Influence of methylprednisolone on plasma homocysteine levels in cadaveric renal transplant recipients |
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Authors: | Libetta C Sepe V Zucchi M Pisacco P Portalupi V Adamo G Soccio G Dal Canton A |
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Institution: | Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy. |
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Abstract: | The aim of the present study was to investigate plasma homocysteine levels in renal transplant recipients in the course of steroid-based or steroid-free immunosuppression. Data from 32 patients were retrospectively analyzed according to the steroid immunosuppressive regimen. The 20 recipients on methylprednisolone (MP) plus cyclosporine (CyA) or tacrolimus (TRL) (n = 20) showed similar creatinine levels when compared with those on calcineurin inhibitors plus mycophenolate mofetil (MMF; n = 12), (1.6 +/- 1.5 vs 1.6 +/- 0.4 mg/dL; P = NS) but significantly higher total plasma homocysteine (tHcy) levels (28.5 +/- 12.5 vs 16.3 +/- 5.5 micromol/L; P < .05). No differences of tHcy levels have been observed when patients were analyzed according to CyA- or TRL-based immunosuppression regardless of MP or MMF associations. Our data suggest that recipients, particularly those on steroid-based immunosuppression, should receive homocysteine-lowering treatment early after transplantation. |
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