerase and infection of naive hepatocytes with hepatitis B virus. The second stage is related to restoration of immune function following withdrawal of cytotoxic or immunosuppressive therapy, which causes rapid immune-mediated destruction of infected hepatocytes. Clinically, this can lead to hepatitis, hepatic failure and even death. The occurrence and severity of hepatitis B virus reactivation after various cytotoxic or immunosuppressive therapy is unpredictable and treatment has been disappointing, largely due to the late administration of therapy. Recently, pre-emptive treatment of chronic hepatitis B patients undergoing cytotoxic or immunosuppressive therapy, with potent nucleoside analogues has shown some promising results. Further controlled studies are needed to define the incidence and risk factors of hepatitis B reactivation so that pre-emptive treatment with nucleoside analogues could be administered to those patients at high risk of disease.  N. Ref:: 93

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Osteoporosis after liver transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Liver Transpl 2003 Apr;9(4):321-30.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1053/jlts.2003.50044

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Compston JE

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, United Kingdom. jec1001@cam.ac.uk

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Osteoporosis remains a serious potential complication of liver transplantation, although its incidence may be significantly reduced by the use of lower doses of glucocorticoids. Additional factors likely to contribute to its pathogenesis include other immunosuppressive agents, particularly cyclosporin A and FK506, vitamin D insufficiency, secondary hyperparathyroidism, hypogonadism and pre-existing bone disease. Bone density assessment and spinal X-rays should be performed before transplantation to assess subsequent fracture risk and vitamin D and gonadal status assessed. Measures should be taken to optimise bone health prior to transplantation; in those with low bone mineral density and/or previous fragility fracture, prophylaxis against bone loss after transplantation should be considered. Although anti-fracture efficacy has not been established for any agent there is evidence, mainly in patients undergoing other forms of solid organ transplantation, that repeated infusions of pamidronate may be effective in preventing bone loss.  N. Ref:: 81

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Management of internal fistulas in Crohn’s disease.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Inflamm Bowel Dis 2002 Mar;8(2):106-11.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Levy C; Tremaine WJ

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - IBD Clinic, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, U.S.A.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Internal fistulas occur in 5-10% of patients with Crohn’s disease. The clinical presentation of each of the three main types of internal fistulas—enteroenteric, enterovaginal, and enterovesical fistulas—is important in determining the best management. Asymptomatic fistulas usually require no treatment, but fistulas that cause severe or persistent symptoms necessitate intervention. Previously regarded as a surgical condition requiring resection, some internal fistulas are amenable to a more conservative approach involving medical therapy, surgical repair, or both. So far, there have not been any prospective studies designed specifically to assess the efficacy of a medical treatment of internal fistulas, and information about treatment results is gleaned from trials in which patients with internal fistulas have been included and from retrospective reports. Drugs that have been reported to close internal fistulas partially or completely include azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine, mycophenolate mofetil, cyclosporine A, tacrolimus, and infliximab. Reparative surgical techniques include transrectal and transvaginal mucosal advancement flaps, cutaneous advancement flap, and anal stricturectomy in combination with a rectal mucosal advancement sleeve. Prospective trials of medical therapy and combination medical and surgical therapy for internal fistulas are needed to provide evidence to support the use of these new therapeutic approaches.  N. Ref:: 44

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - The role of newer monoclonal antibodies in renal transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplant Proc 2001 Feb-Mar;33(1-2):1000-1.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Vincenti F

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.  N. Ref:: 5

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Molecular mechanisms of renal allograft fibrosis.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Br J Surg 2001 Nov;88(11):1429-41.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1046/j.0007-1323.2001.01867.x

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Waller JR; Nicholson ML

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Division of Transplant Surgery, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK. julian@waller79.fsnet.co.uk

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - BACKGROUND: Chronic graft nephropathy (CGN) remains the leading cause of renal allograft loss after the first year following transplantation. Histologically it is characterized by glomerulosclerosis, intimal hyperplasia and interstitial fibrosis. The pathogenesis is unclear, but is likely to involve both immunological and non-immunological factors. Despite improvements in short-term graft survival rates, new immunosuppressive regimens have made no impact on CGN. METHODS: A review of the current literature on renal transplantation, novel immunosuppression regimens and advances in the molecular pathogenesis of renal allograft fibrosis was performed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Recent advances in understanding of the underlying molecular mechanisms involved suggest autocrine secretion of cytokines and growth factors, especially transforming growth factor beta, are associated with a change in fibroblast phenotype leading to the deposition of extracellular matrix. Repeated insults trigger upregulation of the tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases, favouring accumulation of extracellular matrix. To date, no drug has proved effective in inhibiting or reducing allograft fibrosis. The deleterious consequences of chronic immunosuppression on the development of such fibrosis are now recognized; newer immunosuppressive drugs, including rapamycin and mycophenolate mofetil, reduce profibrotic gene expression in both experimental and clinical settings, and offer potential strategies for prolonging allograft survival.  N. Ref:: 155

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Immunologic risk factors for chronic renal allograft dysfunction.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplantation 2001 Jun 15;71(11 Suppl):SS17-23.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Paul LC

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Leiden University Medical School, The Netherlands.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Tissue injury is probably the central feature leading to CRAD, whether that injury is produced by immunological or nonimmunological factors. Tissue injury may expose cryptic antigens that, in an allogeneic situation, stimulate immune responses that further increase tissue damage. With acute rejection the immunological factor most strongly predictive of CRAD, HLA mismatches may facilitate rejection or otherwise lead to CRAD. However, clinical studies have not always demonstrated an increasing risk of CRAD with increased numbers of HLA mismatches. Antibodies produced against HLA or other donor-specific antigens may play a role in initiating the CRAD process or may occur secondary to tissue damage. Several human transplant studies have demonstrated an association between anti-HLA or anti-B cell antibodies and CRAD. In animal models of CRAD, antibodies are produced against antigens associated with glomerular and tubular basement membranes and mesangial cells, as well as antigens associated with vascular endothelial cells. The pathogenetic significance of these antibody responses is unclear at this time, but these responses may interfere with repair processes that follow tissue injury or otherwise facilitate mechanisms leading to CRAD. Whether similar antibody responses against components of basement membrane and mesangial cells occur in human renal transplant patients with CRAD is not yet known. The most effective way to prevent CRAD is to prevent tissue damage, especially immunity-related injury that involves maintaining appropriate immunosuppression. When using calcineurin inhibitors for immunosuppression, there is a risk of chronic calcineurin inhibitor-associated nephrotoxicity. Nonnephrotoxic immunosuppressive agents, such as sirolimus and mycophenolate mofetil, may be considered in therapeutic strategies designed to prevent acute rejection and to minimize renal tissue damage due to nephrotoxic drugs.  N. Ref:: 54

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Daclizumab: a review of its use in the management of organ transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - BioDrugs 2001;15(11):745-73.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Carswell CI; Plosker GL; Wagstaff AJ

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Adis International Limited, Auckland, New Zealand. demail@adis.co.nz

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - The humanised monoclonal antibody daclizumab is an immunosuppressive agent that reduces acute rejection in solid organ transplantation. It is specific for the alpha subunit (Tac/CD25) of the interleukin (IL)-2 receptor on activated T cells and achieves immunosuppression by competitive antagonism of IL-2-induced T cell proliferation. When added to standard triple immunosuppression regimens, daclizumab significantly reduces the rate of acute rejection at 1 year in renal transplantation by 36% and there are indications that it may be effective in other solid organ transplantations. Three-year outcomes of two phase III clinical trials in renal transplantation indicate similar values for graft and patient survival between daclizumab and placebo when given in addition to triple immunosuppression; however, these pivotal trials were not designed with sufficient power to demonstrate any statistical significance. The addition of daclizumab induction shows potential in allowing calcineurin inhibitor- and corticosteroid-sparing regimens without increasing the rate of acute graft rejection or adverse effects in renal and liver transplantation. Preliminary reports indicate that daclizumab may also be a useful agent in delayed graft function and graft versus host disease (GVHD). Further investigation of its efficacy in these groups and in children is needed. Data from clinical trials show daclizumab to be well tolerated in solid organ transplantation. It does not increase the incidence of infection, including cytomegalovirus infection, when compared with placebo or no induction groups. Preliminary comparative data with muromonab CD3 indicate that daclizumab may be associated with a lower rate of infectious complications and similar or better efficacy. CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, daclizumab has been proven to reduce acute rejection in renal transplant recipients when given in addition to traditional baseline immunosuppression. It has shown potential to reduce acute rejection in other solid organ transplants; however, well designed, randomised studies are required to confirm this. Clinical experience from trials to date indicate that daclizumab has a tolerability profile similar to placebo with no significant effect on the incidence of infection. The relative efficacy and tolerability of daclizumab compared with other induction agents has yet to be defined. Available data suggest that daclizumab may allow the use of calcineurin inhibitor-sparing and corticosteroid-sparing regimens and may have potential in the treatment of GVHD.  N. Ref:: 80

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - In-stent stenosis: pathology and implications for the development of drug eluting stents.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Heart 2003 Feb;89(2):218-24.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Bennett MR

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Addenbrooke’s Centre for Clinical Investigation, Box 110, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK. mrb@mole.bio.cam.ac.uk  N. Ref:: 20

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Kidney transplantation during the first trimester of pregnancy: immunosuppression with mycophenolate mofetil, tacrolimus, and prednisone.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplantation 2001 Apr 15;71(7):994-7.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Pergola PE; Kancharla A; Riley DJ

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 78229, USA.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - We present a case of living, related-donor kidney transplantation during the first trimester of pregnancy. The patient received mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), tacrolimus, and prednisone throughout the entire pregnancy. This is the first reported case of use of MMF during pregnancy. The mother did well, except for mild preeclampsia and mild renal insufficiency at term. The baby girl was born prematurely at week 353/7. The only possible teratogenic effects detected included hypoplastic nails and short fifth fingers. No chromosomal abnormalities were found. The child is growing and developing normally. Although we do not recommend the use of mycophenolate mofetil during pregnancy based on this experience, it is reassuring to know that a successful outcome can be expected in mothers treated with MMF during pregnancy.  N. Ref:: 10

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Atopic dermatitis management with tacrolimus ointment (Protopic).

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - J Dermatolog Treat 2003;14(Suppl 1):5-16.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Kapp A; Allen BR; Reitamo S

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Hannover Medical University, Hannover, Germany. Kapp.Alexander@MH-Hannover.de

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Tacrolimus ointment is the first of a new class of non-steroidal topical immunomodulators indicated for the treatment of atopic dermatitis. Topical tacrolimus has been subject to an extensive clinical development program involving more than 16,000 patients. A clinical trial program, including vehicle-controlled studies, short- and long-term comparative studies and long-term safety studies, has investigated tacrolimus 0.1% and 0.03% ointment for the treatment of atopic dermatitis in adults and children aged 24 months and older. Tacrolimus monotherapy is rapidly effective, resulting in clinical improvements within three days of starting therapy, and produces a progressive increase in efficacy that is sustained during long-term treatment. Tacrolimus treats the signs and symptoms of atopic dermatitis, reduces the incidence of flares, and offers the potential for long-term disease control. No major safety concerns have been reported to date. Tacrolimus ointment is generally well tolerated, the primary adverse events being mild to moderate and transient application-site reactions: skin burning, pruritus and erythema. Tacrolimus ointment is a significant advance in dermatology and provides physicians with an alternative to conventional topical corticosteroid therapy.  N. Ref:: 41

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Strategies to reduce toxicities and improve outcomes in renal transplant recipients.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Pharmacotherapy 2002 Mar;22(3):316-28.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Lo A; Alloway RR

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Ohio 45267-0585, USA.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Ongoing improvements in immunosuppression and posttransplantation care have dramatically improved patient and graft outcomes after transplantation. The frequency of graft loss due to acute rejection has declined considerably as a result of the availability of a variety of more potent immunosuppressive agents and probably also because of refined clinical care and follow-up. Complications of long-term administration of corticosteroids (steroids) and calcineurin inhibitors, however, have become increasingly apparent as patients live longer with their transplant, and attention is shifting to long-term issues. Use of both steroids and calcineurin inhibitors is associated with metabolic toxicities such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, bone loss, and cataracts. These contribute to posttransplantation morbidity and may negatively affect patient and allograft survival. A variety of troublesome cosmetic side effects, such as hirsutism, gingival hyperplasia, alopecia, obesity, and cushingoid appearance, also are associated with these drugs. These effects can detract from patient self-esteem and compliance with the immunosuppressive regimen. In the past 2 decades, the introduction of second-generation immunosuppressive drugs, such as tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil, sirolimus, and anti-interleukin-2 receptor monoclonal antibodies, has provided some alternatives to classic immunosuppressant choices. Patients experiencing undesirable adverse events now can be converted to another immunosuppressive regimen that ultimately will improve graft and patient survival rates and improve quality of life after transplantation.  N. Ref:: 99

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Infectious complications in SLE after immunosuppressive therapies.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Curr Opin Rheumatol 2003 Sep;15(5):528-34.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Kang I; Park SH

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Section of Rheumatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA. insoo.kang@yale.edu

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Immunosuppressive drugs have become the gold standard for the treatment of major organ involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus. The use of immunosuppressive therapy in systemic lupus erythematosus carries significant risks for infection. This article reviews infectious complications in systemic lupus erythematosus, focusing on effects of immunosuppressive therapy. Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus appear to carry an intrinsically increased risk for infection. Recent studies support this notion further by showing increased risk for serious infections in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus who had mannose-binding lectin deficiency associated with homozygous mannose-binding lectin variant alleles. Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus who were homozygous for mannose-binding lectin variant alleles had a fourfold increase in the incidence of infections, requiring hospitalization. In terms of extrinsic risk factors for infection, use of steroids and cyclophosphamide are the strongest risk factors. The effect of these drugs on infection is also dose dependent. The incidence of infectious complications in patients treated with mycophenolate mofetil, a newly used immunosuppressive drug in systemic lupus erythematosus, appears less frequent compared with cyclophosphamide. Herpes zoster is still the most common viral infection in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus treated with cyclophosphamide and mycophenolate mofetil. Overall data indicate that patients with systemic lupus erythematosus may have intrinsically increased risks for infection that are augmented by immunosuppressive therapies. Cyclophosphamide, in particular in combination with high-dose glucocorticoids, has the strongest effect in suppressing the immune responses against microorganisms. Careful monitoring of infectious complications is warranted in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus receiving immunosuppressive therapies, in particular those on high-dose glucocorticoids and cytotoxic drugs.  N. Ref:: 87

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Successful hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for aplastic anemia following living-related liver transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Bone Marrow Transplant 2002 Oct;30(8):531-4.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1038/sj.bmt.1703689

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Umeda K; Adachi S; Watanabe K; Kimura N; Lin Y; Nakahata T

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - A 1-year-old boy received a living-related liver transplantation (LRLT) from his HLA-haploidentical father to treat acute liver failure following non-A, non-B, non-C hepatitis. He subsequently developed pancytopenia and was diagnosed with aplastic anemia (AA). He was platelet transfusion dependent and developed two episodes of life-threatening intracranial hemorrhage despite immuno-suppressive therapy consisting of cyclosporin A, antithymocyte globulin, and anabolic steroids. He received combined hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (hSCT) with cord blood and bone marrow from an HLA-matched sibling. Conditioning consisted of cyclophosphamide (CY) 200 mg/kg and 7 Gy total lymphoid irradiation (TLI). Marrow engraftment was prompt and there was no significant graft-versus-host disease (GVHD).  N. Ref:: 10

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Tacrolimus: a further update of its use in the management of organ transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Drugs 2003;63(12):1247-97.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Scott LJ; McKeage K; Keam SJ; Plosker GL

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Adis International Limited, Auckland, New Zealand. demail@adis.co.nz

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Extensive clinical use has confirmed that tacrolimus (Prograf) is a key option for immunosuppression after transplantation. In large, prospective, randomised, multicentre trials in adults and children receiving solid organ transplants, tacrolimus was at least as effective or provided better efficacy than cyclosporin microemulsion in terms of patient and graft survival, treatment failure rates and the incidence of biopsy-proven acute and corticosteroid-resistant rejection episodes. Notably, the lower incidence of rejection episodes after renal transplantation in tacrolimus recipients was reflected in improved cost effectiveness. In bone marrow transplant (BMT) recipients, the incidence of tacrolimus grade II-IV graft-versus-host disease was significantly lower with tacrolimus than cyclosporin treatment. Efficacy was maintained in renal and liver transplant recipients after total withdrawal of corticosteroid therapy from tacrolimus-based immunosuppression, with the incidence of acute rejection episodes at up to 2 years’ follow-up being similar with or without corticosteroids. Tacrolimus provided effective rescue therapy in transplant recipients with persistent acute or chronic allograft rejection or drug-related toxicity associated with cyclosporin treatment. Typically, conversion to tacrolimus reversed rejection episodes and/or improved the tolerability profile, particularly in terms of reduced hyperlipidaemia. In lung transplant recipients with obliterative bronchiolitis, conversion to tacrolimus reduced the decline in and/or improved lung function in terms of forced expiratory volume in 1 second. Tolerability issues may be a factor when choosing a calcineurin inhibitor. Cyclosporin tends to be associated with a higher incidence of significant hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, hirsutism, gingivitis and gum hyperplasia, whereas the incidence of some types of neurotoxicity, disturbances in glucose metabolism, diarrhoea, pruritus and alopecia may be higher with tacrolimus treatment. Renal function, as assessed by serum creatinine levels and glomerular filtration rates, was better in tacrolimus than cyclosporin recipients at up to 5 years’ follow-up. CONCLUSION: Recent well designed trials have consolidated the place of tacrolimus as an important choice for primary immunosuppression in solid organ transplantation and in BMT. Notably, in adults and children receiving transplants, tacrolimus-based primary immunosuppression was at least as effective or provided better efficacy than cyclosporin microemulsion treatment in terms of patient and graft survival, treatment failure and the incidence of acute and corticosteroid-resistant rejection episodes. The reduced incidence of rejection episodes in renal transplant recipients receiving tacrolimus translated into a better cost effectiveness relative to cyclosporin microemulsion treatment. The optimal immunosuppression regimen is ultimately dependent on balancing such factors as the efficacy of the individual drugs, their tolerability, potential for drug interactions and pharmacoeconomic issues.  N. Ref:: 261

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Alternariosis after liver transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplantation 2001 Dec 15;72(11):1840-3.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Benito N; Moreno A; Puig J; Rimola A

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Institut Clinic d’ Infeccions i Inmunologia, IDIBAPS, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, España. nbenito@clinic.ub.es

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Alternaria is a saprophytic fungus that is increasingly recognized as a human pathogen, particularly in immunocompromised hosts, including solid-organ transplant recipients. Although combined surgical and medical treatment seem to be useful in the management of this infection, an optimal antifungal therapy remains to be defined. Only four cases of alternariosis after orthotopic liver transplantation have been reported. We describe an additional case and review the literature on infections due to Alternaria in organ transplant recipients, with special emphasis on treatment.  N. Ref:: 20

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Resistance to rapamycin: a novel anticancer drug.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Cancer Metastasis Rev 2001;20(1-2):69-78.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Huang S; Houghton PJ

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Molecular Pharmacology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105-2794, USA.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - The macrocyclic lactone rapamycin has an established place as an immune suppressive agent in organ transplantation. However, more recently it has been recognized as an inhibitor of pathways that may be activated during malignant transformation and tumor progression. Thus, increasing interest is being directed to this class of antibiotic as potential antitumor agents. Here we summarize the history, mechanism of action, and mechanisms of resistance to rapamycin.  N. Ref:: 92

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Subcutaneous infection with Mycobacterium fortuitum after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Bone Marrow Transplant 2001 Oct;28(7):709-11.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1038/sj/bmt/1703211

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Okano A; Shimazaki C; Ochiai N; Hatsuse M; Takahashi R; Ashihara E; Inaba T; Fujita N; Noda Y; Nakagawa M

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Second Department of Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kami-gyoku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Reports of cases of mycobacterial infections after SCT are rare. We report a 30-year-old female with a cutaneous infection of Mycobacterium fortuitum 30 months after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The patient was successfully treated with surgical debridement followed by oral minocycline and clarithromycin. Mycobacterial infections should be considered in SCT patients with undiagnosed refractory chronic cutaneous infection, and surgical debridement is useful for the diagnosis and treatment of such infections.  N. Ref:: 7

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Evolution of immunosuppression and continued importance of acute rejection in renal transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Am J Kidney Dis 2001 Dec;38(6 Suppl 6):S2-9.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Chan L; Gaston R; Hariharan S

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Renal Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA. Larry.Chan@uchsc.edu

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - As steady improvement in short-term kidney graft survival and long-term outcomes prolongs the lives of transplant patients, responsibility for their care is shifting away from transplant specialists and into the hands of community nephrologists. Therefore, community nephrologists need to have a deeper understanding of immunosuppressive therapies than ever before. Pharmacologic immunosuppression has been continuously evolving over the past two decades. Azathioprine was introduced in the early 1960s. Introduction of cyclosporine (CsA) in 1983 revolutionized short-term outcomes after renal transplantation. The first monoclonal antibody immunosuppressant, OKT3, was introduced in 1986. The 1990s saw the introduction of a number of important new agents, including mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), tacrolimus, and a microemulsion CsA, as well as two new monoclonal antibodies. Combinations of these new agents, along with improving clinical care, have produced 1-year patient survival approaching 100% and graft survival exceeding 90%. The newest class of agents, the first of which is sirolimus, is called target of rapamycin (TOR) inhibitors and is used with CsA for maintenance therapy. Immunosuppressive drug therapy after kidney transplantation continues to evolve. There is a variety of pharmacologic combinations from which to choose, based on immunologic risk and side effect profiles. As new regimens are developed, ongoing communications between the transplant center and community nephrologists will be required to implement therapeutic changes and optimize patient care successfully.  N. Ref:: 59

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Post-liver transplant obesity and diabetes.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2003 Jul;6(4):457-60.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1097/01.mco.0000078994.96795.d8

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - T D  Correia MI; Rego LO; Lima AS

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Alfa Institute of Gastroenterology, University Hospital, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Isabel_correia@uol.com.br

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Post-liver transplant patients present a vast array of metabolic changes in the early and late phase which impact on their morbidity and mortality. The development of obesity and diabetes in these patients has been widely described in the literature with several hypotheses suggested: liver donor, nutritional and metabolic state, and immunosuppressive drugs. RECENT FINDINGS: Most that is known about the development of these metabolic derangements has been attributed to the drugs used, especially the corticosteroids. When these have been used in higher doses for longer periods to treat rejection, the incidence of diabetes and obesity seems to be higher. However cyclosporine and to a lesser extent tacrolimus are also related to these alterations. SUMMARY: As long-term survival improves in liver transplant patients, cardiovascular complications associated with dyslipidemia, obesity, and diabetes are emerging as risk factors for late morbidity and mortality. Therefore, it is important to assess the potential risk factors related to these complications, in order to prevent or decrease their incidence. From what has been seen, immunossupressive drugs seem to be the greatest risk factor for the development of metabolic derangements in post-transplantation patients. However other risk factors might also be involved, such as non-healthy eating habits and lack of exercise. The latter can be preventable if counseling policies are targeted at these patients in the pre-transplantation phase and continued after the operation.  N. Ref:: 27

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Decreasing side effects of Neoral through three-times-a-day protocol in Chinese renal transplant patients.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplant Proc 2001 Nov-Dec;33(7-8):3156-7.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Chen ZS; Zeng FJ; Lin ZB; Chen ZK; Sha B; Wen ZX; Ming CS; Zhang WJ; Xia SS

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Institute of Organ Transplantation, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Influence of cyclosporin, tacrolimus and rapamycin on renal function and arterial hypertension after renal transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Nephrol Dial Transplant. Acceso gratuito al texto completo a partir de los 2 años de la fecha de publicación.

      ●● Enlace a la Editora de la Revista http://ndt.oupjournals.org/ 

      ●● Cita: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation: <> 2001;16 Suppl 1:121-4.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Morales JM; Andres A; Rengel M; Rodicio JL

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Renal Transplant Unit, Nephrology Department, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, España.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Cyclosporin and tacrolimus have improved survival figures in organ transplantation. However, both drugs are potentially nephrotoxic. The immunosuppressive and nephrotoxic effects of both drugs appear to depend on the inhibition of calcineurin. Cyclosporin and tacrolimus cause acute (functional changes) and chronic nephrotoxicity (structural lesions in the kidney). These last important lesions include arteriolar hyalinosis, stripped interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy. It is possible that repeated episodes of renal ischaemia contribute to the development of chronic nephrotoxicity and then chronic allograft nephropathy. Cyclosporin and tacrolimus also induce arterial hypertension. Therefore, the beneficial effects of immunosuppression have been limited due to nephrotoxicity and arterial hypertension. Rapamycin, a novel immunosuppressive agent, that does not inhibit calcineurin, provides immunosuppression without nephrotoxicity. In fact, in the trials performed in Europe, sirolimus-treated immunosuppression patients exhibited a much better renal function than cyclosporin-treated patients. However, sirolimus can potentiate the nephrotoxic effect of cyclosporin. Therefore, when cyclosporin and sirolimus are used in combination, a reduction of the cyclosporin dose is desirable.  N. Ref:: 28

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Sirolimus-based immunosuppressive [correction of immunosuppresive] protocol for calcineurin sparing in liver transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplant Proc 2002 Aug;34(5):1522-3.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Heffron TG; Smallwood GA; Davis L; Martinez E; Stieber AC

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Immunosuppressive drug use in pregnancy.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Autoimmunity 2003 Feb;36(1):51-6.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Petri M

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 E. Monument Street, Suite 7500, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Ideally, immunosuppressive drugs would not be necessary in pregnancy. However, in connective tissue disease (especially systemic lupus erythematosus, SLE) vasculitis, and sometimes antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, their use is necessary both to protect the health of the mother and to insure the success of the pregnancy. The more commonly used drugs will be reviewed, with an emphasis on human data, when available. Methotrexate and leflunamide will not be considered, for they should never be used in pregnancy.  N. Ref:: 105

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Immunosuppression protocols for HLA identical renal transplant recipients.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplant Proc 2003 May;35(3):1074-5.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Keitel E; Santos AF; Alves MA; Neto JP; Schaefer PG; Bittar AE; Goldani JC; Pozza R; Bruno RM; See D; Garcia CD; Garcia VD

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Renal Transplant Unit, Santa Casa Hospital, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. keitel@terra.com.br

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Improving tolerability of immunosuppressive regimens.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplantation 2001 Dec 27;72(12 Suppl):S105-12.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - MacDonald A

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - CNIs and corticosteroids are associated with adverse effects that can diminish quality of life and detrimentally affect long-term allograft and patient survival. Nephrotoxicity is the major side effect of CNI therapy. A search has been ongoing for improved immunosuppressive regimens that will provide adequate protection against acute allograft rejection, while decreasing the nephrotoxic and other effects associated with CNIs. This paper reviewed the immunosuppressive agent sirolimus as a potential new option in transplantation, focusing on its mechanism of action and clinical efficacy as well as potential antiproliferative and antineoplastic properties. The findings and lessons learned from key clinical studies in which sirolimus was used to augment or replace CNIs and/or corticosteroids were highlighted, and the importance of clinical pharmacokinetics and therapeutic drug monitoring in these regimens were discussed. Preliminary studies of combination therapy with sirolimus and tacrolimus in solid organ transplantation indicate that sirolimus/tacrolimus combination therapy may provide strong protection against acute rejection and diminish the nephrotoxicity associated with CNI-based therapy. Other studies suggest that sirolimus can be used as base immunosuppressive therapy, thereby completely avoiding the nephrotoxicity associated with CNI-based therapies, while continuing to provide powerful protection against rejection. With patients surviving longer with functional allografts, quality of life is becoming an increasing important clinical endpoint in transplantation. The studies reviewed here suggest that sirolimus might be used to improve quality of life significantly without increasing the risk of allograft rejection or shortening patient survival.  N. Ref:: 73

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Technical and immunosuppressive advances in transplantation for insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - World J Surg 2002 Feb;26(2):194-211. Epub 2001 Dec 17.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1007/s00268-001-0207-0

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Odorico JS; Sollinger HW

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Division of Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, H4/756 Clinical Science Center, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison,Wisconsin 53792, USA. jon@tx.surgery.wisc.edu

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Pancreas transplantation has emerged as the single most effective way to achieve normal glucose homeostasis inpatients with type I insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Optimal immunosuppressive strategies for pancreas transplantation continue to evolve with the use of newer, more potent immunosuppressive agents,particularly tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil, and rapamycin. These agents have contributed to substantially lower rates of allograft rejection and improved graft survival. Regimens designed to avoid nephrotoxicity or spare corticosteroid therapy are emerging as the variety of drug options grows. Also contributing to progressively better results for solitary pancreas transplants are reductions in early graft loss rates and the development of safe, effective biopsy techniques, permitting accurate diagnosis of rejection. Collectively,these factors have allowed solitary pancreas allograft recipients, a group of patients with historically poor long-term graft survival, to enjoy successes nearly equivalent to those of combined kidney-pancreas transplants. Consequently, the American Diabetes Association strongly endorses pancreas transplantation in diabetic patients who have received prior kidney transplants and who have life-threatening metabolic lability.  N. Ref:: 189

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - The impact of late acute rejection after cadaveric kidney transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Clin Transplant 2001 Aug;15(4):221-7.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Joseph JT; Kingsmore DB; Junor BJ; Briggs JD; Mun Woo Y; Jaques BC; Hamilton DN; Jardine AG; Jindal RM

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Transplantation Surgery, University of Glasgow and the Western Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - BACKGROUND: Acute graft rejection (AR) following renal transplantation results in reduced graft survival. However, there is uncertainty regarding the definition, aetiology and long-term graft and patient outcome of AR occurring late in the post-transplant period. AIM: To determine if rejection episodes can be classified by time from transplantation by their impact on graft survival into early acute rejection (EAR) and late acute rejection (LAR). MATERIALS AND METHODS: 687 consecutive adult renal transplant recipients who received their first cadaveric renal transplant at a single centre. All received cyclosporine (CyA)-based immunosuppression, from 1984 to 1996, with a median follow-up of 6.9 yr. Details were abstracted from clinical records, with emphasis on age, sex, co-morbid conditions, HLA matching, rejection episodes, patient and graft survival. ANALYSIS: Patients were classified by the presence and time to AR from the date of transplantation. Using those patients who had no AR (NAR) as a baseline, we determined the relative risk of graft failure by time to rejection. The characteristics of patients who had no rejection, EAR and LAR were compared. RESULTS: Compared with NAR, the risk of graft failure was higher for those patients who suffered a rejection episode. A much higher risk of graft failure was seen when the first rejection episode occurred after 90 d. Thus, a period of 90 d was taken to separate EAR and LAR (relative risk of 3.06 and 5.27 compared with NAR as baseline, p<0.001). Seventy-eight patients (11.4%) had LAR, 271 (39.4%) had EAR and 338 (49.2%) had NAR. The mean age for each of these groups differed (LAR 39.6 yr, EAR 40.8 yr compared with NAR 44 yr, p<0.003). The 5-yr graft survival for those who had LAR was 45% and 10-yr survival was 28%. HLA mismatches were more frequent in those with EAR vs. NAR (zero mismatches in HLA-A: 36 vs. 24%, HLA-B: 35 vs. 23% and HLA-DR: 63 vs. 41%, p<0.003). There was no difference in mismatching frequency between NAR and LAR. CONCLUSIONS: AR had a deleterious impact on graft survival, particularly if occurring after 90 d. AR episodes should therefore be divided into early and late phases. In view of the very poor graft survival associated with LAR, it is important to gain further insight into the main aetiological factors. Those such as suboptimal CyA blood levels and non-compliance with medication should be further investigated with the aim of developing more effective immunosuppressive regimens in order to reduce the incidence of LAR.  N. Ref:: 35

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Systemic management of posterior uveitis.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - J Ocul Pharmacol Ther 2003 Aug;19(4):325-43.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1089/108076803322279381

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Song J

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Song0012@notes.duke.edu

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - In the treatment of uveitis, corticosteroids are usually included in first-line therapy due to its rapid onset of action and excellent safety profile. Systemic immunosuppressive agents also play an important role in the management of posterior uveitis. The purpose of this study was to review systemic agents for treating uveitis: prednisone, methotrexate, cyclosporine, and azathioprine. This study was a review of the literature using Medline. Thirty-eight references were incorporated. Immunosuppressants take several weeks for their full effect and are considered when long-term therapy is anticipated. When long-term therapy is anticipated, immunosuppressant agents may be added, which allows for the reduction and eventual discontinuation of prednisone. Combination therapy of various immunosuppressants also allows for long-term therapy, which reduces the relapse rate. However, immunosuppressives can be associated with serious side-effects. The use of immunosuppressants requires careful monitoring.  N. Ref:: 38

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Malignancy and renal disease.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Crit Care Clin 2001 Jul;17(3):571-98, viii.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Kapoor M; Chan GZ

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - A variety of renal diseases and electrolyte disorders may be associated with various malignancies or with treatment of malignancy with chemotherapeutic drugs or radiation. This article reviews renal disease in cancer patients, which constitutes a major source of morbidity and mortality.  N. Ref:: 207

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Immunosuppressive drugs and cancer.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Toxicology 2003 Apr 1;185(3):229-40.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Vial T; Descotes J

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Lyon Poison Centre and Pharmacovigilance Unit, Unit 5 Place d’Arsonval, Hopital Edouard Herriot, 69437 Lyon cedex 03, France. thierry.vial@chu-lyon.fr

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Among the many adverse effects induced by immunosuppressive drugs, cancers are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. This review is based on the most recent clinical data. Epidemiological studies and cancer registries have consistently shown an increased risk of malignancies in transplant patients although the calculated risk (4-500-fold increase) differs markedly between studies essentially because of differences in methodologies and selection of patients. Skin and lip cancers, lymphomas and Kaposi’s sarcomas are the main types of cancer in these patients. A number of risk factors have been identified, such as latent viral infections, the treatment regimen and the level of immunosuppression. The increasing use of immunosuppressive drugs in nontransplant patients is useful to delineate more accurately the consequences of mild-to-moderate immunosuppression.  N. Ref:: 41

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck in solid organ transplant recipients.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Head Neck 2002 Apr;24(4):319-25.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1002/hed.10055 [pii]

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Preciado DA; Matas A; Adams GL

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Minnesota, Fairview University Medical Center, MMC 396, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. preci001@tc.umn.edu

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - BACKGROUND: The increased incidence of cancer after solid organ transplantation is well established in the literature, yet outcome studies in this population are rare. Excluding skin cancers, squamous cell carcinomas make up most head and neck cancers in transplant recipients. METHODS: At our institution, of 5300 solid organ transplant recipients, 34 have had head and neck cancer develop. We reviewed the records of the 23 recipients whose cancer was treated here. RESULTS: Only 6 of the 23 recipients were alive at the time of our chart review. Of these, three had already survived 5 years. The 10 recipients diagnosed early (stage I or II) had significantly longer survival after cancer diagnosis than the 13 diagnosed at an advanced stage (stage III or IV) (96.0 mo vs 9.0 mo, p <.001). In all, 14 (60.8%) of the 23 recipients died of cancer within 2 years after diagnosis, 12 (50.2%) within 12 months. The sum of the daily doses of immunosuppressive drugs at cancer diagnosis was significantly greater for recipients who died within 2 years (p =.02). Furthermore, the difference in average doses of both prednisone (p =.001) and azathioprine (p =.028) was also significantly greater for those who died within 2 years. The average dose of cyclosporine was also greater, but this difference did not reach statistical significance (p =.18). The average dose of prednisone was significantly lower for recipients diagnosed early (p =.001). This correlation between high immunosuppressive drug doses and worse outcome has not been shown previously. CONCLUSIONS: Solid organ transplant recipients who are diagnosed with advanced head and neck cancer while receiving high doses of immunosuppressive drugs fare extremely poorly. High doses of immunosuppressive drugs, most notably prednisone, correlate significantly with advanced diagnosis of head and neck cancer and earlier death.  N. Ref:: 30

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Liver biopsy, viral kinetics, and the impact of viremia on severity of hepatitis C virus recurrence.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Liver Transpl 2003 Nov;9(11):S58-62.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1053/jlts.2003.50245

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Charlton M

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. charlton.michael@mayo.edu

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - 1. Nearly all recipients who are chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) at the time of liver transplantation will have HCV RNA detectable postoperatively. 2. HCV replication can begin as early as the first postoperative week. 3. HCV levels fall significantly during the anhepatic phase of liver transplantation and continue to fall during the first 12-24 hours posttransplantation. 4. Serum HCV RNA levels typically increase rapidly from the second week posttransplantation and peak by the fourth postoperative month. HCV RNA levels at one year posttransplantation are 10-20 fold greater than pretransplant levels. 5. Corticosteroid treatment for acute cellular rejection is associated with large increases in HCV RNA levels. 6. HCV RNA levels do not appear to vary with choice of calcineurin inhibitor. 7. Early HCV RNA levels are predictive of subsequent histological severity of recurrence. 8. A correlation between early levels of viremia and subsequent allograft injury suggests that initiation of antiviral therapy early in the posttransplant course might be desirable.  N. Ref:: 31

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - An alternative mechanism for the immunosuppressive effect of transfusion.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Vox Sang 2002 Aug;83 Suppl 1:417-9.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Dzik WH; Mincheff M; Puppo F

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Blood Transfusion Service, J-224, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. sdzik@partners.org  N. Ref:: 15

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Uraemic pruritus—new perspectives and insights from recent trials.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Nephrol Dial Transplant. Acceso gratuito al texto completo a partir de los 2 años de la fecha de publicación.

      ●● Enlace a la Editora de la Revista http://ndt.oupjournals.org/ 

      ●● Cita: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation: <> 2002 Sep;17(9):1558-63.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Mettang T; Pauli-Magnus C; Alscher DM

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Robert-Bosch-Hospital Stuttgart, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Nephrology, Stuttgart, Germany. Thomas.Mettang@rbk.de  N. Ref:: 41

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Single-agent immunosuppression after liver transplantation: what is possible?

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Drugs 2002;62(11):1587-97.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Raimondo ML; Burroughs AK

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Liver Transplantation and Hepato-Biliary Medicine, Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, London, UK.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Orthotopic liver transplantation is a life saving and life enhancing procedure. The development of immunosuppressive drugs has contributed to the high rate of success in terms of both patient and graft survival. However, the considerable adverse effects of these therapies are affecting long-term outcomes of transplant recipients. Complications related to immunosuppression are responsible for the majority of deaths in patients surviving more than 1 year. Therefore, the search for an optimal immunosuppressive regimen has become of paramount importance. The liver has proved to be an ‘immunologically privileged’ organ, capable in several animal models to be accepted as an allograft without any intervention on the immune system of the recipient. In some human liver allografts acceptance of the new organ is recognised after withdrawal of immunosuppressants, but prior identification of such individuals is not yet possible, thus negating this management option. Graft-recipient interaction is peculiar in liver transplantation: acute cellular rejection does not always need to be treated, and if it is not severe, appears to be associated with a better survival of both patient and graft. In the last decade there has been an evolution of immunosuppressive protocols, driven by empirical observation and a deeper understanding of immunological events after transplant. However, most modifications have been made because of the necessity to reduce long-term drug related morbidity and mortality. Withdrawal of corticosteroids has proven to be safely achievable in most patients, with no deleterious effects on patient or graft survival but with a great benefit in terms of reduction of incidence of metabolic and cardiovascular complications. Long-term ‘steroid-free’ regimens are therefore now widely used. Patients with stable graft function can be easily maintained using a single drug usually after 6 or 12 months and usually with a calcineurin inhibitor. The more evolved step of using monotherapy ab initio has also proven to be effective in a few studies and needs to be explored further. In the future new strategies will be designed to help the development of tolerance of the allograft, selectively stimulating instead of suppressing the immune reaction of the recipient.  N. Ref:: 51

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Induction of donor-specific tolerance in rat hind-limb allografts under antilymphocyte serum and cyclosporine A protocol.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - J Hand Surg [Am] 2002 Nov;27(6):1095-103.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1053/jhsu.2002.36524

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Siemionow M; Oke R; Ozer K; Izycki D; Prajapati R

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Plastic Surgery, Microsurgery Research, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Composite tissue allograft (CTA) transplantation became a clinical reality despite major side effects associated with the administration of chronic immunosuppression. Development of new treatment modalities eliminating life-long immunosuppression is essential for the future of CTA transplantation. In this study, combined use of cyclosporine A (CsA) and antilymphocyte serum (ALS) was tested for the potential to induce tolerance in the rat hind-limb allograft recipients across a major histocompatibility (MHC) barrier (Lewis-Brown-Norway [LBN, RT1(l+n)] to Lewis [LEW, RT1(l)] rats). Thirty transplantations were performed in 5 experimental groups. Animals received CsA and ALS 12 hours before surgery for 21 days thereafter. Although the allograft controls rejected their limbs at day 7 combined treatment of CsA and ALS resulted in indefinite survival (over 420 d) in all allograft recipients. Long-term survivors showed 35% to 42% of donor-specific chimerism in the peripheral blood. Clinical tolerance was confirmed by acceptance of the donor-specific skin grafts and immunocompetence was confirmed by rejection of the third-party grafts. Mixed lymphocyte reaction revealed suppressed response against donor-type antigens and increased response to third-party antigens. Donor-specific tolerance across MHC barrier was induced in CTA allografts under 21 days protocol of ALS/CsA.

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Statins and renal function.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Angiology 2002 Sep-Oct;53(5):493-502.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Elisaf M; Mikhailidis DP

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Greece.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Renal disease is often associated with an increased risk of vascular events. Moreover, an accelerated form of atherosclerosis commonly occurs in these patients. The reasons for these associations are not clearly defined but include the widespread presence of several established risk factors (eg, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and diabetes). Other predictors of atherosclerotic disease may also be abnormally elevated (eg, homocysteine, fibrinogen, and lipoprotein a). In addition, there is evidence that impaired renal function per se predicts vascular risk. Despite this high-risk background, the potential benefit of treatment with statins has not been widely investigated in these patients. The present review considers the evidence (experimental and clinical) that statins exert beneficial effects in patients with different types of renal disease. This includes improved renal function, decreased microalbuminuria, and a fall in blood pressure. Statins may also improve renal allograft survival. The potential mechanisms mediating these effects are considered. The interactions between statins and several risk factors that may be present in patients with impaired renal function are also considered. There is an urgent need to define the role of statins in these high-risk patients. Which is the statin of choice? This question is relevant because impaired renal function can interfere with statin pharmacokinetics. Furthermore, other drugs administered to these patients may cause serious interactions with statins.  N. Ref:: 113

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Causes of late renal allograft loss: chronic allograft dysfunction, death, and other factors.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplantation 2001 Jun 15;71(11 Suppl):SS5-9.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Kreis HA; Ponticelli C

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Hjpital Necker, University of Paris, France.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - CAN and patient death with allograft function are the 2 major causes of renal allograft loss after the first year, accounting for 80% or more of cases. According to current estimates from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), the half-lives for renal allografts performed in 1995 and 1996 from living and cadaveric donors are 15.3 and 10.4 years, respectively (2). Consequently, much attention has been focused on better understanding the causes of CAN and patient death with a functioning allograft in an attempt to improve long-term renal allograft outcomes. Although the pathogenesis of CAN is not completely understood, we know that CAN involves alloantigen-dependent and alloantigen-independent factors that combine to produce chronic deterioration of renal allograft function. CVD is the most frequent cause of death in renal transplant recipients, and we need to address its well-established risk factors in that population. Among other improvements, changes in current immunosuppressive protocols may increase long-term renal allograft survival and function by decreasing both the risk of CAN and the risk of CVD.  N. Ref:: 50

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Sirolimus (Rapamune) in renal transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 2002 Nov;11(6):603-7.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1097/01.mnh.0000040045.55337.97

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Johnson RW

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Manchester Postgraduate Health Sciences Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - There has been a necessary change in attitude to transplantation; there is much less concern with short-term outcome and more concern with long-term kidney function, overall health and quality of life. Nephrotoxicity is an invariable consequence of long-term treatment with calcineurin antagonists and it is one of the most underestimated causes of late graft loss; it has been reported as a serious threat to both patient and graft survival following heart, liver and bone marrow transplantation. Sirolimus has been shown in many recent studies to be of great value in allowing patients to be weaned from cyclosporine with excellent patient and graft survival at 24 months a significant improvement in renal function with resolution of hirsutism and gum hyperplasia. Patients maintained on the combined regime of cyclosporine and sirolimus had significantly higher blood pressure, much more cyclosporine nephrotoxicity and hyperuricaemia at 12 months. The experimental studies have found cyclosporine and sirolimus potentiate with each other’s good and adverse effects. Cyclosporine therefore augments hyperlipidaemia caused by sirolimus, and sirolimus augments nephrotoxicity caused by cyclosporine. The results of these studies indicate that sirolimus is a suitable replacement for cyclosporine or tacrolimus for long-term maintenance therapy. By contrast the use of sirolimus in combination with cyclosporine results in potentiation of side effects. The principal disadvantages being increased cyclosporine associated nephrotoxicity and sirolimus associated hyperlipidaemia  N. Ref:: 32

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Immunosuppressive effect of pregnancy on autoimmune hepatitis: a case report and review of literature.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2002 Feb 10;101(1):91-2.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Malhotra B; Malhotra N; Deka D; Takkar D

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. bhawnams@hotmail.com

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - We report a case of autoimmune hepatitis with suppressed disease activity during pregnancy and relapse in puerperium. This is only the second report of such pregnancy-induced remission.  N. Ref:: 7

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - An induction versus no-induction protocol in anticalcineurin-based immunosuppression using very low-dose steroids.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplant Proc 2001 Jun;33(4 Suppl):3S-10S.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Charpentier B

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - University Hospital of Bicetre, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, France.

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Polyomavirus BK nephropathy: a (re-)emerging complication in renal transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Am J Transplant 2002 Jan;2(1):25-30.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Hirsch HH

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Internal Medicine, University of Basel, Switzerland. hans.hirsch@unibas.ch

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Persisting polyomavirus replication is now widely recognized as a (re-)emerging cause of renal allograft dysfunction. Up to 5% of renal allograft recipients can be affected about 40weeks (range 6-150) post-transplantation. Progression to irreversible failure of the allograft has been observed in up to 45% of all cases. The BK virus strain is involved in the majority of the cases. Risk factors may include treatment of rejection episodes and increasing viral replication under potent immunosuppressive drugs such as tacrolimus, sirolimus or mycophenolate. The diagnosis requires the histological demonstration of nuclear polyomavirus inclusions in affected tubular epithelial cells. Interstitial inflammatory infiltrates and fibrosis become more prominent in the persisting disease and may be difficult to distinguish from (coexisting) rejection. Detection of polyomavirus-inclusion bearing cells (‘decoy cells’) in the urine and quantification of BK virus DNA in the plasma have been proposed as surrogate markers for polyomavirus replication and allograft disease, respectively. Antiviral treatment is not yet established; however, reports of treatment with cidofovir are encouraging. Current management aims at the judicious modification and/or reduction of immunosuppression which, in view of preceding or concurrent rejection, is not without risk.  N. Ref:: 51

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Immunosuppressive therapy and post-transplantation diarrhea.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Clin Transplant 2001;15 Suppl 4:23-8.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Pescovitz MD; Navarro MT

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, USA. mpescov@iupui.edu

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Gastrointestinal complications, including diarrhea, are among the anticipated adverse events secondary to immunosuppression. The reported overall rate of diarrhea may be affected by drug-specific effects, dose-response effects, interactions with other medications, drug formulation, the length of study follow-up, reporting bias and population characteristics such as ethnicity and baseline disease, including transplant organ type. The true incidence of diarrhea is often difficult to assess from the numerous published clinical trials. A number of deficiencies, including self-reporting, interstudy comparisons, lack of blinding, concomitant medications and a general lack of standardization and quantification of diarrhea may greatly obscure comparisons among the different immunosuppressive medications. This review considers each of these factors in assessing the overall incidence of post-transplantation diarrhea for the various immunosuppressive medications currently in use.  N. Ref:: 15

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Nonmyeloablative hematopoietic cell transplantation. Replacing high-dose cytotoxic therapy by the graft-versus-tumor effect.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Ann N Y Acad Sci 2001 Jun;938:328-37; discussion 337-9.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Feinstein L; Sandmaier B; Maloney D; McSweeney PA; Maris M; Flowers C; Radich J; Little MT; Nash RA; Chauncey T; Woolfrey A; Georges G; Kiem HP; Zaucha JM; Blume KG; Shizuru J; Niederwieser D; Storb R

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue N., D1-100, P.O. Box 19024, Seattle, Washington 98109-1024, USA. lfeinste@fhcrc.org

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Conventional allografting produces considerable regimen-related toxicities that generally limit this treatment to patients younger than 55 years and in otherwise good medical condition. T cell-mediated graft-versus-tumor (GVT) effects are known to play an important role in the elimination of malignant disease after allotransplants. A minimally myelosuppressive regimen that relies on immunosuppression for allogeneic engraftment was developed to reduce toxicities while optimizing GVT effects. Pre-transplant total-body irradiation (200 cGy) followed by post-transplant immunosuppression with cyclosporine (CSP) and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) permitted human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched sibling donor hematopoietic cell engraftment in 82% of patients (n = 55) without prior high-dose therapy. The addition of fludarabine (90 mg/m2) facilitated engraftment in all 28 subsequent patients. Overall, fatal progression of underlying disease occurred in 20% of patients after transplant. Non-relapse mortality occurred in 11% of patients. Toxicities were low. Grade 2-4 acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) associated with primary engraftment developed in 47% of patients, and was readily controlled in all but two patients. Donor lymphocyte infusions (DLI) were not very effective at converting a low degree of mixed donor/host chimerism to full donor chimerism; however, the addition of fludarabine reduced the need for DLI. With a median follow-up of 244 days, 68% of patients were alive, with 42% of patients in complete remission, including molecular remissions. Remissions occurred gradually over periods of weeks to a year. If long-term efficacy is demonstrated, such a strategy would expand treatment options for patients who would otherwise be excluded from conventional allografting.  N. Ref:: 51

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Cyclosporine nephrotoxicity.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Semin Nephrol 2003 Sep;23(5):465-76.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Burdmann EA; Andoh TF; Yu L; Bennett WM

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Division of Nephrology, Sao Jose do Rio Preto Medical School, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil. burdmann@famerp.br

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - After more than 20 years of cyclosporine use its nephrotoxicity remains a significant clinical problem. Cyclosporine-induced renal injury has been described in solid organs recipients and in patients treated for autoimmune diseases. It is manifested in 2 distinct and well characterized forms, acute nephrotoxicity and chronic nephrotoxicity. This communication reviews the current literature analyzing the available data about the pathogenesis and mechanisms of acute and chronic cyclosporine-induced nephrotoxicity. A working hypothesis for the possible mechanisms of chronic cyclosporine nephrotoxicity will be provided.  N. Ref:: 89

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Induction versus non-induction protocols in anti-calcineurin-based immunosuppression.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplant Proc 2001 Nov-Dec;33(7-8):3334-6.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Charpentier B

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Service de Nephrologie, University Hospital of Bicetre, Bicetre, France.

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Intestinal and multivisceral transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - World J Surg 2002 Feb;26(2):226-37. Epub 2001 Dec 21.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1007/s00268-001-0210-5

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Kato T; Ruiz P; Thompson JF; Eskind LB; Weppler D; Khan FA; Pinna AD; Nery JR; Tzakis AG

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Division of Transplantation, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Intestinal transplantation has been gradually instituted in the management of intestinal failure. More than 200 cases including isolated intestinal transplant, liver/intestinal transplant, and multivisceral transplant have been performed worldwide,with 1-year graft and patient survival rates of 66% and 54%,respectively. Indications for the procedure include short bowel syndrome and functional abnormalities secondary to a variety of diseases or conditions. Tacrolimus-based immunosuppression regimens have been used universally with improved outcomes. The major contributors to the morbidity and mortality include rejection,infection, and technical complications. Of those, control of rejection remains the most difficult dilemma and it will be the key to improved patient and graft survival.  N. Ref:: 60

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Nephrotoxicity of immunosuppressive drugs: new insight and preventive strategies.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Curr Opin Crit Care 2001 Dec;7(6):384-9.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Olyaei AJ; de Mattos AM; Bennett WM

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Clinical Pharmacology, Oregon Health Sciences University and Solid Organ and Cellular Transplantation, Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland, Oregon 97201, USA. olyaeia@ohsu.edu

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Cyclosporine and tacrolimus reduce allograft rejection, improve allograft half-life and patient survival. Ironically, the nephrotoxicity of these agents may adversely affect allograft survival in renal transplant recipients or cause end-stage renal diseases in other solid organ and bone marrow transplant recipients. Acute dose-dependent and chronic non-dose-dependent nephrotoxicity has been reported in both transplant recipients and patients with autoimmune disorders. Preliminary evidence suggests that drug therapeutic monitoring has little value in the diagnosis or management of nephrotoxicity associated with calcineurin inhibitors. Although the exact mechanism of nephrotoxicity is not fully understood, several factors have been implicated in the pathogenesis of immunosuppressive-induced nephrotoxicity. Renal and systemic vasoconstriction, increased release of endothelin-1, decreased production of nitric acid and increased expression of TGF-beta are the major adverse pathophysiologic abnormalities of these agents. Reducing the dose of a calcineurin inhibitor, or using protocols without calcineurin inhibition may ultimately minimize the risk of drug toxicity and improve allograft and patient survival. New experiences with non-nephrotoxic agents and protocols including mycophenolate and sirolimus allow for early calcineurin inhibitor reduction or elimination without increasing the risk of allograft rejection.  N. Ref:: 55

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Rejection-free protocol using sirolimus-tacrolimus combination for pediatric renal transplant recipients.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplant Proc 2002 Aug;34(5):1942-3.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - El-Sabrout R; Weiss R; Butt F; Delaney V; Qadir M; Hanson P; Butt K

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Departments of Transplantation/Vascular Surgery, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA.

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - In utero exposure to immunosuppressive drugs: experimental and clinical studies.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Pediatr Nephrol 2002 Feb;17(2):121-30.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Tendron A; Gouyon JB; Decramer S

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Hopital d’Enfants, Service de Neonatologie, 10 boulevard Mal de Lattre de Tassigny, 21034 Dijon Cedex, France. anais.tendron@planetb.fr

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Over the last few decades, the number of pregnant women under immunosuppressive (IS) therapy following transplantation or autoimmune diseases has increased. At first, IS drugs, including prednisone, azathioprine, and cyclosporine A were used, but now new molecules such as tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil have appeared. These IS drugs cross the placental barrier and enter into the fetal circulation, which poses a risk for fetal development. Experimental data have shown that IS drugs often have deleterious effects on fetuses, while human data have reported an increased rate of abortion, prematurity, intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), and low birth weight, without significant increases in malformation rates. However, only limited information is available about the newly used molecules. Although fetal and neonatal data are reassuring, long-term effects of IS drugs on fertility, immune response and renal function, as well as the consequences of prematurity and IUGR, should be monitored.  N. Ref:: 78

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Comparative tolerability of systemic treatments for plaque-type psoriasis.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Drug Saf. Acceso gratuito al texto completo.

      ●● Enlace a la Editora de la Revista http://www.csmwm.org/ 

      ●● Cita: Drug Safety: <> 2002;25(13):913-27.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - McClure SL; Valentine J; Gordon KB

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Psoriasis is a chronic, debilitating skin condition that affects millions of people and is attributed to both genetic and environmental factors. Topical therapy is generally considered to be the first-line treatment of psoriasis. However, many patients do not respond to topical therapy or have disease so extensive that topical therapy is not practical. For these patients, systemic therapy is indicated. Presently, there are four available systemic treatments, psoralen with ultraviolet A (PUVA), methotrexate, oral retinoids (acitretin), and cyclosporin. Unfortunately, all of these treatments have significant potential adverse effects. PUVA may acutely cause nausea, pruritis and sunburn. More chronic and concerning is the development of PUVA lentigines, ocular complications and skin cancer. Non-melanoma skin cancer has been directly linked to PUVA; however, the association with melonoma is more elusive. Methotrexate use most notably carries the risk of hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis, which is not always evident on liver function tests. Other more rare, but potentially life-threatening adverse effects include pancytopenia, lymphoproliferative disorders and acute pneumonitis. The addition of folic acid may help to reduce the risk of increasing liver enzymes and haematological toxicity seen in those taking methotrexate. Both methotrexate and oral retinoids are teratogenic and should never be used in pregnancy. Oral retinoids are probably the least effective available systemic medication for the treatment of plaque psoriasis. The effects are improved with the addition of other systemic therapies. Acitretin has replaced the formerly used etretinate primarily because of the significantly shorter half-life. The adverse effects are generally mild and reversible, making the drug fairly safe for long-term use. The most commonly seen adverse effects include elevated serum lipids, generalised xerosis and alopecia. Bony abnormalities, while somewhat controversial, have also been described and include diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, skeletal calcifications and osteoporosis. Cyclosporin is the most recently approved systemic medication for plaque psoriasis. The nephrotoxicity associated with the use of cyclosporin can be minimised when used in lower doses and for a limited duration. Hypertension is usually mild and can be seen in up to about one-third of patients receiving long-term therapy. Cutaneous and internal malignancies have also been reported with cyclosporin and tend to be correlated with duration of treatment. In this review, we will examine the potential adverse effects with these US Food and Drug Administration-approved treatments in adults, with specific emphasis on the controversies that surround long-term therapy with these agents and their cumulative adverse effects.  N. Ref:: 151

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - The limitations of calcineurin and mTOR inhibitors: new directions for immunosuppressive strategies.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplant Proc 2002 Feb;34(1):130-3.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Kahan BD

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Division of Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.  N. Ref:: 76

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Cardiovascular toxicities of immunosuppressive agents.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Am J Transplant 2002 Oct;2(9):807-18.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Miller LW

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Cardiovascular Division, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA. mille278@tc.umn.edu

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Cardiovascular disease is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality following solid organ transplantation. Many of the current immunosuppressive drugs are associated with an increase of one or more risk factors for the development of atherosclerosis. This review compares the mechanism by which individual immunosuppressive agents may impact on these risk factors and the differential contribution of cyclosporine, tacrolimus, mycophenolate, azathioprine, and Rapamycin to these individual risk factors. Attention to the potential cardiovascular toxicities of individual immunosuppressive agents may help design strategies for maintenance of immunosuppression tailored to individual patients.  N. Ref:: 139

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Can we prevent in-stent restenosis?

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Curr Opin Cardiol 2002 Sep;17(5):518-25.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Garza L; Aude YW; Saucedo JF

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, 72205, USA. garzaluis@uams.edu

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Nowadays stent placement has replaced balloon angioplasty as the most commonly performed percutaneous coronary interventional procedure, mainly because of its better acute and chronic outcome. As a result, in-stent restenosis (ISR) has become a widespread problem. The incidence of ISR varies from 10% to 50% and depends on the absence or presence of several risk factors, such as small vessel size, longer lesions, and diabetes. Intravascular ultrasound studies have demonstrated that ISR is mainly caused by neointimal proliferation; consequently, this pathologic process has become the target of many preventive and therapeutic approaches. This article provides an overview of such management strategies, highlighting the rather disappointing experiences with mechanical and systemic drug therapies; the relative merits and disadvantages of intracoronary radiation; and the exciting yet realistic promise, embodied by the recent advancements in drug-eluting stent technology, of potentially eradicating ISR in the near future.  N. Ref:: 90

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Intracranial hemorrhage in neuro-Behcet’s syndrome.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Intern Med 2002 Sep;41(9):692-5.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Kikuchi S; Niino M; Shinpo K; Terae S; Tashiro K

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Neurology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - OBJECTIVE: Most cerebrovascular disturbances in Behcet’s syndrome are occlusive in nature, while hemorrhage is rare. In this paper, we report three cases of neuro-Behcet’s syndrome presenting with intracerebral hemorrhaging, and discuss the possible causes as they relate to cyclosporine treatment. PATIENTS: Three cases of neuro-Behcet’s syndrome presented with intracranial hemorrhage. One patient had been taking cyclosporine, and the other two patients had never taking cyclosporine. RESULTS: Together with previous reports, these cases suggest that there are two types of intracranial hemorrhage in neuro-Behcet’s syndrome. One type occurs in the center of a lesion and during the acute phase of the disease, while the other occurs in the peripheral lesion and during the subacute phase. CONCLUSIONS: It appears that the intracranial hemorrhages in neuro-Behcet’s syndrome can be divided into two groups. It is possible that the vascular pathologies caused by Behcet’s syndrome and by cyclosporine conspire to induce CNS hemorrhaging in some cases.  N. Ref:: 19

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Drug-nutrient interactions in transplant recipients.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2001 May-Jun;25(3):132-41.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Chan LN

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Pharmacy Practice & Medicine, Colleges of Pharmacy and Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, 60612, USA. neander@uic.edu

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Drug-nutrient interaction refers to an alteration of kinetics or dynamics of a drug or a nutritional element, or a compromise in nutritional status as a result of the addition of a drug. The potentials for drug-nutrient interaction increase with the number of drugs taken by the patient. Organ transplant recipients are therefore at high risk for drug-nutrient interactions because multiple medications are used to manage graft rejection, opportunistic infections, and other associated complications. Unrecognized or unmanaged drug-nutrient interactions in this patient population can have an adverse impact on their outcomes. This paper reviews the importance of recognizing drug-nutrient interaction when using cyclosporine-based regimens.  N. Ref:: 74

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:Colitis ulcerosa asociada a purpura trombocitopenica idiopatica. Ulcerative colitis associated with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Gastroenterol Hepatol. Acceso gratuito al texto completo a partir de los 2 años de la fecha de publicación.

      ●● Enlace a la Editora de la Revista http://db.doyma.es/ 

      ●● Cita: Gastroenterología & Hepatología: <> 2003 Nov;26(9):545-8.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Puebla Maestu A; Martin-Lorente JL; Lopez-Morante A; Garcia-Moran S; Yuguero del Moral L; Arauzo Gonzalez A

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Seccion de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital General Yague, Burgos, España. aidapuebla@hotmail.com

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Multiple hematological anomalies have been described in association with chronic inflammatory bowel disease. Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura is an autoimmune disease characterized by the presence of isolated thrombopenia with a normal or increased number of megakaryocytes in bone marrow and absence of splenomegaly. Several case reports of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with chronic inflammatory bowel disease, mostly ulcerative colitis, have been published in the literature. The pathogenic mechanism through which these entities are associated is unknown. Several treatments have been used, varying from short courses of steroids to the use of immunosuppressive agents and splenectomy, depending on the severity of the symptoms. We describe the case of a woman with ulcerative colitis and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, in which the latter first presented when the patient was undergoing treatment with corticosteroids and cyclosporin, one of the therapeutic options for controlling thrombopenic purpura. Platelet deficiency persisted despite treatment with azathioprine and colectomy, also described as a possible curative treatment.  N. Ref:: 36

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma in a cardiac transplant recipient.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Tex Heart Inst J. Acceso gratuito al texto completo.

      ●● Enlace a la Editora de la Revista http://texasheartinstitute.org/journal.html 

      ●● Cita: Texas Heart Institute Journal: <> 2001;28(3):203-7.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - McMullan DM; Radovaneevic B; Jackow CM; Frazier OH; Duvic M

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Texas Heart Institute and St Luke s Episcopal Hospital Houston, 77225-0345, USA.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Mycosis fungoides, an uncommon form of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, arises in the skin and frequently progresses to generalized lymphadenopathy Although the cause of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma is unknown, chronic immunosuppression may play a role. A few cases have been reported in renal transplant recipients; however, ours appears to be the 1st report of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma in a cardiac transplant recipient. In our patient, cutaneous manifestations of the disease were noted less than 1 year after transplantation. Seven years after transplantation, Sezary syndrome, a variant form of mycosis fungoides, was diagnosed by tissue biopsy and flow cytometry analysis. Photopheresis improved symptoms but was not well tolerated because of hemodynamic sequelae. Psoralen and ultraviolet A therapy also improved the patient’s skin condition, but a generalized lymphadenopathy developed. The maintenance immunosuppressive regimen was changed from cyclosporine (3 mg/kg/day) and azathioprine to cyclosporine (1.5 mg/kg/day) and cyclophosphamide. Although effective in the short-term, the results of this therapeutic strategy could not be fully evaluated because the patient died of acute myocardial infarction.  N. Ref:: 25

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Long-term immunosuppression and drug interactions.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Liver Transpl 2001 Nov;7(11 Suppl 1):S53-9.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1053/jlts.2001.28512

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Levy GA

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Multi Organ Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. glfgl2@attglobal.net

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - 1. Early patient and graft survival are excellent after liver transplantation. 2. The focus must be on reducing toxicity associated with long-term immunosuppression. 3. Available new drugs offer the potential to reduce toxicity by combination therapy or replacement of toxic agents. 4. Individual patient immunosuppressive protocols should be developed. 5. Drug interactions are common and the source of significant morbidity.  N. Ref:: 17

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Membranous glomerulonephritis after haematopoietic cell transplantation for multiple myeloma.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Nephron 2001 Jul;88(3):260-3.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Rossi L; Cardarelli F; Vampa ML; Buzio C; Olivetti G

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Dipartimenti di Clinica Medica, Nefrologia e Scienze della Prevenzione e, Sezione di Anatomia Patologica, Universita degli Studi, Parma, Italia.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Renal involvement during graft-versus-host disease following haematopoietic cell transplantation for multiple myeloma has never been described. We report a case of a recipient who developed nephrotic syndrome and membranous glomerulonephritis 22 months after the graft and 6 months after cyclosporine withdrawal. Symptoms resolved when immunosuppressive therapy was reinstituted.  N. Ref:: 18

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Treatment of transplant rejection: are the traditional immunosuppressants good enough?

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Curr Opin Investig Drugs 2001 Mar;2(3):357-63.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Dumont FJ

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department  Immunology & Rheumatology, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ 07065, USA. francis_dumont@merck.com

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Due to the improvement in the understanding of the anti-allogenic immune response, the success of transplantation medicine has increased rapidly over the last two decades. The knowledge that the T-lymphocyte played an integral role in transplant rejection, brought cyclosporine A and FK-506 to the fore as therapeutic immunosuppressants. However, the current mainstays in transplant rejection are not without their problems and many drug companies are exploring the possibilities of improving the available therapies by developing drugs with reduced toxicity, improved long-term survival and efficacy against chronic rejection and improved immunosuppressive selectivity. The advances in the understanding of T-cell activation and lymphocyte trafficking has highlighted ways to improve the existing therapies and more selective immunosuppressant targets.  N. Ref:: 60

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Place of mycophenolate mofetil in renal transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplant Proc 2001 Feb-Mar;33(1-2):997-9.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Grinyo JM

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Hospital de Bellvitge, Barcelona, España.  N. Ref:: 23

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - In utero exposure to immunosuppressive drugs.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Biol Neonate 2002;81(2):73-81.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Prevot A; Martini S; Guignard JP

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland. prevotanne@hotmail.com

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - The number of pregnant women receiving immunosuppressants for anti-rejection therapy or autoimmune diseases is increasing. All immunosuppressive drugs cross the placenta, raising questions about the long-term outcome of the children exposed in utero. There is no higher risk of congenital anomalies. However, an increased incidence of prematurity, intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) and generally low birth weight has been reported, as well as maternal hypertension and preeclampsia. The most frequent neonatal complications are those associated with prematurity and IUGR, as well as adrenal insufficiency with corticosteroids, immunological disturbances with azathioprine and cyclosporine, and hyperkalemia with tacrolimus. The long-term follow-up of infants exposed to immunosuppressants in utero is still limited and experimental studies raise the question whether there could be an increased incidence at adult age of some pathologies including renal insufficiency, hypertension and diabetes.  N. Ref:: 58

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Questionable efficacy of plasma exchange for thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura after bone marrow transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - J Clin Apheresis 2001;16(4):169-74.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1002/jca.10008 [pii]

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Teruya J; Styler M; Verde S; Topolsky D; Crilley P

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA. j-teruya@northwestern.edu

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) after bone marrow transplantation (BMT) is an uncommon complication presumably associated with extensive endothelial cell damage due to Cyclosporine, total body irradiation, or other drugs. While the majority of patients with primary TTP, which is considered to be an autoimmune process, respond to plasma exchange, TTP after BMT has a very poor prognosis. A total of 7 patients out of 307 patients who underwent BMT were diagnosed with TTP during 1989-1999. The diagnosis of TTP was made based on thrombocytopenia and microhemangiopathic hemolytic anemia characterized by an elevated LDH and the presence of schistocytes on the peripheral blood smear. Five patients were treated with plasma exchange (PE) using fresh frozen plasma and/or cryoprecipitate poor plasma as replacement fluid. One patient was treated using a protein A column. One patient did not receive plasma exchange because the 125 patient was clinically stable and was discharged. It was hard to assess the efficacy of PE due to the multiplicity of the patients’ clinical condition and laboratory data. At least 4 patients did not respond to PE and 2 patients were not able to be evaluated due to multi organ failure. However, all patients died. It is not clear at this moment if PE for patients with TTP after BMT is truly beneficial.  N. Ref:: 10

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Immunologic targets for currently available immunosuppressive agents: what is the optimal approach for children?

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Semin Nephrol 2001 Sep;21(5):508-20.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Sho M; Samsonov DV; Briscoe DM

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - In this review, the authors discuss immunologic targets and events in T cells that are dysregulated by commonly used immunosuppressive agents. These include a description of glucocortcoid receptors as well as targets of glucocorticoids, targets of cyclosporine and FK506, and the mammalian target of rapamycin. In addition, novel antibody-based targets on T cells and antigen-presenting cells including the IL-2 receptor and costimulatory molecules are described. Finally, the authors provide a rationale for an optimal approach to immunosuppression in pediatrics. Because many of the newer immunosuppressive agents are currently in clinical trials, the “optimal” immunosuppressive strategy for the next decade is forthcoming.  N. Ref:: 122

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Safety of the new macrolide immunomodulators.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Semin Cutan Med Surg 2001 Dec;20(4):242-9.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Robinson N; Singri P; Gordon KB

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - With the wide acceptance of cyclosporine in the treatment of skin disease, there has been an effort to find new immunomodulating agents with superior safety profiles for use in dermatology. Among the most promising of the classes are the new macrolide immunomodulators, including tacrolimus and pimecrolimus. Of these, only tocrolimus has had widespread use for nondermatologic indications, primarily solid organ transplantation. Both of these agents have been studied for inflammatory diseases of the skin. In this article, we review the systemic and topical toxicities of these macrolide immunomodulators.  N. Ref:: 68

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Bone marrow aplasia after pipobroman: an immune-mediated mechanism?

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Br J Haematol 2001 Dec;115(3):713-4.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Triffet A; Straetmans N; Ferrant A  N. Ref:: 7

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Management of recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - J Viral Hepat 2001 May;8(3):159-68.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Teixeira R; Papatheodoridis GV; Burroughs AK

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Liver Transplantation Unit, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, UK.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Hepatitis C virus (HCV) reinfection is almost universal in patients transplanted for HCV-related cirrhosis. The medium-term survival after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is similar to other transplanted patients, but the long-term survival remains uncertain. The prevention and an effective treatment of progressive liver disease are the primary aims in HCV recurrence. Interferon and ribavirin, as monotherapy or in combination, have been tried to treat or prevent HCV recurrence. Preliminary studies suggest a better chance of initial HCV clearance and better results in preventing HCV recurrence with combination therapy. IFN or ribavirin, as monotherapy, may normalize liver enzymes, but only gives rise to a transient virological response, without histological improvement. Combination IFN and ribavirin may be able to prevent progression of HCV-related graft disease, but indications and duration of treatment need further evaluation. No clear association between type and dose of immunosuppressive and outcome of post-transplant HCV recurrence has been found. Strategies to minimize the effects of immunosuppressive drugs include dose reduction of all agents and the selective discontinuation of individual agents. Initial immunosuppression with a single drug may inhibit or delay the severe fibrosis, and further investigation with a single immunosuppressive regimen to evaluate the outcome of recurrent hepatitis C should be performed. The recent evidence that mycophenolate may have an antiviral effect needs a clinical confirmation. Retransplantation survival is better with early retransplantation, and for indications not directly related to viral recurrence.  N. Ref:: 88

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura following stem cell transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Leuk Lymphoma 2002 Oct;43(10):1921-6.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Allford SL; Bird JM; Marks DI

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Adult BMT Unit, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol BS2 8BJ, UK.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) occurring after stem cell transplantation is poorly understood. The literature is scant and heterogeneous; little is known about the condition’s pathogenesis except that it appears to differ from that of classical or de novo TTP. There are no widely agreed diagnostic criteria hence, it is difficult to compare the major findings of the relatively small, single centre series that have been reported. The true incidence is disputed and risk factors have only recently been evaluated. Plasma exchange is commonly employed for the therapy of severe post-transplant TTP but there are no data that support its use. This review summarises the state of knowledge of post-transplant TTP in 2002, addressing all the aforementioned issues and aims to provide the basis for further systematic study of this problematic complication of transplant.  N. Ref:: 35

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Immunomodulation in stem-cell transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Curr Opin Pharmacol 2002 Aug;2(4):452-7.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Abo-Zena RA; Horwitz ME

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Bone Marrow Transplant, National Institutes of Health, Pharmacy Department Building 10, Room 1N-257, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1196, USA. rabozena@nih.gov

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Acute graft-versus-host disease is a complication that affects 30-60% of patients undergoing allogeneic stem-cell transplantation. The standard for prophylaxis for graft-versus-host disease has historically been the combination of cyclosporine and methotrexate. Recently, tacrolimus has been used more frequently and current studies are exploring the potential of mycophenolate mofetil. There is little published experience with the use of sirolimus in prophylaxis or treatment but studies are ongoing. There have been significant advances recently in the treatment of steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease. Historically, antithymocyte globulin was used when patients did not respond to the steroid treatment. New monoclonal antibodies such as daclizumab, and tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors such as infliximab are producing more promising results. Chronic graft-versus-host disease continues to be a major complication of stem-cell transplantation, affecting 35-50% of patients. Finding effective treatments for chronic graft-versus-host disease other than steroids continues to be a challenge.  N. Ref:: 45

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Neurotoxicology of the brain barrier system: new implications.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - J Toxicol Clin Toxicol 2001;39(7):711-9.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Zheng W

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA. wz18@columbia.edu

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - The concept of a barrier system in the brain has existed for nearly a century. The barrier that separates the blood from the cerebral interstitial fluid is defined as the blood-brain barrier, while the one that discontinues the circulation between the blood and cerebrospinal fluid is named the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier. Evidence in the past decades suggests that brain barriers are subject to toxic insults from neurotoxic chemicals circulating in blood. The aging process and some disease states render barriers more vulnerable to insults arising inside and outside the barriers. The implication of brain barriers in certain neurodegenerative diseases is compelling, although the contribution of chemical-induced barrier dysfunction in the etiology of any of these disorders remains poorly understood. This review examines what is currently understood about brain barrier systems in central nervous system disorders by focusing on chemical-induced neurotoxicities including those associated with nitrobenzenes, N-methyl-D-aspartate, cyclosporin A, pyridostigmine bromide, aluminum, lead, manganese, 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine, and 3-nitropropionic acid. Contemporary research questions arising from this growing understanding show enormous promises for brain researchers, toxicologists, and clinicians.  N. Ref:: 72

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Cytomegalovirus infection and abdominal pain with mycophenolate mofetil: is there a link?

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Drug Saf. Acceso gratuito al texto completo.

      ●● Enlace a la Editora de la Revista http://www.csmwm.org/ 

      ●● Cita: Drug Safety: <> 2001;24(6):405-12.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Gallagher H; Andrews PA

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit, St Helier Hospital, Carshalton, Surrey, England.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is an immunosuppressive agent that exerts relatively selective antiproliferative effects on T and B lymphocytes. Efficacy has been demonstrated in large-scale randomised studies, but the use of MMF is complicated by gastrointestinal upset and is associated with an increased incidence of tissue-invasive cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease. The gastrointestinal tract is a well recognised site for invasive CMV disease, and it has therefore been hypothesised that the abdominal pain commonly seen with MMF is related to CMV infection. This has only been tested in a single small uncontrolled study, where abdominal pain was associated with the presence of CMV on endoscopic biopsy. In contrast, the toxicity profile in 85 patients with psoriasis who had received relatively high dosages of mycophenolic acid, the active moiety of MMF, for up to 13 years showed that the incidence of gastrointestinal upset fell dramatically over time. We can find little evidence that CMV disease explains the gastrointestinal adverse event profile associated with MMF, and instead support the contention that high local concentrations of MMF have a direct toxic effect on cells of the small intestine. We do not recommend any changes to current policy on CMV prophylaxis in patients receiving MMF, although we recognise that some severe gastrointestinal adverse effects may be CMV-associated. The use of trough plasma concentration monitoring, divided doses and a gradually increasing dosage schedule may be of value in limiting toxicity.  N. Ref:: 48

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Overview of side effects of immunosuppressive therapy.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplant Proc 2001 May;33(3):2089-91.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Paul LC

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.  N. Ref:: 21

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Cyclosporine-associated encephalopathy: a case report and literature review.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplant Proc 2001 Nov-Dec;33(7-8):3700-1.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Chang SH; Lim CS; Low TS; Chong HT; Tan SY

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Renal Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Malaya Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Everolimus. Novartis.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Curr Opin Investig Drugs 2001 Sep;2(9):1220-34.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Dumont FJ

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Merck Research Laboratories, Department of Immunology & Rheumatology, 126 East Lincoln Avenue, PO Box 2000, Rahway, NJ 07065, USA. francis_dumont@merck.com

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Everolimus (RAD-001, SDZ RAD, Certican), an analog of sirolimus, is an oral immunosuppressant that inhibits growth factor-induced cell proliferation, under development by Novartis as a potential treatment for transplant rejection. Phase III trials were initiated by the end of 1998 [319337] and were ongoing in February 2001 [400448]. At the end of 2000, Novartis was hoping to file for approval of the compound in 2001 [392881], with a possible launch in mild-2002 [392881], [401979]. Completion of phase III trials in heart transplant patients is expected this year and lung and liver transplants by 2003. In 1999, American Home Products (AHP) initiated an action for infringement of the patent EP-00401747, which covers the use of sirolimus in transplantation in the UK, the Netherlands and Germany, seeking to restrain the clinical trial program for everolimus. Novartis subsequently filed a counterclaim for invalidity. In December 1999, the UK High Court of Justice ruled that everolimus infringes the British counterpart of EP-00401747 [349637]. In contrast, in April 2000, the District Court of The Hague ruled that everolimus does not infringe patent rights licensed to AHP [362823] and in July 2000, The Court of Appeal in the UK came to the same conclusion [376559]. In February 2001, the Opposition Board at the European Patent Office upheld Novartis’ European patent for everolimus, which the Board held to be ‘inventive’ [400448]. In July 2000, Vontobel estimated sales of SFr 80 million in 2002, rising to SFr 800 million in 2004 [378871]. In February 2001, Merrill Lynch predicted sales of SFr 125 million rising to SFr 661 million in 2005 [411704].  N. Ref:: 100

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Diagnosis and management of refractoriness to platelet transfusion.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Blood Rev 2001 Dec;15(4):175-80.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1054/blre.2001.0164

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Schiffer CA

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA. schiffer@karmanos.org

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Improvements in the availability and quality of platelet transfusions have markedly reduced the morbidity and mortality associated with intensive myelosuppressive therapy. Alloimmunization and refractoriness to platelet transfusion remains a significant clinical problem, although the incidence of alloimmunization may be declining due to more widespread use of leucocyte depleted products. Alloimmunization can be distinguished from other causes of poor post transfusion increments by the measurement of lymphocytotoxic or antiplatelet antibodies. In addition to medical approaches to reduce the risk of bleeding in individual patients, identification of histocompatible donors can usually be accomplished by HLA matching of donor and recipient, platelet cross matching or a combination of both techniques. There are a number of selection strategies which can be utilized and optimal patient management requires close cooperation and communication between clinicians and blood centers.  N. Ref:: 48

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Calcineurin inhibitors and post-transplant hyperlipidaemias.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Drug Saf. Acceso gratuito al texto completo.

      ●● Enlace a la Editora de la Revista http://www.csmwm.org/ 

      ●● Cita: Drug Safety: <> 2001;24(10):755-66.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Moore R; Hernandez D; Valantine H

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - University of Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. Richard.Moore@UHW-TR.wales.nhs.uk

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Cardiovascular disease is now the leading cause of death in transplant recipients. This is due, in part, to the vulnerability of these patients to a complicated set of conditions including hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and post-transplant hyperlipidaemia (PTHL). PTHL is characterised by persistent elevations in total serum cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglyceride levels. The causes of PTHL are complex and not fully understood, however several classes of immunosuppressants including the corticosteroids, rapamycins and calcineurin inhibitors, appear to play a role. PTHL has been observed in most studies in which patients received calcineurin inhibitor-based regimens, and has been observed with both tacrolimus and cyclosporin. Comparing these calcineurin inhibitors with regard to the relative incidence or severity of PTHL occurring during treatment is difficult because of the use of higher doses of corticosteroids in cyclosporin-based regimens, as compared with tacrolimus-based regimens. However, current expert opinion suggests that the discrepancies in the relative incidence and severity of PTHL are largely accounted for by this difference in corticosteroid dose. At this point in time, evidence for potential differences is scant and inconclusive. Further study is needed, not only to investigate differences in lipid profile, but also of the relative effects of these immunosuppressants on long term graft function as well as on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. PTHL can be successfully managed with a combination of dietary management, reduction and, if appropriate, withdrawal of corticosteroids, and the administration of lipid-lowering drugs. With this combination of therapeutic options, the threats to long term health posed by PTHL may be effectively addressed.  N. Ref:: 98

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Impact of immunosuppressive regimes on posttransplant diabetes mellitus.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transplant Proc 2001 Aug;33(5A Suppl):23S-26S.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Weir M

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Division of Nephology, University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA.  N. Ref:: 44

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Stent restenosis and the use of drug-eluting stents in patients with diabetes mellitus.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Curr Diab Rep 2004 Feb;4(1):13-9.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Sarembock IJ

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Cardiovascular Division and Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia Health System, Box 800158, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0158, USA. ijs4s@virginia.edu

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Stents have become the technique of choice for percutaneous revascularization, but in-stent restenosis has remained a clinical challenge. This brief article summarizes the incidence, patterns, and proposed mechanisms of restenosis and outlines its contemporary management with specific focus on the diabetic patient. It includes a synopsis of the strategy of drug-eluting stents, which is the most recent and major advance in percutaneous coronary intervention.  N. Ref:: 65

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Cyclosporine in severe psoriasis. Results of a meta-analysis in 579 patients.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Am J Clin Dermatol 2001;2(1):41-7.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Faerber L; Braeutigam M; Weidinger G; Mrowietz U; Christophers E; Schulze HJ; Mahrle G; Meffert H; Drechsler S

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Pharmacology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - OBJECTIVE: A meta-analysis of 3 major German studies conducted between 1989 and 1994 with cyclosporine in severe psoriasis was performed to allow an integrated evaluation of the efficacy and tolerability of cyclosporine in this indication. DESIGN AND SETTING: All 3 studies were prospective, randomized, parallel group studies. The studies were conducted in 61 dermatologic centers in Germany. PATIENTS AND INTERVENTIONS: The studies involved 597 patients with severe plaque type psoriasis. Treatment consisted of cyclosporine (at a dosage of 1.25, 2.5 or 5 mg/kg/day), etretinate (at a mean daily dose of 0.53 mg/kg/day) or placebo in a total of 756 treatment cycles with a maximum duration of 12 weeks. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The main outcome measures were the psoriasis area and severity index (PASI) and serum creatinine level. RESULTS: The meta-analysis revealed that cyclosporine given in a dosage of 2.5 and 5 mg/kg/day was significantly superior to etretinate. In addition cyclosporine 1.25 mg/kg/day proved to be significantly more effective than placebo. An increase in serum creatinine level that required intervention occurred in 3.4% of cyclosporine treatment cycles. CONCLUSION: Cyclosporine is highly effective and well tolerated in the short term treatment of severe psoriasis.

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Pregnancy associated aplastic anemia—a series of 10 cases with review of literature.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Hematology 2002 Aug;7(4):233-8.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1080/1024533021000024067

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Choudhry VP; Gupta S; Gupta M; Kashyap R; Saxena R

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India. vedpchoudhry@yahoo.co.in

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Introduction: Pregnancy induced aplastic anemia is a rare entity and the association is not well explained. There are approximately 80 cases in the literature and we are presenting the largest series, so far, of 10 cases.Results: Total of 10 cases had 11 pregnancies. Mean age at presentation was 25.45 years and mean gestation when symptoms first developed was 17.09 weeks. Pallor and bleeding manifestations were the most common presenting complaints. Mean Hb, TLC, ANC and platelets were 4.97 g/dl, 2.74 x 10(9)/l, 1.11 x 10(9)/l and 41 x 10(9)/l, respectively. Bone biopsy cellularity ranged from <5 to 25%. Nine out of 11 (81%) pregnancies were successful of which 7 was full term and 2 were premature. Two babies were small for dates. One spontaneous abortion and one intra uterine death (IUD) were observed. Two out of 11 mothers died due to disease after delivery. Two of the 8 surviving mothers, had spontaneous partial response (22%); 4 mothers were asymptomatic after therapy with immunosuppressives given for 6 months and 3 were lost to follow up without response. Specific therapy (cyclosporin) was tried in two mothers antenatally with partial response in one. One child whose mother was given cyclosporin antenatally had jejunal atresia at birth.Conclusion: Pregnancy associated aplastic anemia is a rare association. Spontaneous remission can occur in 25-30% of patients. In the first trimester patients, pregnancy can be terminated while in advanced pregnancy patients can be followed up with stringent supportive care. Cyclosporin may be a safe drug antenatally in such patients. Patients with established aplastic anemia should avoid pregnancy.  N. Ref:: 23

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Lichen planus esophagitis: report of three patients treated with oral tacrolimus or intraesophageal corticosteroid injections or both.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Dis Esophagus 2003;16(1):47-53.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Keate RF; Williams JW; Connolly SM

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA. keate.ray@mayo.edu

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Clinically significant involvement of the esophagus is uncommon in patients who have lichen planus, a common disorder of squamous epithelium. In three patients who had oral, cutaneous, and esophageal lichen planus, endoscopic intralesional esophageal injection of corticosteroids (in all three patients) and oral tacrolimus (FH506) (in two patients) resulted in improvement in dysphagia, a less frequent need for dilation, and improvement in esophageal inflammation.  N. Ref:: 36

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Prevention and treatment of severe hemodynamic compromise in pediatric heart transplant patients.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Paediatr Drugs 2002;4(11):705-15.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Costello JM; Pahl E

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, The Children’s Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60614, USA.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Allograft rejection is a leading cause of severe hemodynamic compromise in pediatric heart transplant patients. A triple-drug immunosuppression regimen, which includes a calcineurin inhibitor, antiproliferative agent, and corticosteroid, suppresses the immune system at multiple different levels for optimal graft protection while minimizing the adverse effects of any one particular agent. Some pediatric centers also use induction therapy with anti-T cell antibodies immediately following transplantation as additional rejection prophylaxis. These antibodies augment immunosuppression by either depleting the T cell pool or blocking interleukin-2 receptors on activated T cells. Despite the aggressive preventive measures outlined above, some pediatric heart transplant patients will develop severe hemodynamic compromise, most commonly due to fulminant rejection. Such patients require attention to, and optimization of, the four determinants of cardiac output (heart rate, preload, contractility and afterload) to stabilize the circulation until the rejection can be reversed. Careful administration of volume, diuretics, inotropes, and afterload-reducing agents will meet this goal. Patients with allograft rejection require augmentation of immune suppression to facilitate myocardial recovery. Corticosteroids form the cornerstone of treatment for both cellular and vascular rejection. In patients with refractory cellular rejection, conversion to mycophenolate mofetil or tacrolimus may be appropriate if these agents are not already being used for maintenance immunosuppression. Critically ill patients may additionally benefit from muromonab-CD3 (OKT3) to augment lympholysis. Treatment employed specifically for humoral rejection is prescribed with the intention of suppressing new antibody formation, removing circulating antibody, and improving coronary blood flow. In addition to corticosteroids, cyclophosphamide and antithymocyte globulin or muromonab-CD3, along with plasmapheresis, may improve survival. Systemic heparinization should be considered to minimize coronary thrombosis in patients with humoral rejection. In the future, novel immunosuppressive agents may further assist in the prevention as well as treatment of severe hemodynamic compromise due to rejection in pediatric heart transplant recipients.  N. Ref:: 99

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Novel therapeutics for the treatment of graft-versus-host disease.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2002 Sep;11(9):1271-80.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Jacobsohn DA

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and chronic GVHD remain the major barriers to successful haematopoietic cell transplantation. The induction of GVHD may be divided into three phases: recipient conditioning, donor T cell activation and effector cells mediating GVHD. This review examines GVHD prevention and treatment using this conceptual model as framework. The various pharmacological agents discussed impact on different phases of the GVHD cascade. For example, keratinocyte growth factor and IL-11 are cytokines that may be useful in disrupting Phase I of the GVHD cascade by blocking gastrointestinal tract damage and lowering serum levels of lipopolysaccharide and TNF-alpha. Cyclosporin, FK506 and sirolimus are some of the main agents that disrupt Phase II (donor T cell activation). Mycophenolate mofetil likely acts on this phase as well. Other novel drugs that affect Phase II are tolerance-induction agents such as cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen (CTLA)-4 Ig and anti-CD40 ligand, and preliminary results using CTLA-4 Ig in GVHD prevention are encouraging. Two exciting agents that appear to affect only activated lymphocytes are ABX-CBL and visilizumab. Examples of agents that disrupt Phase III are the IL-2 receptor antagonist daclizumab and the anti-TNF-alpha monoclonal antibody infliximab. These anticytokine antibodies have shown promising results in early studies. The most effective approach to GVHD prevention will likely be a combination regimen where the three phases of the GVHD cascade are disrupted. Once GVHD has occurred, all three phases of the cascade are activated. Developments of combination therapy for treatment of both acute and chronic GVHD will likely yield better results than monotherapy. The numerous new treatment modalities presented should improve the outlook for acute and chronic GVHD.  N. Ref:: 81

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Obesity in transplant patients: case report showing interference of orlistat with absorption of cyclosporine and review of literature.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Endocr Pract 2002 Mar-Apr;8(2):124-6.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Barbaro D; Orsini P; Pallini S; Piazza F; Pasquini C

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Sezione Endocrinologia, Diabetologia e Malattie Metaboliche, Spedali Riuniti, Azienda U.S.L. n6 di Livorno, Livorno, Italy.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - OBJECTIVE: To report a case of an obese patient who had undergone renal transplantation and who had subtherapeutic levels of serum cyclosporine after treatment with orlistat. METHODS: The clinical and laboratory findings are presented, and the few cases reported in the literature are reviewed. RESULTS: A 29-year-old woman had subtherapeutic plasma levels of cyclosporine after orlistat treatment (360 mg/day) was initiated. The subtherapeutic levels persisted even though orlistat was administered the recommended 2 hours before ingestion of cyclosporine and even though the dosage of orlistat was decreased to only 240 mg/day. Because an increase of body weight is common after organ transplantation, treatment with orlistat has been used. In such patients, however, six cases of reduced therapeutic plasma levels of cyclosporine have been reported. Although a drug-drug interaction has been suggested, this case suggests that the decreased plasma cyclosporine levels are due to reduced absorption of fats rather than a drug-drug interaction. Because this patient was unable to adhere to a low-fat diet, she experienced severe diarrhea, a factor that may have dramatically diminished the absorption of cyclosporine. CONCLUSION: Adherence to a low-fat diet should be strongly recommended if orlistat is prescribed to patients taking cyclosporine. Moreover, strict surveillance of the plasma concentration of cyclosporine is important.  N. Ref:: 17

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Small molecule immunosuppressive agents in experimental and clinical transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Curr Drug Targets Cardiovasc Haematol Disord 2002 Dec;2(2):57-71.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Ma A; Chen H

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Laboratory of Experimental Surgery, Research Center of CHUM, Notre-Dame Hospital, University of Montreal, 1560 Sherbrooke Street East, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Immunosuppression is currently the major approach used for the prevention and management of transplant rejection. In this overview, preclinical and clinical studies of the small molecule immunosuppressive agents are reviewed from the discovery of cyclosporine. More recently it was demonstrated that certain agents, namely tacrolimus (FK506), sirolimus (rapamycin), and mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept, MMF), act selectively on adaptive host responses at different stages of T- and B-cell cycles and spare nonspecific host resistance. Because each agent has its specific and significant toxic effects, it has been difficult to optimize the use of individual agents in monotherapy. Therefore, drug combination therapy has been of great interest in addition to the introduction of new small molecule agents, such as malononitrilamides [MNAs (leflunomide, FK778, FK779)], 15-deoxyspergualin (DSG) and its analogues, FTY720 and inhibitors of signal transduction, which offer promising modes of immunosuppression.  N. Ref:: 129

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - A case of persistent anemia in a renal transplant recipient: association with parvovirus B19 infection.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Scand J Infect Dis 2002;34(1):71-5.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Choi SH; Chang SP; Won JC; Lee JS; Chi HS; Yang WS; Park SK

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - We report an unexplained anemia that persisted for 4 months in a renal transplant patient who was receiving immunosuppression therapy that included prednisolone, tacrolimus and azathioprine. A bone marrow biopsy demonstrated pure erythroid hypoplasia and occasional giant pronormoblasts with intranuclear inclusions, characteristic of a parvovirus B19 infection. Both the serum and bone marrow cells were positive by parvovirus B19 DNA PCR. The anemia resolved 6 weeks after the administration of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG). Four months later, anemia redeveloped and IVIG was infused again. Hemoglobin levels were, however, still subnormal after 1 month of treatment and tacrolimus was then switched to cyclosporin A, resulting in a clear improvement. A parvovirus B19 infection should be included in the differential diagnosis of renal transplant recipients who present with anemia associated with a low reticulocyte count. Tacrolimus may possibly impair the clearance of a parvovirus B19 infection.  N. Ref:: 21

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - New developments in the prophylaxis and treatment of graft versus host disease.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Expert Opin Pharmacother 2001 Jul;2(7):1109-17.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Simpson D

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - North Shore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand. david.simpson@whl.co.nz

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Graft versus host disease (GVHD) remains the major obstacle to successful allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Cyclosporin with methotrexate is the most common prophylactic regimen. Tacrolimus is associated with less GVHD and is gaining ground especially in unrelated donor transplants where current regimens are unsatisfactory. Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and rapamycin have not yet shown benefit in acute GVHD prophylaxis. In vivo T-cell depletion with Campath 1H or thymoglobulin used during transplant conditioning are increasingly used in place of ex vivo T-cell depletion, where results remain disappointing. Steroids remain first choice for therapy of GVHD but anti-CD25 antibodies, daclizumab or basiliximab are gaining popularity as second-line therapy ahead of ATG. Chronic GVHD is increasing with greater use of peripheral blood stem cell grafts and older patients. The combination of tacrolimus and MMF is promising for patients with extensive disease. Tolerance induction using CTLA-4-Ig, anti-CD40L, tresperimus and/or rapamycin may revolutionise GVHD therapy. However, due to the desirability of tumour intolerance, tolerance is likely to be developed in organ transplantation before bone marrow transplantation for traditional indications. Bone marrow transplants performed to induce organ tolerance may see increasing use of these agents. TNF blockade using infliximab or etanercept (Enbrel) is promising but the role of these agents is not yet defined.  N. Ref:: 68

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Strategies for minimizing hyperlipidemia after cardiac transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Am J Cardiovasc Drugs 2002;2(6):377-87.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Kirklin JK; Benza RL; Rayburn BK; McGiffin DC

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA. jkirklin@uab.edu

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Allograft coronary artery disease represents a major limitation to long-term survival after cardiac transplantation. Hyperlipidemias have been linked to the development of native coronary atherosclerosis, and hyperlipidemic states have correlated with the severity of allograft coronary artery disease. Heart transplant recipients typically manifest increases in plasma levels of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C), and triglycerides within the first 3-12 months following transplantation. Factors known to promote post-transplant hyperlipidemia include the use of corticosteroids, cyclosporine (interference with clearance and increased oxidizability of LDL), sirolimus (hypertriglyceridemia), and patient-specific causes of hyperlipidemia which contributed to their underlying heart disease. Hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme-A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors are the foundation of antilipid therapy following cardiac transplantation. Pravastatin is effective in lowering plasma cholesterol levels and is associated with a decreased incidence and progression of allograft coronary artery disease. All HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors except pravastatin are metabolized by the hepatic cytochrome P450 system which metabolizes cyclosporine, increasing the risk of myostitis when they are used in large dosages with cyclosporine. Simvastatin, atorvastatin and fluvastatin have been studied in heart transplant recipients. Gemfibrozil has proved effective in transplant recipients when there is isolated marked elevation of plasma triglyceride levels. When hyperlipidemia persists despite therapy, some benefit may result with conversion from cyclosporine to tacrolimus. Although a definitive link between hyperlipidemia and allograft coronary disease has yet to be proven, available evidence points to abnormal lipid metabolism as part of the complex etiologic machinery driving the process of ‘chronic rejection’. Consensus exists within the transplant community that a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor such as pravastatin, should be part of the routine post-transplant drug regimen, and persistent hyperlipidemia should be aggressively treated.  N. Ref:: 83

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Tresperimus: a new agent for transplant tolerance induction.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2001 Jul;10(7):1381-6.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Simpson D

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - North Shore Hospital, Private Bag 93-503, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand. david.simpson@whl.co.nz

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Tresperimus is a novel agent that induces allogeneic transplant tolerance. It is structurally related to deoxyspergualin (DSG) but has been modified to resist rapid hydrolysis in aqueous solution, which simplifies administration. Despite this modification, tresperimus’s actions in experimental models seem almost identical to DSG. Initially, DSG was developed as an antitumour agent. Its antitumour efficacy appears limited but DSG and tresperimus have favourable effects on transplant rejection. A short course of tresperimus has been shown to have similar or greater quantitative effects to cyclosporin in bone marrow, cardiac and skin transplant models. However, qualitatively the effects are different. Prevention of rejection is due to induction of donor-specific tolerance without affecting immunity to third party antigens. In addition, CD4+ T-cells from tresperimus-treated animals can transfer donor specific tolerance to naive animals, an effect not seen with cyclosporin or other traditional immunosuppressive drugs. The mechanism by which tolerance is induced is not clear. Tresperimus (like DSG) binds to Hsc70, which among other effects inhibits nuclear localisation of NF-kappa B. NF-kappa B nuclear localisation is induced by CD40 ligation in antigen-presenting cells, an important early step in T-cell co-stimulation. NF-kappa B is also required for CD28 ligation signalling, important in late co-stimulation. It also is involved in B-cell activation, via CD40 ligation and kappa light chain production. Hsc70 is also required for efficient cytosolic peptide chaperoning to MHC class I molecules. Presumably, it is disruption of T-cell/dendritic cell interaction that leads to induction of T-cell anergy. Tresperimus is well-tolerated. The main dose limiting side effects are orthostatic hypotension and peri-oral numbness. These effects are dependant on blood drug levels and, due to its short half-life, correspond to the rate of infusion. Phase II/III clinical studies are accruing patients and results have not yet been reported. Tresperimus shows promise in the move from immunosuppression to tolerance induction as the way to prevent transplant rejection and graft versus host disease (G v HD). However, its role in tolerance induction and effect in combination with other tolerance inducing agents e.g., CTLA-4-Ig and anti-CD40L antibodies remains unclear.  N. Ref:: 36

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - The Epstein-Barr virus and post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease: interplay of immunosuppression, EBV, and the immune system in disease pathogenesis.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transpl Infect Dis 2001 Jun;3(2):60-9.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Tanner JE; Alfieri C

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa Medical School, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Transplant patients are at particular risk for developing post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) following administration of immunosuppressive therapy. In many cases the PTLD lesions express Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) latent and lytic genes as well as elevated levels of host cytokines. An outline of the potential contributions of EBV, host cytokines and T cells, and the immunosuppressive cyclosporine A, tacrolimus, and anti-CD3 antibody in the mechanism and pathogenesis of this disease is presented and discussed.  N. Ref:: 145

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Therapy for acute rejection in pediatric organ transplant recipients.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Paediatr Drugs 2003;5(2):81-93.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Debray D; Furlan V; Baudouin V; Houyel L; Lacaille F; Chardot C

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Paediatric Hepatology Unit, University Hospital of Bicetre, Le Kremlin Bicetre, France.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Despite the availability of potent immunosuppressive drugs, rejection after organ transplantation in children remains a serious concern, and may lead to significant morbidity, graft loss, and death of the patient. Acute graft rejection in pediatric recipients is first treated with methylprednisolone pulses, followed by progressive taper of corticosteroid doses. After control of the rejection episode, baseline immunosuppression has to be adjusted and closely monitored since rejection (especially late episodes, occurring more than 6 months after transplantation) may be due to a lack of compliance or sub-therapeutic drug concentrations. The management of corticosteroid resistant rejection is not standardized, and depends on the transplanted organ and previous immunosuppressive regimen. In patients experiencing corticosteroid resistant acute rejection while on a cyclosporine-based immunosuppressive regimen, cyclosporine is generally changed to tacrolimus. In case of tacrolimus-based immunosuppression, tacrolimus blood levels may be increased, and/or mycophenolate mofetil (which nowadays tends to replace azathioprine) or sirolimus may be added, although pharmacodynamic data and clinical studies with these agents are still scarce in pediatric recipients. The use of antithymocyte globulins or monoclonal anti-CD3 antibodies, muromonab CD3 (OKT3) is hampered by numerous adverse effects, including a significant risk of over-immunosuppression. These therapies are nowadays indicated in very selected cases. Other treatments such as plasmapheresis and high dose immunoglobulins may be useful in difficult cases. In patients with refractory rejection despite therapeutic escalation, the risks of over-immunosuppression, including opportunistic infections and malignancies (especially the Epstein-Barr virus related post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease) have to be balanced with the consequences of graft loss due to rejection. Detransplantation or retransplantation may, in some instances, be preferable to severe infectious or tumoral complications.  N. Ref:: 157

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Steroid-refractory graft-vs.-host disease: past, present and future.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Pediatr Transplant 2003;7 Suppl 3:19-31.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Carpenter PA; Sanders JE

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and University of Washington, Department of Pediatrics, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Despite current standard preventive strategies that include optimizing donor selection and the combination of methorexate and a calcineurine inhibitor, acute and chronic GVHD remains a major barrier to successful hematopoietic cell transplantation for a sizeable proportion of patients. When acute and chronic GVHD become manifest a standard primary therapy approach has been the addition of glucocorticoid therapy to a background of calcineurine inhibition. When this approach fails patients with GVHD require secondary therapy. Ideally, second-line agents should promote transplantation tolerance so that the morbidity associated with prolonged use of glucocorticoids and other immunosuppressive agents can be minimized. Promising new agents or strategies which warrant further controlled clinical trials include: mycophenolate mofetil, sirolimus, humanized or chimeric monoclonal antibodies such as visilizumab, daclizumab and infliximab, and extracorporeal photopheresis. Co-operative studies are necessary to hasten the process of evaluating novel treatment strategies for acute and chronic GVHD.  N. Ref:: 81

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Tacrolimus-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome: a case analysis.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - J Nephrol. Acceso gratuito al texto completo.

      ●● Enlace a la Editora de la Revista http://www.jnephrol.com/ 

      ●● Cita: Journal of Nephrology: <> 2003 Jul-Aug;16(4):580-5.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Lin CC; King KL; Chao YW; Yang AH; Chang CF; Yang WC

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. lincc2@vghtpe.gov.tw

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - BACKGROUND: Tacrolimus is an effective organ transplantation immunosuppressant. Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a rare but severe complication of tacrolimus. METHODS: We report a case of tacrolimus-associated HUS and review the 15 previously reported cases. RESULTS: The results of the 16 cases indicated that tacrolimus-associated HUS is more frequent in females (56.3%), with the mean age at onset of 41.3 years. Forty-four percent of cases received renal transplantations. The average time from the first tacrolimus dose to HUS onset was 7.1 months. Prevalence was between 0.14.7%. The tacrolimus trough level did not predict the prognosis. Seven patients (43.7%) had improved graft function after treatment, including anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapy, reduction or discontinuation of tacrolimus, switch to cyclosporine (CyA), plasma exchange (PE) and dialysis. Five patients (31.3%) died and four patients (25%) lost their graft in spite of the above treatment. Mortality risk factors for transplant recipients with tacrolimus-associated HUS included: (1) non-renal transplant recipients (100% vs. 36.4%, p = 0.034); (2) lower peak serum Cr (2.58 +/- 1.23 vs. 6.16 +/- 1.96, p < 0.002); (3) liver dysfunction (60% vs. 0, p < 0.02); (4) higher serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) level (3119 +/- 1019 vs. 982 +/- 522, p < 0.001). A lower platelet count carried borderline mortality risk (29500 +/- 14480 vs. 59625 +/- 25584, p = 0.057). CONCLUSIONS: HUS should be included in the differential diagnosis of renal function deterioration in patients on tacrolimus post-organ transplantation. Frequent renal function monitoring and appropriate treatment should be performed aggressively to decrease morbidity and mortality, especially in patients with risk factors.  N. Ref:: 22

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Treatment of the extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2002 Dec;4(6):513-6.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Bernstein CN

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinical and Research Centre, University of Manitoba, John Buhler Research Centre, 804F-715 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3E 3P4. cbernst@cc.umanitoba.ca

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - There is a paucity of randomized, controlled therapy studies of the extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Most current therapeutic approaches are empiric or based on approaches to therapy in other settings. In the past year anecdotal evidence has emerged for the use of therapies that neutralize tumor necrosis factor-a in both ankylosing spondylitis and the dermatologic extraintestinal manifestations. Topical tacrolimus has also emerged as a potentially useful therapy for dermatologic manifestations. Finally, patients with IBD occasionally become transplant recipients. One study reported worsening IBD after orthotopic liver transplantation for primary sclerosing cholangitis, and another reported the benefit of renal transplantation in amyloidosis-induced renal failure.  N. Ref:: 28

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Pregnancy in renal transplant recipients.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Adv Ren Replace Ther 2003 Jan;10(1):40-7.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1053/jarr.2003.50002

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Hou S

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA. shou@lumc.edu

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Most women of childbearing age who receive a renal transplant have a return of normal menses and have the ability to become pregnant. Most studies indicate that pregnancy does not adversely affect the transplant kidney’s survival as long as renal function is good and serum creatinine is stable before pregnancy. The experience with immunosuppressive drugs has been surprisingly reassuring with no increase in congenital anomalies with cyclosporine, prednisone, and azathioprine. There is little experience with newer drugs. Pregnant transplant recipients need to be monitored for opportunistic infections, which may adversely affect the fetus, including herpes, toxoplasmosis, and CMV. Hypertension, urinary tract infections, and anemia are other common problems in pregnant transplant recipients. Despite a high frequency of premature births, over 80% of pregnancies result in surviving infants.  N. Ref:: 38

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Immunosuppressive drugs in paediatric liver transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Paediatr Drugs 2001;3(1):43-60.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - van Mourik ID; Kelly DA

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Liver Unit, The Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Trust, England. Tracey.Ellis@bhamchildrens.wmids.nhs.uk

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Orthotopic liver transplantation is established treatment for children with acute and chronic liver failure. Despite advances in pre- and postoperative management, innovative surgical techniques and new immunosuppressive drugs, acute and chronic rejection remains a problem. In addition, well established adverse effects of commonly used immunosuppressive drugs are no longer accept able. More potent, but less toxic, immunosuppressive agents have been developed and some novel compounds are now entering routine practice. Cyclosporin was the cornerstone of immunosuppressive therapy until the introduction of its novel pharmaceutical form (Neoral) with improved bioavailability, lower inter- and intraindividual pharmacokinetic variability and improved graft survival. Recently, tacrolimus, a macrolide drug with a similar mode of action, but much higher potency, was introduced and, at present, is the only agent which can successfully replace cyclosporin as a first-line immunosuppressive drug. Mycophenolate mofetil has recently been approved for use in adult and paediatric renal transplant recipients. It has a similar mode of action to cyclosporin and tacrolimus, but acts at a later stage of the T cell activation pathway. Administration with standard immunosuppressive drugs reduces the incidence of acute rejection and enables cyclosporin and tacrolimus dose reduction, thus reducing the risk of associated toxic effects. Phase I and II trials with sirolimus (rapamycin), a macrolide antibiotic, have shown comparable immunosuppressive action, when administered in conjunction with standard immunosuppressants. Further clinical trials need to be carried out to establish efficacy, tolerability and pharmacokinetics in paediatric transplant recipients. Monoclonal antibody therapy (daclizumab and basiliximab) is an exciting new development whereby T cell proliferation is inhibited by selective blockade of interleukin (IL)-2 receptors. Preliminary results, when used in combination with a standard immunosuppressive regimen, are good with respect to incidence of acute graft rejection, host immune response and adverse effects. FTY720 is a novel synthetic immunosuppressive compound which induces a reduction in peripheral blood lymphocyte count through apoptotic T cell death or accelerated trafficking of T cells into lymphatic tissues. Experimental animal studies demonstrated synergistic action in combination with low dose cyclosporin or tacrolimus, potentiating their immunosuppressive effects. Further studies are being carried out to determine its potential for application in organ transplantation. Despite this rapid development of novel compounds, it will take many years before they may become part of standard protocols in paediatric transplantation medicine. Further development and research of efficacy and tolerability of existing drugs is, therefore, vital.  N. Ref:: 171

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Immunosuppression with limited toxicity: the characteristics of nucleoside analogs and anti-lymphocyte antibodies used in non-myeloablative hematopoietic cell transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Cancer Treat Res 2002;110:39-49.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Bashey A

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Blood and Marrow Transplantation Division, University of California San Diego, Department of Medicine, UCSD Cancer Center, La Jolla, CA 92093-0960, USA.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - The availability of two groups of pharmacologic agents, the nucleoside analogs and anti-lymphocyte antibody preparations of various specificities has enabled the development of NST. Although these agents are significantly less cytotoxic than high-dose alkylating agents and total-body irradiation (TBI), they are profoundly immunosuppressive. Opportunistic infections such as the reactivation of cytomegalovirus remain clinical obstacles when NST are performed using these agents, especially in elderly and previously immunosuppressed patients. For anti-lymphocyte antibody preparations, the degree of immunosuppression produced and hence the risk of opportunistic infection varies depending upon specificity of the antibody (broad versus narrow). Allergic reactions and infusion related toxicity can occur with any antibody preparation, but the infusion of muromonab-CD3 is sometimes associated with a particularly potent cytokine-release syndrome. Although fludarabine has been the mainstay of nucleoside analog usage for NST, the other nucleoside analogs-cladribine and pentostatin are beginning to be investigated in this context.  N. Ref:: 12

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Post-transplant diabetes: incidence, relationship to choice of immunosuppressive drugs, and treatment protocol.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Adv Ren Replace Ther 2001 Jan;8(1):64-9.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Markell MS

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Division of Transplant Nephrology, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA. mmarkell@hscbklyn.edu

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Post-transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) is one of the feared complications of immunosuppressive therapy. Despite advances, including the introduction of the steroid-sparing calcineurin inhibitors, cyclosporine and tacrolimus, the incidence rate remains greater than 10% to 30%, especially in minority populations. PTDM increases the subsequent risk of both graft loss and patient death, and predisposes patients to all complications of diabetes, including retinopathy and neuropathy. Patients should be monitored closely, especially during the first 3 months post-transplant, and treated aggressively, should glucose intolerance be detected. Minimization of immunosuppression dose, diet, oral hypoglycemic agents, and insulin have all been used in the treatment of PTDM, however, the insulin-sensitizing agents have not been studied. It is hoped that newer immunosuppressive regimens and, ultimately, the ability to achieve tolerance will eventually solve the problem of PTDM.  N. Ref:: 53

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Sirolimus: a comprehensive review.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Expert Opin Pharmacother 2001 Nov;2(11):1903-17.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Kahan BD

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Division of Immunology and Organ Transplantation, University of Texas-Houston, 6431 Fannin, Suite 6.240, Houston, TX 77030, USA. barry.d.kahan@uth.tmc.edu

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Sirolimus (Rapamune), Wyeth-Ayerst, Madison, NJ) is a new, potent, immunosuppressant that is emerging as a foundation for long-term immunosuppressive therapy in renal transplantation. The drug acts during both co-stimulatory activation and cytokine-driven pathways via a unique mechanism: inhibition of a multifunctional serine-threonine kinase, mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). Although there is no a priori reason to assume it, sirolimus displays a synergistic interaction to enhance the efficacy of cyclosporin A (CsA). In trials wherein the concentrations of CsA and sirolimus were tightly controlled, rates of acute rejection episodes were < 10%, despite markedly reduced exposures to each agent. In pivotal multi-centre blinded dose-controlled trials, the rates of acute rejection episodes within 12 months following administration of 2 or 5 mg/day sirolimus in combination with CsA and steroids were reduced to 19 and 14%, respectively. Since the inhibitory effect of sirolimus disables virtually all responses to cytokine mediators due to the widespread involvement of mTOR in multiple signalling pathways, the agent is likely also to retard proliferation of endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells, an important component of the immuno-obliterative processes associated with chronic rejection. The advantages of this unique therapeutic action combined with an intrinsic lack of nephrotoxicity are counterbalanced by myelosuppressive and hyperlipidaemic side effects. Ongoing studies are assessing whether the long-term benefits of sirolimus to permit reduction in exposure to or elimination of calcineurin inhibitors ameliorate the progression of chronic nephropathy, the condition that erodes long-term renal transplant survival.  N. Ref:: 108

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Thrombotic microangiopathy and cytomegalovirus in liver transplant recipients: a case-based review.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transpl Infect Dis 2003 Jun;5(2):98-103.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Ramasubbu K; Mullick T; Koo A; Hussein M; Henderson JM; Mullen KD; Avery RK

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Infectious Disease, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - BACKGROUND: Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is a rare but potentially lethal complication encountered in solid organ and bone marrow transplant recipients, requiring rapid recognition, diagnosis, and initiation of therapy. Several potential causes have been identified in this setting, including viral infections and medications. METHODS: We report a case of TMA in a liver transplant recipient with active cytomegalovirus (CMV) gastritis. A 41-year-old female presented 3 months after liver transplantation with a 5-week history of nausea, vomiting, anorexia, and diarrhea. CMV serology was donor seropositive and recipient seronegative (D+/R-). The immunosuppressive regimen consisted of tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil, and prednisone. Evaluation revealed CMV viremia with a high viral load and intravenous ganciclovir was started. A decline in hemoglobin and platelets with an increase in lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) warranted hematologic evaluation, which revealed findings consistent with microangiopathic hemolytic anemia. Ganciclovir and tacrolimus were discontinued. Intravenous immunoglobulin was administered and daily plasmapheresis was initiated. As the patient’s blood counts and LDH started to improve, ganciclovir was cautiously reinstituted. The patient’s gastrointestinal symptoms gradually resolved and her blood counts continued to improve with prolonged plasmapheresis (a total of 23 plasmapheresis sessions). Tacrolimus and possibly CMV infection were suspected to be the cause for her TMA, and cyclosporine was substituted. CONCLUSIONS: TMA is an important entity in the differential diagnosis of acute hemolytic anemia in liver transplant recipients. Many cases seem to be medication-induced. However, in treatment-resistant or relapsing cases, a possibility of concomitant CMV infection should be considered.  N. Ref:: 30

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Novel approaches to the treatment of chronic graft-versus-host disease.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2001 May;10(5):909-23.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Gaziev D; Lucarelli G

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Unita Operativa di Ematologia e Centro Trapianti Midollo Osseo de Muraglia, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Salvatore di Pesaro, Italy.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGvHD) continues to be the major problem in long-term survivors of allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplants and is the principal cause of morbidity and non-relapse mortality. Over the past twenty years, diagnosis, prophylaxis and treatment of cGvHD have slowly evolved. An effective therapy for cGvHD is designed to prevent complications through targeting the disease mechanisms. None of the present therapies for cGvHD are successful in the majority of patients. Conventional drugs in different combinations can control the disease in approximately 50% of patients. Attempts to improve survival have led to evaluation of several alternative approaches in the treatment of refractory cGvHD with varying degrees of success. Clinical trials are needed to establish the role of these new approaches in the treatment of cGvHD as first line or salvage therapy without causing significant side effects. This review summarises the currently available knowledge on conventional and new treatment approaches for cGvHD.  N. Ref:: 119

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - New developments in immunosuppressive therapy in renal transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Expert Opin Biol Ther 2002 Jun;2(5):483-501.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Gourishankar S; Turner P; Halloran P

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Division of Nephrology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. gsita@hotmail.com

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - The introduction of new immunosuppressive agents and protocols has improved outcomes for renal transplant recipients by decreasing the risk of rejection and by increasing the function and lifespan of the allograft. This article reviews the major changes in the combinations of therapies used: calcineurin inhibitors, target of rapamycin inhibitors, mycophenolate mofetil, non-depleting monoclonal versus depleting monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies for induction and increasing emphasis on protocols for reduction or avoidance of steroids and calcineurin inhibitors. The new agents with novel immunological targets such as anti-CD40 ligand, LEA29Y, FTY720, anti-CD20 (rituximab, Rituxan, Mabthera) and anti-CH52 (alemtuzumab, Campath), which are under development but have yet to survive the rigors of clinical trials are also discussed. In the presence of low early rejection rates, immunosuppressive therapy is setting new goals such as better graft function (glomerular filtration rates), reduction in adverse effects such as hypertension, hyperlipidaemia and drug toxicity and, above all, the prevention of late graft deterioration.  N. Ref:: 156

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Role of plasma lipoproteins in modifying the toxic effects of water-insoluble drugs: studies with cyclosporine A.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - AAPS PharmSci 2002;4(4):E30.

      ●● Enlace al texto completo (gratuito o de pago) 1208/ps040430

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Wasan KM; Ramaswamy M; Kwong M; Boulanger KD

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Division of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z3. Kwasan@interchange.ubc.ca

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Lipoproteins are a heterogeneous population of macromolecular aggregates of lipids and proteins that are responsible for the transport of lipids through the vascular and extravascular fluids from their site of synthesis or absorption to peripheral tissues. Lipoproteins are involved in other biological processes as well, including coagulation and tissue repair, and serve as carriers of a number of hydrophobic compounds within the systemic circulation. It has been well documented that disease states (eg, AIDS, diabetes, cancer) significantly influence circulating lipoprotein content and composition. Therefore, it appears possible that changes in the lipoprotein profile would affect not only the ability of a compound to associate with lipoproteins but also the distribution of the compound within the lipoprotein subclasses. Such an effect could alter the pharmacokinetics and pharmacological action of the drug. This paper reviews the factors that influence the interaction of one model hydrophobic compound, cyclosporine A, with lipoproteins and the implications of altered plasma lipoprotein concentrations on the pharmacological behavior of this compound.  N. Ref:: 28

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Safety and tolerability of caspofungin acetate in the treatment of fungal infections.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Transpl Infect Dis 2002 Mar;4(1):25-30.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Sable CA; Nguyen BY; Chodakewitz JA; DiNubile MJ

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - Department of Infectious Diseases, Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, USA.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Caspofungin acetate is the first member of the novel echinocandin class of antifungal drugs to be marketed in the United States. It has recently been approved for use in patients with invasive aspergillosis who are refractory to or intolerant of conventional therapy. Accordingly, its safety profile is particularly important to review. The safety and tolerability of caspofungin have been examined in 623 persons, including 295 patients who received >/= 50 mg/day for at least one week in clinical studies. In the 263 patients, given caspofungin in randomized double-blind active-control trials to date, there have been no serious clinical or laboratory drug-related adverse events; caspofungin was discontinued in only 2% of these patients because of drug-related adverse experiences. Caspofungin may have potentially important drug interactions with cyclosporine and tacrolimus.  N. Ref:: 13

 

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TÍTULO / TITLE:  - Use of sirolimus in kidney transplantation.

REVISTA / JOURNAL:  - Prog Transplant 2001 Mar;11(1):29-32.

AUTORES / AUTHORS:  - Podbielski J; Schoenberg L

INSTITUCIÓN / INSTITUTION:  - University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Tex., USA.

RESUMEN / SUMMARY:  - Sirolimus, which has a distinctive mechanism of action that inhibits cytokine-driven cell proliferation and maturation, provides an exciting addition to the immunosuppressive regimen for organ transplantation. A significant decrease in the number and severity of rejection episodes has been noted when sirolimus is used; it also offers the potential for patients to be withdrawn from steroids, making kidney transplantation an option for many more potential recipients. Toxic conditions such as hyperlipidemia, thrombocytopenia, and leukopenia become transient and manageable with reduction of the sirolimus dose and/or countermeasure therapy.  N. Ref:: 9

 

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