Article ; Online: Medical Aspects of mTOR Inhibition in Kidney Transplantation.
International journal of molecular sciences
2022 Volume 23, Issue 14
Abstract: The advances in transplant immunosuppression have reduced substantially the incidence of kidney graft rejection. In recent years, the focus has moved from preventing rejection to preventing the long-term consequences of long-standing immunosuppression, ... ...
Abstract | The advances in transplant immunosuppression have reduced substantially the incidence of kidney graft rejection. In recent years, the focus has moved from preventing rejection to preventing the long-term consequences of long-standing immunosuppression, including nephrotoxicity induced by calcineurin inhibitors (CNI), as well as infectious and neoplastic complications. Since the appearance in the late 1990s of mTOR inhibitors (mTORi), these unmet needs in immunosuppression management could be addressed thanks to their benefits (reduced rate of viral infections and cancer). However, management of side effects can be troublesome and hands-on experience is needed. Here, we review all the available information about them. Thanks to all the basic, translational and clinical research achieved in the last twenty years, we now use mTORi as de novo immunosuppression in association with CNI. Another possibility is represented by the conversion of either CNI or mycophenolate (MPA) to an mTORi later on after transplantation in low-risk kidney transplant recipients. |
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MeSH term(s) | Calcineurin Inhibitors/adverse effects ; Graft Rejection/prevention & control ; Graft Survival ; Immunosuppressive Agents/adverse effects ; Kidney Transplantation/adverse effects ; TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases |
Chemical Substances | Calcineurin Inhibitors ; Immunosuppressive Agents ; TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases (EC 2.7.11.1) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2022-07-12 |
Publishing country | Switzerland |
Document type | Journal Article ; Review |
ZDB-ID | 2019364-6 |
ISSN | 1422-0067 ; 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596 |
ISSN (online) | 1422-0067 |
ISSN | 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596 |
DOI | 10.3390/ijms23147707 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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