Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and pharmacogenetics of tacrolimus in kidney transplantation

M Yu, M Liu, W Zhang, Y Ming - Current drug metabolism, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Tacrolimus (Tac, or FK506), a calcineurin inhibitor (CNI), is the first-line
immunosuppressant which consists of the footstone as immunosuppressive regimens in …

Intrapatient variability of tacrolimus exposure in solid organ transplantation: a novel marker for clinical outcome

DRJ Kuypers - Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The calcineurin‐inhibitor tacrolimus (Tac) provides an acceptable balance between
prevention of allograft rejection and drug‐related adverse effects, making it the standard of …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of tacrolimus intrapatient variability in stable adherent transplant recipients: establishing baseline values

AD Leino, EC King, W Jiang, AA Vinks… - American Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to determine the intrapatient (within the same patient)
variability of tacrolimus in adherent patients. Daily tacrolimus trough levels were obtained at …

Pharmacogenetic considerations for optimizing tacrolimus dosing in liver and kidney transplant patients

A Provenzani, A Santeusanio, E Mathis… - World Journal of …, 2013 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The introduction of tacrolimus in clinical practice has improved patient survival after organ
transplant. However, despite the long use of tacrolimus in clinical practice, the best way to …

Population pharmacokinetics of tacrolimus in transplant recipients: what did we learn about sources of interindividual variabilities?

O Campagne, DE Mager… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Tacrolimus, a calcineurin inhibitor, is a common immunosuppressant prescribed after organ
transplantation and has notable inter‐and intrapatient pharmacokinetic variability. The …

Genetic polymorphisms affecting tacrolimus metabolism and the relationship to post-transplant outcomes in kidney transplant recipients

F Cheng, Q Li, J Wang, M Hu, F Zeng… - Pharmacogenomics …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Tacrolimus is a key drug in kidney transplantation with a narrow therapeutic
index. However, whether tacrolimus exposure variability affects clinical outcomes and …

[HTML][HTML] Focus on mTOR inhibitors and tacrolimus in renal transplantation: Pharmacokinetics, exposure–response relationships, and clinical outcomes

F Shihab, U Christians, L Smith, JR Wellen… - Transplant …, 2014 - Elsevier
Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)-inhibitor-containing immunosuppressive regimens
have been developed as part of calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) minimization/withdrawal …

Effect of CYP3A4* 22, CYP3A5* 3, and CYP3A combined genotypes on cyclosporine, everolimus, and tacrolimus pharmacokinetics in renal transplantation

D Moes, JJ Swen, J Den Hartigh… - CPT …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Cyclosporine, everolimus, and tacrolimus are the cornerstone of immunosuppressive
therapy in renal transplantation. These drugs are characterized by narrow therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] Controversial interactions of tacrolimus with dietary supplements, herbs and food

M Miedziaszczyk, A Bajon, E Jakielska, M Primke… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Tacrolimus is an immunosuppressive calcineurin inhibitor used to prevent rejection in
allogeneic organ transplant recipients, such as kidney, liver, heart or lung. It is metabolized …

Immunosuppressive potency of mechanistic target of rapamycin inhibitors in solid-organ transplantation

A Baroja-Mazo, B Revilla-Nuin… - World journal of …, 2016 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Mammalian target of rapamycin, also known as mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a
protein kinase that belongs to the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway, which is involved in …