Differential effects of cyclosporin and tacrolimus on the expression of fibrosis-associated genes in isolated glomeruli from renal transplants
| Autor: | Jacqui Shaw, S.T Williams, M. L. Nicholson, G.R Bicknell, Peter N. Furness, J H Pringle |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Graft Rejection Male Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Renal glomerulus medicine.medical_treatment Kidney Glomerulus Gene Expression Tacrolimus Fibrosis Chronic allograft nephropathy Transforming Growth Factor beta medicine Humans RNA Messenger Kidney transplantation Kidney Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2 Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 business.industry Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Immunosuppression medicine.disease Kidney Transplantation Transplantation medicine.anatomical_structure Cyclosporine Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 Surgery Female Kidney Diseases Collagen business Immunosuppressive Agents |
| Zdroj: | The British journal of surgery. 87(11) |
| ISSN: | 0007-1323 |
| Popis: | Background Chronic allograft nephropathy is characterized by an excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix proteins leading to glomerular and interstitial fibrosis. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of two different immunosuppressive agents (cyclosporin and tacrolimus) on the expression of the genes controlling extracellular matrix deposition in renal transplant glomeruli. Methods Fifty-one renal transplant recipients were randomized to receive immunosuppression with either microemulsion cyclosporin or tacrolimus. Isolated glomeruli were plucked from protocol transplant biopsies performed 1 week, 3 months and 6 months after transplantation. Expression of the genes for collagen IVα2, collagen III, matrix metalloproteinase 2, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMP) 1 and TIMP-2, tenascin and transforming growth factor (TGF) β1 was studied by quantitative reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction. Results The expression of messenger RNA (mRNA) for collagen III and TIMP-1 was significantly higher in patients receiving cyclosporin therapy than in those having tacrolimus (P < 0·01); this finding was accounted for by differences in the biopsy material at 1 week. A significant difference in collagen III, TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 mRNA expression was also detected between patients depending on the source of renal donor (cadaveric or living). There were no significant differences in the level of glomerular TGF-β1. Conclusion The data provide new in vivo evidence that tacrolimus may exert a less fibrogenic influence on transplant glomeruli than cyclosporin. |
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