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Observational studyClinical drug investigation2022

Significant Correlations between p-Cresol Sulfate and Mycophenolic Acid Plasma Concentrations in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients.

Yan Rong, Penny Colbourne, Sita Gourishankar, Tony K L Kiang

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Observational study in Clinical drug investigation, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yan RongFaculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Katz Group Centre for Pharmacy and Health Research, University of Alberta, Room 3-142D, 11361-87 Avenue, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E1, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5252-6958
Penny ColbourneAlberta Precision Laboratories (Alberta Health Services), University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Sita GourishankarKidney Transplant Services, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Tony K L KiangFaculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Katz Group Centre for Pharmacy and Health Research, University of Alberta, Room 3-142D, 11361-87 Avenue, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E1, Canada. tkiang@ualberta.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4548-9746
University of Alberta · CAAlberta Health Services · CAUniversity of Alberta Hospital · CA

Funding

University of Alberta Start-Up Grant RES0036916
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesMycophenolic acid (MPA) is a commonly prescribed life-long immunosuppressant for kidney transplant recipients. The frequently observed large variations in MPA plasma exposure may lead to severe adverse outcomes; therefore, characterizations of contributing factors can potentially improve the precision dosing of MPA. Our group recently reported the potent inhibitory effects of p-cresol (a protein-bound uremic toxin that can be accumulated in kidney transplant patients) on the hepatic metabolism of MPA in human in vitro models. Based on these data, the hypothesis for this clinical investigation was that a direct correlation between p-cresol and MPA plasma exposure should be evident in adult kidney transplant recipients.

methodsUsing a prospective and observational approach, adult kidney transplant recipients within the first year after transplant on oral mycophenolate mofetil (with tacrolimus ± prednisone) were screened for recruitment. The exclusion criteria were cold ischemia time > 30 h, malignancy, pregnancy, severe renal dysfunction (i.e., estimated glomerular filtration rate, eGFR, < 10 mL/min/1.73 m

resultsForty patients (11 females) were included: donor type (living/deceased: 20/20), induction regimen (basiliximab/thymoglobulin/basiliximab followed by thymoglobulin: 35/3/2), post-transplant time (74 ± 60 days, mean ± standard deviation), age (53.7 ± 12.4 years), bodyweight (79.8 ± 18.5 kg), eGFR (51.9 ± 18.0 mL/min/1.73 m

conclusionWe have identified a novel, positive association between p-cresol sulfate exposure and total MPA C

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Kidney TransplantationMycophenolic AcidAdultAgedArea Under CurveCresolsFemaleHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsMiddle AgedProspective StudiesSulfuric Acid Esters4-cresol sulfateCresolsImmunosuppressive AgentsMycophenolic AcidSulfuric Acid Esters

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