Immunosuppression has improved graft and recipient survival in transplantation but is associated with possible adverse effects including cardiovascular diseases. The impact of tacrolimus on the lipidic profile has been debated for several years. Twenty-nine kidney transplant recipients on tacrolimus treatment were monitored for six years, and multiple laboratory parameters investigating the lipid asset, as well as glucose profile, were carried out. Tacrolimus has been responsible for significant changes in plasma lipid concentrations only for the first six months, but not for the remaining time of observation. Similarly, in the same periods, glycemic imbalance was highlighted. The liver enzyme activity showed a modest derangement during the tacrolimus treatment, suggesting the presence of lipid accumulation in the liver. Fatty liver reversed in the long term follow-up. Tacrolimus, although it is not a completely safe option in the first months of the immunosuppressive protocols in organ transplanted recipients, still retains a certain role in the long-term post-transplantation immunosuppressive approach with high cardiovascular risks.

Long-term assessment of plasma lipids in transplant recipients treated with tacrolimus in relation to fatty liver / Tarantino, Giovanni; Palmiero, Giuseppe; Polichetti, G; Perfetti, Anna; Sabbatini, Massimo; Basile, Vincenzo; Kadilli, Irket; Federico, Stefano; Capone, Domenico. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMMUNOPATHOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY. - ISSN 0394-6320. - STAMPA. - 23:4(2010), pp. 1303-1308.

Long-term assessment of plasma lipids in transplant recipients treated with tacrolimus in relation to fatty liver.

TARANTINO, GIOVANNI;PALMIERO, GIUSEPPE;PERFETTI, ANNA;SABBATINI, MASSIMO;BASILE, VINCENZO;KADILLI, IRKET;FEDERICO, STEFANO;CAPONE, DOMENICO
2010

Abstract

Immunosuppression has improved graft and recipient survival in transplantation but is associated with possible adverse effects including cardiovascular diseases. The impact of tacrolimus on the lipidic profile has been debated for several years. Twenty-nine kidney transplant recipients on tacrolimus treatment were monitored for six years, and multiple laboratory parameters investigating the lipid asset, as well as glucose profile, were carried out. Tacrolimus has been responsible for significant changes in plasma lipid concentrations only for the first six months, but not for the remaining time of observation. Similarly, in the same periods, glycemic imbalance was highlighted. The liver enzyme activity showed a modest derangement during the tacrolimus treatment, suggesting the presence of lipid accumulation in the liver. Fatty liver reversed in the long term follow-up. Tacrolimus, although it is not a completely safe option in the first months of the immunosuppressive protocols in organ transplanted recipients, still retains a certain role in the long-term post-transplantation immunosuppressive approach with high cardiovascular risks.
2010
Long-term assessment of plasma lipids in transplant recipients treated with tacrolimus in relation to fatty liver / Tarantino, Giovanni; Palmiero, Giuseppe; Polichetti, G; Perfetti, Anna; Sabbatini, Massimo; Basile, Vincenzo; Kadilli, Irket; Federico, Stefano; Capone, Domenico. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMMUNOPATHOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY. - ISSN 0394-6320. - STAMPA. - 23:4(2010), pp. 1303-1308.
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