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ArticleJournal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry

Could Salivary Cyclosporine Dosage Replace the Whole Blood Cyclosporine Measurements in Renal Transplant Patients?

Samia Aboujaoude, Marwan Masri, Sylvana Rizk, Souleima Chamat, Jad Farha, Zeina Majzoub

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Article in Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Saliva as a Future Field in Psoriasis Research.BioMed research international · 2018
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6 authors.

Samia AboujaoudeDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Lebanese University, Hadat, Lebanon.
Marwan MasriResearch Laboratory, Transmedical for Life, Lebanon.
Sylvana RizkResearch Laboratory, Transmedical for Life, Lebanon.
Souleima ChamatDepartment of Basic Sciences, Division of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Lebanese University, Hadat, Lebanon.
Jad FarhaMedical Student, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Zeina MajzoubDepartment of Periodontology and Research, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Lebanese University, Hadat, Lebanon.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCyclosporin (CsA) has been extensively used as the immunosuppressant of choice in renal transplantation. Currently available approaches to assess CsA levels, both in serum and blood, fail to accurately reflect the concentration of the pharmacologically active drug fraction. Free CsA levels in biological fluids (blood or saliva) have been advocated to play an important role. Traditional salivary CsA monitoring tests are based on available archaic salivary techniques that are nonspecific and require large amounts of saliva. The aim of this study was to assess salivary CsA correlation using a novel and more accurate technique and to correlate with CsA levels in blood. MATERIAL AND

methodsPatients provided blood samples of 2 ml and 2 ml of unstimulated saliva on the same day 2 h after the morning CsA dose (C

resultsNo significant correlation was observed between blood and salivary CsA levels.

conclusionSalivary CsA concentrations at C

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Cyclosporin Amonoclonal fluorescent polarization immunoassayrenal transplantssalivary levelswhole blood levels

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PMID28584784
PMCPMC5452567

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