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The concentration of cyclosporine metabolites is significantly lower in kidney transplant recipients with diabetes mellitus.
Therapeutic drug monitoring - 1 Feb 2012
Akhlaghi Fatemeh, Dostalek Miroslav, Falck Pål, Mendonza Anisha E, Amundsen Rune, Gohh Reginald Y, Asberg Anders
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus is prevalent among kidney transplant recipients. The activity of drug metabolizing enzymes or transporters may be altered by diabetes leading to changes in the concentration of parent drug or metabolites. This study was aimed to characterize the effect of diabetes on the concentration of cyclosporine (CsA) and metabolites. METHODS: Concentration-time profiles of CsA and metabolites...
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