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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-3-25
pubmed:abstractText
Although a number of experimental studies have demonstrated that high-dose administration of FK-506 induces the success of limb allogeneic transplantation in rats, some of them have reported occurrences of lethal side effects. Therefore, a more effective regimen with lower-dose administration of this agent must be developed. The objective of this study was to determine an optimal timing of a single-dose administration of FK-506 in rat limb allografts. In the current study, orthotopic hindlimb transplantations were performed using major histocompatibility mismatched pairs of inbred rats. The rats were classified into five groups on the basis of the different time schedules of FK-506 administration as follows: syngeneic group, Lewis-to-Lewis transplantation; control group, ACI-to-Lewis without any immunotherapy; day 0 group, recipients treated with a single-dose administration of FK-506 (5 mg/kg of body weight, intramuscular injection) at day 0 postoperatively; day 1 group, with a single-dose administration of FK-506 at day 1 postoperatively; and day 2 group, with a single-dose administration of FK-506 at day 2 postoperatively. The median graft survival time in each group (n = 5) was 9 days in the control group, 19 days in the day 0 group, 49 days in the day 1 group, and 42 days in the day 2 group. The values in the day 1 and the day 2 groups significantly increased compared with those in other groups. For prolonged survival of a grafted limb, a single-dose administration of FK-506 is more effective at 24 to 48 hours after transplantation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0032-1052
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
111
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1653-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-2-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of single-dose administration of FK-506 on allogeneic limb transplantation in rats: is there an optimal timing of its administration?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study