John EG, Fornell LC, Radhakrishnan J, Anutrakulchai S, Jonasson O. The effect of prostaglandin E1 analog misoprostol on chronic cyclosporin nephrotoxicity.
J Pediatr Surg 1993;
28:1429-31; discussion 1432. [PMID:
8301454 DOI:
10.1016/0022-3468(93)90425-k]
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Abstract
Cyclosporin A has markedly improved graft survival in transplant patients but its side effects, such as renal toxicity and hypertension, pose management problems in transplant recipients. This toxicity has been attributed to prostaglandin inhibition. Concurrent administration of misoprostol (a prostaglandin E1 analog) prevents chronic cyclosporin A-induced nephrotoxicity but not hypertension in rats.
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