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ArticleWorld journal of surgery2007

Effect of sirolimus treatment on gene expression in renal transplant patients.

Kasey Vickers, Rahul Mitra, Mini Kapoor, Barry Kahan, Joel D Morrisett

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Article in World journal of surgery, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Kasey VickersDepartment of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Rahul Mitra
Mini Kapoor
Barry Kahan
Joel D Morrisett
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USBaylor College of Medicine · USMethodist Hospital · USThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · US

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CARDIOVASCULAR SCIENCES TRAINING GRANTT32HL007816 · NHLBI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI BURNS, ALAN R · 1996 to 2005
$1.4M
LESION QUANTIFICATION IN HUMAN CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSISR01HL063090 · NHLBI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI MORRISETT, JOEL DAVID · 2002 to 2005
$1.3M
NHLBI NIH HHS HL63090NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL07816-09
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSirolimus (rapamycin), a strong immunosuppressive agent, is administered to renal transplant patients to prevent rejection. The rapamycin signaling pathway [mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)] has been implicated in transcriptional regulation.

methodsWe used high-density oligonucleotide human microarrays to evaluate the effects of sirolimus treatment on gene expression in renal transplant patients. With this technique, we assessed selected genes in the rapamycin signaling, immunosuppression, insulin signaling, and triglyceride metabolism pathways.

resultsFiltered data from both treated and untreated patients showed variability within each group. Significant fold changes were observed in genes from the immunosuppression and insulin signaling pathways but not the rapamycin signaling pathway. The triglyceride metabolism pathway revealed a significant reduction of message levels in lipoprotein and triglyceride synthesis genes.

conclusionsThese results show that using oligonucleotide microarrays to analyze the effects of sirolimus treatment in patients with renal transplant is an effective way to evaluate gene message levels in multiple pathways.

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Kidney TransplantationFemaleGene ExpressionGraft RejectionHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsInsulinInterleukin-2MaleOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisSignal TransductionSirolimusTranscription, GeneticTreatment OutcomeTriglyceridesImmunosuppressive AgentsInsulinInterleukin-2SirolimusTriglycerides

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