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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-2-14
pubmed:abstractText
In this work, 100 living related donor kidney transplant recipients under cyclosporin (CsA) therapy were randomly distributed to two groups. Group 1 were administered ketoconazole, with group 2 serving as the control. Ketoconazole was given orally, 100 mg/day, while the dose of CsA was adjusted for a CsA whole blood trough level of 100-150 ng/ml. Patients and controls were assessed regularly in an outpatient clinic for 12 months and compared statistically for CsA dose, graft and liver functions, cholesterol, blood sugar, CsA nephrotoxicity, acute rejection episodes, chronic rejection and fungal skin infections. Statistical analysis showed a significant reduction in the CsA dose in the ketoconazole-treated group (73-76%), along with significantly lower alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, bilirubin, and serum creatinine values. CsA chronic nephrotoxicity and chronic rejections were also significantly lower in the ketoconazole-treated group, as was fungal skin infection (6.6 vs 63.2%). From this study, we conclude that addition of a low dose of ketoconazole to CsA-treated kidney transplant recipients not only saves costs, but may also have a favorable effect on graft function, chronic CsA nephrotoxicity, chronic rejection and fungal skin infection.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0250-8095
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
493-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-2-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8546171-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:8546171-Alanine Transaminase, pubmed-meshheading:8546171-Analysis of Variance, pubmed-meshheading:8546171-Antifungal Agents, pubmed-meshheading:8546171-Aspartate Aminotransferases, pubmed-meshheading:8546171-Bilirubin, pubmed-meshheading:8546171-Chi-Square Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:8546171-Creatinine, pubmed-meshheading:8546171-Cyclosporins, pubmed-meshheading:8546171-Dermatomycoses, pubmed-meshheading:8546171-Drug Therapy, Combination, pubmed-meshheading:8546171-Female, pubmed-meshheading:8546171-Graft Rejection, pubmed-meshheading:8546171-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8546171-Immunosuppressive Agents, pubmed-meshheading:8546171-Ketoconazole, pubmed-meshheading:8546171-Kidney, pubmed-meshheading:8546171-Kidney Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:8546171-Male, pubmed-meshheading:8546171-Prospective Studies
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Coadministration of ketoconazole to cyclosporin-treated kidney transplant recipients: a prospective randomized study.
pubmed:affiliation
Urology and Nephrology Center, University of Mansoura, Egypt.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial