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Liu X, Shen J, Yan H, Hu J, Liao G, Liu D, Zhou S, Zhang J, Liao J, Guo Z, Li Y, Yang S, Li S, Chen H, Guo Y, Li M, Fan L, Li L, Luo P, Zhao M, Liu Y. Posttransplant complications: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic interventions. MedComm (Beijing) 2024; 5:e669. [PMID: 39224537 PMCID: PMC11366828 DOI: 10.1002/mco2.669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2024] [Revised: 07/02/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
Abstract
Posttransplantation complications pose a major challenge to the long-term survival and quality of life of organ transplant recipients. These complications encompass immune-mediated complications, infectious complications, metabolic complications, and malignancies, with each type influenced by various risk factors and pathological mechanisms. The molecular mechanisms underlying posttransplantation complications involve a complex interplay of immunological, metabolic, and oncogenic processes, including innate and adaptive immune activation, immunosuppressant side effects, and viral reactivation. Here, we provide a comprehensive overview of the clinical features, risk factors, and molecular mechanisms of major posttransplantation complications. We systematically summarize the current understanding of the immunological basis of allograft rejection and graft-versus-host disease, the metabolic dysregulation associated with immunosuppressive agents, and the role of oncogenic viruses in posttransplantation malignancies. Furthermore, we discuss potential prevention and intervention strategies based on these mechanistic insights, highlighting the importance of optimizing immunosuppressive regimens, enhancing infection prophylaxis, and implementing targeted therapies. We also emphasize the need for future research to develop individualized complication control strategies under the guidance of precision medicine, ultimately improving the prognosis and quality of life of transplant recipients.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xiaoyou Liu
- Department of Organ transplantationThe First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of OncologyZhujiang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Organ transplantationThe First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Organ transplantationZhujiang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Organ transplantationZhujiang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Organ transplantationZhujiang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Organ transplantationZhujiang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Organ transplantationThe First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Organ transplantationZhujiang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Organ transplantationZhujiang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Organ transplantationZhujiang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Organ transplantationZhujiang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Organ transplantationZhujiang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Organ transplantationZhujiang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Organ transplantationZhujiang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Organ transplantationZhujiang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Organ transplantationZhujiang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Organ transplantationZhujiang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of OncologyZhujiang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Organ transplantationZhujiang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Organ transplantationZhujiang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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Bang JB, Oh CK, Kim YS, Kim SH, Yu HC, Kim CD, Ju MK, So BJ, Lee SH, Han SY, Jung CW, Kim JK, Ahn HJ, Lee SH, Jeon JY. Changes in glucose metabolism among recipients with diabetes 1 year after kidney transplant: a multicenter 1-year prospective study. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1197475. [PMID: 37424863 PMCID: PMC10325682 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1197475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023] Open
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Background Diabetes mellitus is a common and crucial metabolic complication in kidney transplantation. It is necessary to analyze the course of glucose metabolism in patients who already have diabetes after receiving a transplant. In this study, we investigated the changes in glucose metabolism after transplantation, and a detailed analysis was performed on some patients whose glycemic status improved. Methods The multicenter prospective cohort study was conducted between 1 April 2016 and 31 September 2018. Adult patients (aged 20 to 65 years) who received kidney allografts from living or deceased donors were included. Seventy-four subjects with pre-transplant diabetes were followed up for 1 year after kidney transplantation. Diabetes remission was defined as the results of the oral glucose tolerance test performed one year after transplantation and the presence or absence of diabetes medications. After 1-year post-transplant, 74 recipients were divided into the persistent diabetes group (n = 58) and the remission group (n = 16). Multivariable logistic regression was performed to identify clinical factors associated with diabetes remission. Results Of 74 recipients, 16 (21.6%) showed diabetes remission after 1-year post-transplant. The homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance numerically increased in both groups throughout the first year after transplantation and significantly increased in the persistent diabetes group. The insulinogenic index (IGI30) value significantly increased only in the remission group, and the IGI30 value remained low in the persistent diabetes group. In univariate analysis, younger age, newly diagnosed diabetes before transplantation, low baseline hemoglobin A1c, and high baseline IGI30 were significantly associated with remission of diabetes. After multivariate analysis, only newly diagnosed diabetes before transplantation and IGI30 at baseline were associated with remission of diabetes (34.00 [1.192-969.84], P = 0.039, and 17.625 [1.412-220.001], P = 0.026, respectively). Conclusion In conclusion, some kidney recipients with pre-transplant diabetes have diabetes remission 1 year after transplantation. Our prospective study revealed that preserved insulin secretory function and newly diagnosed diabetes at the time of kidney transplantation were favorable factors for which glucose metabolism did not worsen or improve 1 year after kidney transplantation.
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- Jun Bae Bang
- Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Transplantation Surgery and Research Institute for Transplantation, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Jeonbuk National University College of Medicine, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Wonkwang University Hospital, Iksan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Bong Seng Memorial Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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Granata S, Mercuri S, Troise D, Gesualdo L, Stallone G, Zaza G. mTOR-inhibitors and post-transplant diabetes mellitus: a link still debated in kidney transplantation. Front Med (Lausanne) 2023; 10:1168967. [PMID: 37250653 PMCID: PMC10213242 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1168967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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The mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors (mTOR-Is, Sirolimus, and Everolimus) are immunosuppressive drugs widely employed in kidney transplantation. Their main mechanism of action includes the inhibition of a serine/threonine kinase with a pivotal role in cellular metabolism and in various eukaryotic biological functions (including proteins and lipids synthesis, autophagy, cell survival, cytoskeleton organization, lipogenesis, and gluconeogenesis). Moreover, as well described, the inhibition of the mTOR pathway may also contribute to the development of the post-transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM), a major clinical complication that may dramatically impact allograft survival (by accelerating the development of the chronic allograft damage) and increase the risk of severe systemic comorbidities. Several factors may contribute to this condition, but the reduction of the beta-cell mass, the impairment of the insulin secretion and resistance, and the induction of glucose intolerance may play a pivotal role. However, although the results of several in vitro and in animal models, the real impact of mTOR-Is on PTDM is still debated and the entire biological machinery is poorly recognized. Therefore, to better elucidate the impact of the mTOR-Is on the risk of PTDM in kidney transplant recipients and to potentially uncover future research topics (particularly for the clinical translational research), we decided to review the available literature evidence regarding this important clinical association. In our opinion, based on the published reports, we cannot draw any conclusion and PTDM remains a challenge. However, also in this case, the administration of the lowest possible dose of mTOR-I should also be recommended.
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- Simona Granata
- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Renal, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DIMEPRE-J), University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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Kale A, Rogers NM. No Time to Die-How Islets Meet Their Demise in Transplantation. Cells 2023; 12:cells12050796. [PMID: 36899932 PMCID: PMC10000424 DOI: 10.3390/cells12050796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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Islet transplantation represents an effective treatment for patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and severe hypoglycaemia unawareness, capable of circumventing impaired counterregulatory pathways that no longer provide protection against low blood glucose levels. The additional beneficial effect of normalizing metabolic glycaemic control is the minimisation of further complications related to T1DM and insulin administration. However, patients require allogeneic islets from up to three donors, and the long-term insulin independence is inferior to that achieved with solid organ (whole pancreas) transplantation. This is likely due to the fragility of islets caused by the isolation process, innate immune responses following portal infusion, auto- and allo-immune-mediated destruction and β-cell exhaustion following transplantation. This review covers the specific challenges related to islet vulnerability and dysfunction that affect long-term cell survival following transplantation.
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- Atharva Kale
- Centre for Transplant and Renal Research, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Centre for Transplant and Renal Research, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
- Renal and Transplant Unit, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
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Bang JB, Oh C, Kim YS, Kim SH, Yu HC, Kim C, Ju MK, So BJ, Lee SH, Han SY, Jung CW, Kim JK, Ahn HJ, Lee SH, Jeon JY. Safety and metabolic advantages of steroid withdrawal after 6 months posttransplant in de novo kidney transplantation: A 1‐year prospective cohort study. Immun Inflamm Dis 2022; 10:e576. [PMID: 34913271 PMCID: PMC8926512 DOI: 10.1002/iid3.576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Introduction This prospective multicenter study aimed at investigating the safety and metabolic advantages of steroid withdrawal (SW) therapy in kidney transplant recipients with tacrolimus–mycophenolate mofetil‐based immunosuppression. Methods We analyzed 179 recipients who received kidney transplantation from March 2016 and September 2018. In 179 recipients, 114 patients maintained an immunosuppressive regimen including steroids (steroid continuation [SC] group). The remaining 65 patients were determined to withdraw steroid therapy after 6 months posttransplant (SW group). Metabolic parameters and graft functions of the two groups were evaluated. Results The estimated glomerular filtration rates at 12 months posttransplant were 67.29 ± 20.29 ml/min/1.73 m2 in SC group and 73.72 ± 17.57 ml/min/1.73 m2 in SW group (p < .001). The acute rejection occurred to four recipients in the SC group (3.5%) and no acute rejection occurred to SW group recipients during the 6–2 months posttransplant period. Oral glucose tolerance tests revealed that recipients in the SW group were more improved in glucose metabolism than the SC group during 6–12 months posttransplant. In addition, cholesterol levels and blood pressure decreased after the withdrawal of steroids in the SW group. Conclusion In conclusion, a 6‐month withdrawal of steroids in recipients with low immunological risk and stable graft function can be safely conducted and result in improvement of metabolic profiles. Stable recipients without biopsy‐proven acute rejection and proteinuria can safely withdraw from steroids out of a maintenance immunosuppressive regimen 6‐months posttransplant. A long‐term follow‐up study is needed to verify our results.
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- Jun B. Bang
- Department of Surgery Ajou University School of Medicine Suwon South Korea
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- Department of Surgery Ajou University School of Medicine Suwon South Korea
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- Department of Transplantation Surgery, Research Institute for Transplantation Yonsei University College of Medicine Seoul South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine Wonju South Korea
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- Department of Surgery Jeonbuk National University College of Medicine Jeonju South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Kyungpook National University Hospital Daegu South Korea
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- Department of Surgery Yonsei University College of Medicine Seoul South Korea
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- Department of Surgery Wonkwang University Hospital Iksan South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine Kyung Hee University Seoul South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital Goyang South Korea
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- Department of Surgery Korea University College of Medicine Seoul South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine Bong Seng Memorial Hospital Busan South Korea
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- Department of Surgery Kyung Hee University School of Medicine Seoul South Korea
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- Department of Surgery Ajou University School of Medicine Suwon South Korea
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism Ajou University School of Medicine Suwon South Korea
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Ducloux D, Courivaud C. Prevention of Post-Transplant Diabetes Mellitus: Towards a Personalized Approach. J Pers Med 2022; 12:116. [PMID: 35055431 PMCID: PMC8778007 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12010116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Post-transplant diabetes is a frequent complication after transplantation. Moreover, patients suffering from post-transplant diabetes have increased cardiovascular morbidity and reduced survival. Pathogenesis mainly involves beta-cell dysfunction in presence of insulin resistance. Both pre- and post-transplant risk factors are well-described, and some of them may be corrected or prevented. However, the frequency of post-transplant diabetes has not decreased in recent years. We realized a critical appraisal of preventive measures to reduce post-transplant diabetes.
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- Didier Ducloux
- CHU Besançon, Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplantation, Federation Hospitalo-Universitaire INCREASE, 25000 Besançon, France;
- UMR RIGHT 1098, INSERM-EFS-UFC, 1 Bd Fleming, 25000 Besançon, France
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- CHU Besançon, Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplantation, Federation Hospitalo-Universitaire INCREASE, 25000 Besançon, France;
- UMR RIGHT 1098, INSERM-EFS-UFC, 1 Bd Fleming, 25000 Besançon, France
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Ben-David E, Hull R, Banerjee D. Diabetes mellitus in dialysis and renal transplantation. Ther Adv Endocrinol Metab 2021; 12:20420188211048663. [PMID: 34631007 PMCID: PMC8495524 DOI: 10.1177/20420188211048663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Diabetes mellitus is the commonest cause of end-stage kidney failure worldwide and is a proven and significant risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease. Renal impairment has a significant impact on the physiology of glucose homeostasis as it reduces tissue sensitivity to insulin and reduces insulin clearance. Renal replacement therapy itself affects glucose control: peritoneal dialysis may induce hyperglycaemia due to glucose-rich dialysate and haemodialysis often causes hypoglycaemia due to the relatively low concentration of glucose in the dialysate. Autonomic neuropathy which is common in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and diabetes increases the risk for asymptomatic hypoglycaemia. Pharmacological options for improving glycaemic control are limited due to alterations to drug metabolism. Impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes are also common in the post-kidney-transplant setting and increase the risk of graft failure and mortality. This review seeks to summarise the literature and tackle the intricacies of glycaemic management in patients with CKD who are either on maintenance haemodialysis or have received a kidney transplant. It outlines changes to glycaemic targets, monitoring of glycaemic control, the use of oral hypoglycaemic agents, the management of severe hyperglycaemia in dialysis and kidney transplantation patients.
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- Eyal Ben-David
- Renal and Transplantation Unit, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Renal and Transplantation Unit, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Renal and Transplantation Unit, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Room G2.113, Second Floor, Grosvenor Wing, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, London SW17 0QT, UK
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Attallah N, Yassine L. Linagliptin in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus After Kidney Transplant. Transplant Proc 2021; 53:2234-2237. [PMID: 34376312 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2021.07.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The incidence and prevalence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is increasing. The most common cause of ESRD is diabetes mellitus (DM). Kidney transplantation offers better quality of life and survival for patients with ESRD. Because of the use of immunosuppressive therapy and steroids post-kidney transplantation, the patients are at an increased risk for the development of posttransplant DM (PTDM). Management of DM after transplantation (whether pre-existing or transplant related) remains a challenge. Multiple treatment options are currently available to manage PTDM. Those medications have good safety and efficacy record in the general population and in patients with mild degrees of kidney disease. METHODS We conducted a retrospective single center analysis of safety and efficacy of linagliptin post-kidney transplantation. The study was approved by the institutional review board. We collected data (demographics, laboratory tests, and any symptoms or hospitalizations) for 42 patients for a period of 12 months. RESULTS All 42 patients received linagliptin throughout the study period. Patients' average age was 62 years. Twenty-three were women and all were of Middle Eastern descent and had kidney transplants on average of 25 months when they were included in the study. Nineteen patients had DM before the transplant, and the rest had PTDM. Eighteen patients were on metformin and 15 were on insulin, whereas the rest were not on any other medications at the start of the study. Baseline average creatinine was 1.5 mg/dL (132.9 mmol/L) and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) was 8.2 g/dL at the start of the study, whereas creatinine was 1.6 mg/dL (138.5 mmol/L) and HbA1c was 7.4 g/dL at the end. HbA1c dropped 0.8 on average within 3 months of starting linagliptin and remained at the same level for the rest of the study. Urine protein did not change significantly throughout the study. Three patients developed acute myocardial infarction during the study, and a fourth one was hospitalized with an opportunistic infection. Two patients had urinary tract infections. Adverse effects were minimal. No allergic reactions, hypoglycemia, or acute pancreatitis episodes were reported. The average weight and body mass index did not change throughout the study. None of the patients stopped the medication. CONCLUSIONS In this retrospective analysis, linagliptin seems to be safe and efficacious after kidney transplantation. It can be considered as a treatment option to manage DM after transplantation.
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- Nizar Attallah
- Department of Nephrology, Medical Subspecialties Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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- Imperial College of London Diabetes Center, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Chowdhury TA, Wahba M, Mallik R, Peracha J, Patel D, De P, Fogarty D, Frankel A, Karalliedde J, Mark PB, Montero RM, Pokrajac A, Zac-Varghese S, Bain SC, Dasgupta I, Banerjee D, Winocour P, Sharif A. Association of British Clinical Diabetologists and Renal Association guidelines on the detection and management of diabetes post solid organ transplantation. Diabet Med 2021; 38:e14523. [PMID: 33434362 DOI: 10.1111/dme.14523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 01/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Post-transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) is common after solid organ transplantation (SOT) and associated with increased morbidity and mortality for allograft recipients. Despite the significant burden of disease, there is a paucity of literature with regards to detection, prevention and management. Evidence from the general population with diabetes may not be translatable to the unique context of SOT. In light of emerging clinical evidence and novel anti-diabetic agents, there is an urgent need for updated guidance and recommendations in this high-risk cohort. The Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) and Renal Association (RA) Diabetic Kidney Disease Clinical Speciality Group has undertaken a systematic review and critical appraisal of the available evidence. Areas of focus are; (1) epidemiology, (2) pathogenesis, (3) detection, (4) management, (5) modification of immunosuppression, (6) prevention, and (7) PTDM in the non-renal setting. Evidence-graded recommendations are provided for the detection, management and prevention of PTDM, with suggested areas for future research and potential audit standards. The guidelines are endorsed by Diabetes UK, the British Transplantation Society and the Royal College of Physicians of London. The full guidelines are available freely online for the diabetes, renal and transplantation community using the link below. The aim of this review article is to introduce an abridged version of this new clinical guideline ( https://abcd.care/sites/abcd.care/files/site_uploads/Resources/Position-Papers/ABCD-RA%20PTDM%20v14.pdf).
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- Diabetes & Endocrinology, Royal Free NHS foundation Trust, UCL, London, UK
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- Guy's and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London, London, UK
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- West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Watford, UK
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- Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK
- Warwick Medical School, Warwick, UK
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- Renal and Transplant Unit, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and MCSRI, St George's University of London, London, UK
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Chevallier E, Jouve T, Rostaing L, Malvezzi P, Noble J. pre-existing diabetes and PTDM in kidney transplant recipients: how to handle immunosuppression. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol 2020; 14:55-66. [PMID: 33196346 DOI: 10.1080/17512433.2021.1851596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Preexisting diabetes (PD) and post-transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) are common and severe comorbidities posttransplantation. The immunosuppressive regimens are modifiable risk factors. AREAS COVERED We reviewed Pubmed and Cochrane database and we summarize the mechanisms and impacts of available immunosuppressive treatments on the risk of PD and PTDM. We also assess the possible management of these drugs to improve glycemic parameters while considering risks inherent in transplantation. EXPERT OPINION PD i) increases the risk of sepsis, ii) is an independent risk factor for infection-related mortality, and iii) increases acute rejection risk. Regarding PTDM development i) immunosuppressive strategies without corticosteroids significantly reduce the risk but the price may be a higher incidence of rejection; ii) minimization or rapid withdrawal of steroids are two valuable approaches; iii) the diabetogenic role of calcineurin inhibitors(CNIs) is also well-described and is more important for tacrolimus than for cyclosporine. Reducing tacrolimus-exposure may improve glycemic parameters but also has a higher risk of rejection. PTDM risk is higher in patients that receive sirolimus compared to mycophenolate mofetil. Finally, conversion from CNIs to belatacept may offer the best benefits to PTDM-recipients in terms of glycemic parameters, graft and patient-outcomes.
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- Eloi Chevallier
- Service De Néphrologie, Hémodialyse, Aphérèses Et Transplantation Rénale, CHU Grenoble-Alpes , Grenoble, France
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- Service De Néphrologie, Hémodialyse, Aphérèses Et Transplantation Rénale, CHU Grenoble-Alpes , Grenoble, France.,Université Grenoble Alpes , Grenoble, France
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- Service De Néphrologie, Hémodialyse, Aphérèses Et Transplantation Rénale, CHU Grenoble-Alpes , Grenoble, France.,Université Grenoble Alpes , Grenoble, France
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- Service De Néphrologie, Hémodialyse, Aphérèses Et Transplantation Rénale, CHU Grenoble-Alpes , Grenoble, France
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- Service De Néphrologie, Hémodialyse, Aphérèses Et Transplantation Rénale, CHU Grenoble-Alpes , Grenoble, France
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Bang JB, Oh CK, Kim YS, Kim SH, Yu HC, Kim CD, Ju MK, So BJ, Lee SH, Han SY, Jung CW, Kim JK, Lee SH, Jeon JY. Insulin Secretion and Insulin Resistance Trajectories over 1 Year after Kidney Transplantation: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study. Endocrinol Metab (Seoul) 2020; 35:820-829. [PMID: 33202516 PMCID: PMC7803593 DOI: 10.3803/enm.2020.743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND We investigated the changing patterns of insulin secretion and resistance and risk factors contributing to the development of post-transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) in kidney recipients under tacrolimus-based immunosuppression regimen during 1 year after transplantation. METHODS This was a multicenter prospective cohort study. Of the 168 subjects enrolled in this study, we analyzed a total 87 kidney transplant recipients without diabetes which was assessed by oral glucose tolerance test before transplantation. We evaluated the incidence of PTDM and followed up the index of insulin secretion (insulinogenic index [IGI]) and resistance (homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance [HOMA-IR]) at 3, 6, 9 months, and 1 year after transplantation by oral glucose tolerance test and diabetes treatment. We also assessed the risk factors for incident PTDM. RESULTS PTDM developed in 23 of 87 subjects (26.4%) during 1 year after transplantation. More than half of total PTDM (56.5%) occurred in the first 3 months after transplantation. During 1 year after transplantation, insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) was increased in both PTDM and no PTDM group. In no PTDM group, the increase in insulin secretory function to overcome insulin resistance was also observed. However, PTDM group showed no increase in insulin secretion function (IGI). Old age, status of prediabetes and episode of acute rejection were significantly associated with the development of PTDM. CONCLUSION In tacrolimus-based immunosuppressive drugs regimen, impaired insulin secretory function for reduced insulin sensitivity contributed to the development of PTDM than insulin resistance during 1 year after transplantation.
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- Jun Bae Bang
- Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Transplantation Surgery and Research Institute for Transplantation, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Wonkwang University Hospital, Iksan, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Bong Seng Memorial Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Seoul, Korea
- Su Hyung Lee, Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16499, Korea, Tel: +82-31-219-5760, Fax: +82-31-219-4438, E-mail:
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
- Corresponding authors: Ja Young Jeon, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16499, Korea, Tel: +82-31-219-7459, Fax: +82-31-219-4497, E-mail:
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Lo C, Toyama T, Oshima M, Jun M, Chin KL, Hawley CM, Zoungas S. Glucose-lowering agents for treating pre-existing and new-onset diabetes in kidney transplant recipients. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020; 8:CD009966. [PMID: 32803882 PMCID: PMC8477618 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd009966.pub3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Kidney transplantation is the preferred management for patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). However, it is often complicated by worsening or new-onset diabetes. The safety and efficacy of glucose-lowering agents after kidney transplantation is largely unknown. This is an update of a review first published in 2017. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the efficacy and safety of glucose-lowering agents for treating pre-existing and new onset diabetes in people who have undergone kidney transplantation. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Kidney and Transplant Register of Studies up to 16 January 2020 through contact with the Information Specialist using search terms relevant to this review. Studies in the Register are identified through searches of CENTRAL, MEDLINE, and EMBASE, conference proceedings, the International Clinical Trials Register (ICTRP) Search Portal and ClinicalTrials.gov. SELECTION CRITERIA All randomised controlled trials (RCTs), quasi-RCTs and cross-over studies examining head-to-head comparisons of active regimens of glucose-lowering therapy or active regimen compared with placebo/standard care in patients who have received a kidney transplant and have diabetes were eligible for inclusion. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Four authors independently assessed study eligibility and quality and performed data extraction. Continuous outcomes were expressed as post-treatment mean differences (MD) or standardised mean difference (SMD). Adverse events were expressed as post-treatment absolute risk differences (RD). Dichotomous clinical outcomes were presented as risk ratios (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). MAIN RESULTS Ten studies (21 records, 603 randomised participants) were included - three additional studies (five records) since our last review. Four studies compared more intensive versus less intensive insulin therapy; two studies compared dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors to placebo; one study compared DPP-4 inhibitors to insulin glargine; one study compared sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors to placebo; and two studies compared glitazones and insulin to insulin therapy alone. The majority of studies had an unclear to a high risk of bias. There were no studies examining the effects of biguanides, glinides, GLP-1 agonists, or sulphonylureas. Compared to less intensive insulin therapy, it is unclear if more intensive insulin therapy has an effect on transplant or graft survival (4 studies, 301 participants: RR 1.12, 95% CI 0.32 to 3.94; I2 = 49%; very low certainty evidence), delayed graft function (2 studies, 153 participants: RR 0.63, 0.42 to 0.93; I2 = 0%; very low certainty evidence), HbA1c (1 study, 16 participants; very low certainty evidence), fasting blood glucose (1 study, 24 participants; very low certainty evidence), kidney function markers (1 study, 26 participants; very low certainty evidence), death (any cause) (3 studies, 208 participants" RR 0.68, 0.29 to 1.58; I2 = 0%; very low certainty evidence), hypoglycaemia (4 studies, 301 participants; very low certainty evidence) and medication discontinuation due to adverse effects (1 study, 60 participants; very low certainty evidence). Compared to placebo, it is unclear whether DPP-4 inhibitors have an effect on hypoglycaemia and medication discontinuation (2 studies, 51 participants; very low certainty evidence). However, DPP-4 inhibitors may reduce HbA1c and fasting blood glucose but not kidney function markers (1 study, 32 participants; low certainty evidence). Compared to insulin glargine, it is unclear if DPP-4 inhibitors have an effect on HbA1c, fasting blood glucose, hypoglycaemia or discontinuation due to adverse events (1 study, 45 participants; very low certainty evidence). Compared to placebo, SGLT2 inhibitors probably do not affect kidney graft survival (1 study, 44 participants; moderate certainty evidence), but may reduce HbA1c without affecting fasting blood glucose and eGFR long-term (1 study, 44 participants, low certainty evidence). SGLT2 inhibitors probably do not increase hypoglycaemia, and probably have little or no effect on medication discontinuation due to adverse events. However, all participants discontinuing SGLT2 inhibitors had urinary tract infections (1 study, 44 participants, moderate certainty evidence). Compared to insulin therapy alone, it is unclear if glitazones added to insulin have an effect on HbA1c or kidney function markers (1 study, 62 participants; very low certainty evidence). However, glitazones may make little or no difference to fasting blood glucose (2 studies, 120 participants; low certainty evidence), and medication discontinuation due to adverse events (1 study, 62 participants; low certainty evidence). No studies of DPP-4 inhibitors, or glitazones reported effects on transplant or graft survival, delayed graft function or death (any cause). AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS The efficacy and safety of glucose-lowering agents in the treatment of pre-existing and new-onset diabetes in kidney transplant recipients is questionable. Evidence from existing studies examining the effect of intensive insulin therapy, DPP-4 inhibitors, SGLT inhibitors and glitazones is mostly of low to very low certainty. Appropriately blinded, larger, and higher quality RCTs are needed to evaluate and compare the safety and efficacy of contemporary glucose-lowering agents in the kidney transplant population.
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- Clement Lo
- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Diabetes and Vascular Medicine Unit, Monash Health, Clayton, Australia
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- The George Institute for Global Health, UNSW, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Nephrology and Laboratory Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
- Innovative Clinical Research Center (iCREK), Kanazawa University Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan
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- The George Institute for Global Health, UNSW, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Nephrology and Laboratory Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
- Innovative Clinical Research Center (iCREK), Kanazawa University Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan
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- The George Institute for Global Health, UNSW, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Nephrology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Australia
- Australasian Kidney Trials Network, Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- The George Institute for Global Health, UNSW, Sydney, Australia
- Diabetes and Vascular Medicine Unit, Monash Health, Clayton, Australia
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Cohen E, Korah M, Callender G, Belfort de Aguiar R, Haakinson D. Metabolic Disorders with Kidney Transplant. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2020; 15:732-742. [PMID: 32284323 PMCID: PMC7269213 DOI: 10.2215/cjn.09310819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Metabolic disorders are highly prevalent in kidney transplant candidates and recipients and can adversely affect post-transplant graft outcomes. Management of diabetes, hyperparathyroidism, and obesity presents distinct opportunities to optimize patients both before and after transplant as well as the ability to track objective data over time to assess a patient's ability to partner effectively with the health care team and adhere to complex treatment regimens. Optimization of these particular disorders can most dramatically decrease the risk of surgical and cardiovascular complications post-transplant. Approximately 60% of nondiabetic patients experience hyperglycemia in the immediate post-transplant phase. Multiple risk factors have been identified related to development of new onset diabetes after transplant, and it is estimated that upward of 7%-30% of patients will develop new onset diabetes within the first year post-transplant. There are a number of medications studied in the kidney transplant population for diabetes management, and recent data and the risks and benefits of each regimen should be optimized. Secondary hyperparathyroidism occurs in most patients with CKD and can persist after kidney transplant in up to 66% of patients, despite an initial decrease in parathyroid hormone levels. Parathyroidectomy and medical management are the options for treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism, but there is no randomized, controlled trial providing clear recommendations for optimal management, and patient-specific factors should be considered. Obesity is the most common metabolic disorder affecting the transplant population in both the pre- and post-transplant phases of care. Not only does obesity have associations and interactions with comorbid illnesses, such as diabetes, dyslipidemia, and cardiovascular disease, all of which increase morbidity and mortality post-transplant, but it also is intimately inter-related with access to transplantation for patients with kidney failure. We review these metabolic disorders and their management, including data in patients with kidney transplants.
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- Elizabeth Cohen
- Department of Pharmacy, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Endocrine Surgery, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Transplant, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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Workeneh B, Moore LW, Nolte Fong JV, Shypailo R, Gaber AO, Mitch WE. Successful Kidney Transplantation Is Associated With Weight Gain From Truncal Obesity and Insulin Resistance. J Ren Nutr 2019; 29:548-555. [DOI: 10.1053/j.jrn.2019.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2018] [Revised: 12/31/2018] [Accepted: 01/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Zhang L, He Y, Wu C, Wu M, Chen X, Luo J, Cai Y, Xia P, Chen B. Altered expression of glucose metabolism associated genes in a tacrolimus‑induced post‑transplantation diabetes mellitus in rat model. Int J Mol Med 2019; 44:1495-1504. [PMID: 31432104 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2019.4313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2017] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Post‑transplantation diabetes mellitus (PTDM) is a known side effect in transplant recipients administered with immunosuppressant drugs, such as tacrolimus (Tac). Although injury of islet cells is considered a major reason for Tac‑induced PTDM, the involvement of insulin resistance in PTDM remains unknown. In the present study, expression levels of adipocytokines, glucose metabolism associated genes and peroxisome proliferator‑activated receptor (PPAR)‑γ in adipose, muscular and liver tissues from a rat model induced with Tac (1 mg/kg/day) were examined. Rats developed hyperglycemia and glucose intolerance after 10 days of Tac administration. A subgroup of diabetic rats was further treated with rosiglitazone (4 mg/kg), a PPAR‑γ activator. Adipose, muscle and liver tissues were obtained on day 15 after induction and the results demonstrated that expression levels of adipocytokines, PPAR‑γ and proteins in the insulin associated signaling pathway varied in the different groups. Rosiglitazone administration significantly improved hyperglycemia, glucose intolerance and expression levels of proteins associated with insulin signaling, as well as adipocytokines expression. The results of this study demonstrated that adipocytokines and PPAR‑γ signaling may serve important roles in the pathogenesis of Tac‑induced PTDM, which may provide a promising application in the treatment of PTDM in the future.
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- Ling Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Jiangsu Province Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China
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- Department of Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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- Department of Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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- Department of Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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Tacrolimus Induced Diabetic Ketoacidosis Following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 2019; 35:711-713. [PMID: 31741624 DOI: 10.1007/s12288-019-01113-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Risk of diabetes mellitus increases after solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Diabetic ketoacidosis has been reported after solid organ transplantation in patients receiving tacrolimus but has rarely been reported after stem cell transplantation. The major risk factors for diabetic ketoacidosis are immunosuppressive drugs used after transplantation. We report here three cases of allogenic stem cell transplant who developed diabetic ketoacidosis while on treatment with tacrolimus. The drug was stopped in all the cases and patients were treated with insulin therapy resulting in complete recovery from diabetic ketoacidosis.
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Nordheim E, Birkeland KI, Åsberg A, Hartmann A, Horneland R, Jenssen T. Preserved insulin secretion and kidney function in recipients with functional pancreas grafts 1 year after transplantation: a single-center prospective observational study. Eur J Endocrinol 2018; 179:251-259. [PMID: 30299895 DOI: 10.1530/eje-18-0360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Successful simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation (SPK) or pancreas transplantation alone (PTA) restores glycemic control. Diabetes and impaired kidney function are common side effects of immunosuppressive therapy. This study addresses glucometabolic parameters and kidney function during the first year. METHODS We examined 67 patients with functioning grafts (SPK n = 30, PTA n = 37) transplanted between September 2011 and November 2016 who underwent repeated oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTTs) 8 and 52 weeks after transplantation. Another 19 patients lost their graft the first year post-transplant and 28 patients did not undergo repeated OGTTs and could not be studied. All patients received ATG induction therapy plus tacrolimus, mycophenolate and prednisolone. Glomerular filtration rate was measured before and 8 and 52 weeks after transplantation by serum clearance methods. RESULTS From week 8 to 52 after transplantation, mean fasting glucose decreased (SPK: 5.4 ± 0.7 to 5.1 ± 0.8 mmol/L, PTA: 5.4 ± 0.6 to 5.2 ± 0.7 mmol/L; both P < 0.05), and also 120-min post-OGTT glucose (SPK: 6.9 ± 2.9 to 5.7 ± 2.2 mmol/L; P = 0.07, PTA: 6.5 ± 1.7 to 5.7 ± 1.2 mmol/L; P < 0.05). Fasting C-peptide levels also decreased (SPK: 1500 ± 573 to 1078 ± 357 pmol/L, PTA: 1210 ± 487 to 1021 ± 434 pmol/L, both P < 0.005). Measured GFR decreased from enlistment to 8 weeks post transplant in PTA patients (94 ± 22 to 78 ± 19 mL/min/1.73 m2; P < 0.005), but did not deteriorate from week 8 to week 52 (SPK: 55.0 ± 15.1 vs 59.7 ± 11.3 ml/min/1.73 m²; P = 0.19, PTA: 76 ± 19 vs 77 ± 19 mL/min/1.73 m²; P = 0.74). CONCLUSION Glycemic control and kidney function remain preserved in recipients with functioning SPK and PTA grafts 1 year after transplantation.
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- Espen Nordheim
- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Section of Nephrology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Section of Nephrology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Section of Nephrology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
- School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Section of Nephrology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Section of Transplantation Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Section of Nephrology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
- Metabolic and Renal Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT- The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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Quintero J, Juampérez J, Ortega J, Molino JA, Castells L, Bilbao I, Rodrigo C, Charco R. Conversion from twice-daily to once-daily tacrolimus formulation in pediatric liver transplant recipients - a long-term prospective study. Transpl Int 2017; 31:38-44. [DOI: 10.1111/tri.13037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2017] [Revised: 05/23/2017] [Accepted: 08/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Jesús Quintero
- Pediatric Hepatology and Liver Transplant Unit; Hospital Universitari de la Vall d'Hebron; Universitat Atònoma de Barcelona; 08036 Barcelona Spain
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- Hepatology and Liver Transplant Unit; Hospital Universitari de la Vall d'Hebron; Universitat Atònoma de Barcelona; 08036 Barcelona Spain
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit; Hospital Universitari de la Vall d'Hebron; Universitat Atònoma de Barcelona; 08036 Barcelona Spain
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- Pediatric Surgery Department; Hospital Universitari de la Vall d'Hebron; Universitat Atònoma de Barcelona; 08036 Barcelona Spain
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- Liver Unit; Department of Internal Medicine; Hospital Universitari de la Vall d'Hebron Barcelona; Universitat Atònoma de Barcelona; 08036 Barcelona Spain
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- Hospital Universitari de la Vall d'Hebron; Universitat Atònoma de Barcelona; 08036 Barcelona Spain
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- Hospital Universitari de la Vall d'Hebron; Universitat Atònoma de Barcelona; 08036 Barcelona Spain
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- Hospital Universitari de la Vall d'Hebron; Universitat Atònoma de Barcelona; 08036 Barcelona Spain
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Gelens MACJ, van Hooff JP, Usvyat L, Christiaans MH. No evidence for progressive deterioration in stimulated insulin secretion in renal transplant recipients after 12years tacrolimus exposure. J Diabetes Complications 2017; 31:1384-1388. [PMID: 28720321 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2017.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2017] [Revised: 06/29/2017] [Accepted: 07/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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AIMS Tacrolimus (Tac) inhibits insulin secretion in a Tac-trough blood level dependent way early post-transplant in renal transplant recipients (Rtx). It is unknown whether long-term exposure results into a progressive beta cells dysfunction. METHODS Two independent cohorts of Tac-treated non-diabetic Rtx, previously participating in glucose metabolism studies using intravenous Glucose Tolerance Test (ivGTT) were included: Fifty-eight Rtx were tested by ivGTT cross-sectional between 0.25 and 12.6years post-transplant. Factors related to glucose metabolism parameters were explored by multilinear regression analysis. Eighteen non-diabetic Rtx tested by ivGTT 6months post-transplant were retested at 12years. The glucose metabolism outcome parameters were also adjusted according to the results of the cross-sectional study. RESULTS Multivariate analysis showed 'Age', 'BMI' and 'use of steroids' to be significantly related, in different combinations, to the glucose metabolism parameters 'insulin resistance', 'fasting insulin level' and 'stimulated insulin secretion'. However 'time on tacrolimus' wasn't related to any parameter. In the longitudinal study, none of the glucose metabolism parameters (either analyzed crude or adjusted) deteriorated clinically or statistically significant. Numerically, 'stimulated insulin secretion' even increased. CONCLUSIONS Chronic Tac exposure does NOT lead to a progressive decrease in 'stimulated insulin secretion' between 6months and 12years post renal transplant in our population of 18 patients.
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- Mariëlle A C J Gelens
- Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre, PO-box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre, PO-box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Renal Research Institute, 315E 62nd ST, New York, NY 10065, USA; Fresenius Medical Care North America, 950 Winter St, Waltham, MA 02451, USA.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre, PO-box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Pharmacogenetics of posttransplant diabetes mellitus. THE PHARMACOGENOMICS JOURNAL 2017; 17:209-221. [DOI: 10.1038/tpj.2017.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2016] [Revised: 12/04/2016] [Accepted: 01/09/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Prediabetes in Pediatric Recipients of Liver Transplant: Mechanism and Risk Factors. J Pediatr 2017; 182:223-231.e3. [PMID: 28041666 PMCID: PMC5328850 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.11.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2016] [Revised: 10/17/2016] [Accepted: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of calcineurin inhibitor exposure and states of insulin resistance-obesity and adolescence-in prediabetes after pediatric liver transplant via oral glucose tolerance testing, which previously has not been done systematically in these at-risk youths. STUDY DESIGN This was a cross-sectional study of 81 pediatric recipients of liver transplant. Prediabetes was defined as impaired glucose tolerance (IGT; glucose ≥140 mg/dL at 2 hours) or impaired fasting glucose (IFG, ≥100 mg/dL). Corrected insulin response (CIR) was calculated as measure of insulin secretion, corrected for glucose (CIR30, CIR60, CIR120). RESULTS Subjects were aged 8.1-30.0 years and 1.1-24.7 years post-transplant; 44% had prediabetes-27% IGT, 14% IFG, and 3% both. IGT was characterized by insulin hyposecretion, with lower CIR60 and CIR120 in IGT than subjects with normal glucose tolerance. Subjects with tacrolimus trough >6 µg/mL at study visit had lower CIR120 than those with trough ≤6 µg/mL and those off calcineurin-inhibitors. Mean of tacrolimus troughs preceding the study visit, years since transplant, and rejection episodes were not associated significantly with lower CIR. CIR suppression by tacrolimus was most pronounced >6 years from transplant. Overweight/obese subjects and adolescents who retained normal glucose tolerance had greater CIR than those who were IGT. CONCLUSION IGT after pediatric liver transplant is driven by inadequate insulin secretion. It is quite common but not detectable with fasting laboratory values-the screening recommended by current guidelines. Calcineurin inhibitors suppress insulin secretion in these patients in a dose-dependent manner. Given the recent focus on long-term outcomes and immunosuppression withdrawal in these children, longitudinal studies are warranted to investigate whether IGT is reversible with calcineurin inhibitor minimization.
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Lo C, Jun M, Badve SV, Pilmore H, White SL, Hawley C, Cass A, Perkovic V, Zoungas S. Glucose-lowering agents for treating pre-existing and new-onset diabetes in kidney transplant recipients. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017; 2:CD009966. [PMID: 28238223 PMCID: PMC6464265 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd009966.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Kidney transplantation is the preferred form of kidney replacement therapy for patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and is often complicated by worsening or new-onset diabetes. Management of hyperglycaemia is important to reduce post-transplant and diabetes-related complications. The safety and efficacy of glucose-lowering agents after kidney transplantation is largely unknown. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the efficacy and safety of pharmacological interventions for lowering glucose levels in patients who have undergone kidney transplantation and have diabetes. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Kidney and Transplant Specialised Register to 15 April 2016 through contact with the Information Specialist using search terms relevant to this review. Studies contained in the Specialised Register are identified through search strategies specifically designed for CENTRAL, MEDLINE, and EMBASE; handsearching conference proceedings; and searching the International Clinical Trials Register (ICTRP) Search Portal and ClinicalTrials.gov. SELECTION CRITERIA All randomised controlled trials (RCTs), quasi-RCTs and cross-over studies examining head-to-head comparisons of active regimens of glucose-lowering therapy or active regimen compared with placebo/standard care in patients who have received a kidney transplant and have diabetes were eligible for inclusion. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two authors independently assessed study eligibility and quality and performed data extraction. Continuous outcomes were expressed as post-treatment mean differences (MD) or standardised mean difference (SMD). Adverse events were expressed as post-treatment absolute risk differences (RD). Dichotomous clinical outcomes were presented as risk ratios (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). MAIN RESULTS We included seven studies that involved a total of 399 kidney transplant recipients. All included studies had observed heterogeneity in the patient population, interventions and measured outcomes or missing data (which was unavailable despite correspondence with authors). Many studies had incompletely reported methodology preventing meta-analysis and leading to low confidence in treatment estimates.Three studies with 241 kidney transplant recipients examined the use of more intensive compared to less intensive insulin therapy in kidney transplant recipients with pre-existing type 1 or 2 diabetes. Evidence for the effects of more intensive compared to less intensive insulin therapy on transplant graft survival, HbA1c, fasting blood glucose, all cause mortality and adverse effects including hypoglycaemia was of very low quality. More intensive versus less intensive insulin therapy resulted in no difference in transplant or graft survival over three to five years in one study while another study showed that more intensive versus less intensive insulin therapy resulted in more rejection events over the three year follow-up (11 events in total; 9 in the more intensive group, P = 0.01). One study showed that more intensive insulin therapy resulted in a lower mean HbA1c (10 ± 0.8% versus 13 ± 0.9%) and lower fasting blood glucose (7.22 ± 0.5 mmol/L versus 13.44 ± 1.22 mmol/L) at 13 months compared with standard insulin therapy. Another study showed no difference between more intensive compared to less intensive insulin therapy on all-cause mortality over a five year follow-up period. All studies showed either an increased frequency of hypoglycaemia or severe hypoglycaemia episodes.Three studies with a total of 115 transplant recipients examined the use of DPP4 inhibitors for new-onset diabetes after transplantation. Evidence for the treatment effect of DPP4 inhibitors on transplant or graft survival, HbA1c and fasting blood glucose levels, all cause mortality, and adverse events including hypoglycaemia was of low quality. One study comparing vildagliptin to placebo and another comparing sitagliptin to placebo showed no difference in transplant or graft survival over two to four months of follow-up. One study comparing vildagliptin to placebo showed no significant change in estimated glomerular filtration rate from baseline (1.9 ± 10.3 mL/min/1.73 m2, P = 0.48 and 2.1 ± 6.1 mL/min/1.73 m2, P = 0.22) and no deaths, in either treatment group over three months of follow-up. One study comparing vildagliptin to placebo showed a lower HbA1c level (mean ± SD) (6.3 ± 0.5% versus versus 6.7 ± 0.6%, P = 0.03) and trend towards a greater lowering of fasting blood glucose (-0.91 ± -0.92 mmol/L versus vs -0.19 ± 1.16 mmol/L, P = 0.08) with vildagliptin. One study comparing sitagliptin to insulin glargine showed an equivalent lowering of HbA1c (-0.6 ± 0.5% versus -0.6 ± 0.6%, P = NS) and fasting blood glucose (4.92 ± 1.42 versus 4.76 ± 1.09 mmol/L, P = NS) with sitagliptin. For the outcome of hypoglycaemia, one study comparing vildagliptin to placebo reported no episodes of hypoglycaemia, one study comparing sitagliptin to insulin glargine reported fewer episodes of hypoglycaemia with sitagliptin (3/28 patients; 10.7% versus 5/28; 17.9%) and one cross-over study of sitagliptin and placebo reported two episodes of asymptomatic moderate hypoglycaemia (2 to 3.9 mmol/L) when sitagliptin was administered with glipizide. All three studies reported no drug interactions between DPP4 inhibitors and the immunosuppressive agents taken.Evidence for the treatment effect of pioglitazone for treating pre-existing diabetes was of low quality. One study with 62 transplant recipients compared the use of pioglitazone with insulin to insulin alone for treating pre-existing diabetes. Pioglitazone resulted in a lower HbA1c level (mean ± SD) (-1.21 ± 1.2 versus 0.39 ± 1%, P < 0.001) but had no effects on fasting blood glucose (6.58 ± 2.71 versus 7.28 ± 2.78 mmol/L, P = 0.14 ), and change in creatinine (3.54 ± 15.03 versus 10.61 ± 18.56 mmol/L, P = 0.53) and minimal adverse effects (no episodes of hypoglycaemia, three dropped out due to mild to moderate lower extremity oedema, cyclosporin levels were not affected). AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Evidence concerning the efficacy and safety of glucose-lowering agents for treating pre-existing and new-onset diabetes in kidney transplant recipients is limited. Existing studies examine more intensive versus less intensive insulin therapy, and the use of DPP4 inhibitors and pioglitazone. The safety and efficacy of more intensive compared to less intensive insulin therapy is very uncertain and the safety and efficacy of DPP4 inhibitors and pioglitazone is uncertain, due to data being limited and of poor quality. Additional RCTs are required to clarify the safety and efficacy of current glucose-lowering agents for kidney transplant recipients with diabetes.
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- Clement Lo
- Monash UniversityDiabetes and Vascular Research Program, Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive MedicineClaytonAustralia
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- The George Institute for Global Health, The University of SydneyCamperdownAustralia
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- Princess Alexandra HospitalDepartment of NephrologyWoolloongabbaAustralia4102
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- Auckland HospitalDepartment of Renal MedicinePark RoadGraftonNew Zealand
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- The George Institute for Global Health, The University of SydneyRenal and Metabolic DivisionLevel 10, King George V BuildingRoyal Prince Alfred HospitalCamperdownAustralia2050
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- Princess Alexandra HospitalDepartment of NephrologyWoolloongabbaAustralia4102
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- The George Institute for Global Health, The University of SydneyRenal and Metabolic DivisionLevel 10, King George V BuildingRoyal Prince Alfred HospitalCamperdownAustralia2050
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Ribeiro RS, Cristelli M, Amor AJ, Guerrero V, Ferrer J, Ricart MJ, Esmatjes E. The Effect of Corticosteroid Withdrawal on Glucose Metabolism and Anti-GAD Antibodies in Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplant Patients. Prog Transplant 2016; 26:249-54. [PMID: 27317270 DOI: 10.1177/1526924816654371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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CONTEXT Corticosteroid withdrawal may reduce insulin resistance; however, it could also influence pancreatic autoantibody profile in simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplant patients. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of corticosteroid withdrawal on glucose metabolism and anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) antibody titers in SPK patients with type 1 diabetes after 12 months of follow-up. DESIGN In this retrospective study, fasting glucose and glycated hemoglobin (A1c) were compared before and after 3, 6, and 12 months of corticosteroid withdrawal in 80 SPK patients. In addition, weight, anti-GAD, and C-peptide levels were compared before and after withdrawal. Finally, fasting and postglucose, insulin, and C-peptide levels were compared before and after withdrawal in 25 patients undergoing oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). RESULTS Fasting glucose levels did not change during corticosteroid discontinuation. After 12 months, A1c slightly increased from 4.6% (0.4%) to 4.8% (0.6%) (P < .01) and C-peptide decreased from 2.8 (1.1) ng/mL to 2.4 (1.3) ng/mL (P <. 01). In patients submitted to OGTT, glucose, insulin, and C-peptide levels did not change. There was no alteration in the proportion of anti-GAD positive tests (41% vs 45%). Anti-GAD titers remained stable or decreased in 70% of positive patients. CONCLUSION Corticosteroid withdrawal has no significant effect on glucose metabolism and on anti-GAD profile among SPK patients.
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- Rogério Silicani Ribeiro
- Diabetes Unit, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Diabetes Program, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Renal Transplant Unit, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Hospital do Rim, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Diabetes Unit, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Renal Transplant Unit, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Surgery Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Renal Transplant Unit, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Diabetes Unit, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Perito ER, Lustig RH, Rosenthal P. Metabolic Syndrome Components After Pediatric Liver Transplantation: Prevalence and the Impact of Obesity and Immunosuppression. Am J Transplant 2016; 16:1909-16. [PMID: 26751054 PMCID: PMC4874932 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2015] [Revised: 12/04/2015] [Accepted: 12/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Metabolic syndrome is associated with long-term morbidity and mortality after adult liver transplantation (LT). Whether pediatric LT recipients have a higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome remains controversial. In a cross-sectional study, we evaluated pediatric LT recipients aged 8-30 years using National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) protocols. LT recipients were matched by gender, race/ethnicity, and age with controls from NHANES. Pediatric LT recipients (n = 83), after adjusting for overweight/obesity and glucocorticoid use, had increased prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension, impaired glucose tolerance (IGT; 2-h glucose after oral glucose tolerance test ≥140 mg/dL), and low high-density lipoprotein compared to matched NHANES controls (n = 235) despite a lower prevalence of overweight/obesity. Among LT recipients, the adjusted odds of IGT doubled for every 7.5 years taking calcineurin inhibitors (odds ratio = 2.10, 95% confidence interval 1.06-4.17 per 7.5 years taking calcineurin inhibitors, p = 0.03). Among all subjects with IGT, LT recipients had a lower prevalence of overweight/obesity and less insulin resistance (homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance) than did controls with IGT. Among normal weight subjects, LT recipients were significantly more likely than controls to have prehypertension/hypertension, IGT, low high-density lipoprotein, and metabolic syndrome. Pediatric LT recipients have unique metabolic syndrome profiles and risk factors and will require tailored screening and management protocols.
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- Emily R. Perito
- Department of Pediatrics, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Pediatrics, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Pediatrics, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
- Department of Surgery, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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Shivaswamy V, Boerner B, Larsen J. Post-Transplant Diabetes Mellitus: Causes, Treatment, and Impact on Outcomes. Endocr Rev 2016; 37:37-61. [PMID: 26650437 PMCID: PMC4740345 DOI: 10.1210/er.2015-1084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 197] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Post-transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) is a frequent consequence of solid organ transplantation. PTDM has been associated with greater mortality and increased infections in different transplant groups using different diagnostic criteria. An international consensus panel recommended a consistent set of guidelines in 2003 based on American Diabetes Association glucose criteria but did not exclude the immediate post-transplant hospitalization when many patients receive large doses of corticosteroids. Greater glucose monitoring during all hospitalizations has revealed significant glucose intolerance in the majority of recipients immediately after transplant. As a result, the international consensus panel reviewed its earlier guidelines and recommended delaying screening and diagnosis of PTDM until the recipient is on stable doses of immunosuppression after discharge from initial transplant hospitalization. The group cautioned that whereas hemoglobin A1C has been adopted as a diagnostic criterion by many, it is not reliable as the sole diabetes screening method during the first year after transplant. Risk factors for PTDM include many of the immunosuppressant medications themselves as well as those for type 2 diabetes. The provider managing diabetes and associated dyslipidemia and hypertension after transplant must be careful of the greater risk for drug-drug interactions and infections with immunosuppressant medications. Treatment goals and therapies must consider the greater risk for fluctuating and reduced kidney function, which can cause hypoglycemia. Research is actively focused on strategies to prevent PTDM, but until strategies are found, it is imperative that immunosuppression regimens are chosen based on their evidence to prolong graft survival, not to avoid PTDM.
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- Vijay Shivaswamy
- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism (V.S., B.B., J.L.), Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198; and VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System (V.S.), Omaha, Nebraska 68105
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism (V.S., B.B., J.L.), Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198; and VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System (V.S.), Omaha, Nebraska 68105
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism (V.S., B.B., J.L.), Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198; and VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System (V.S.), Omaha, Nebraska 68105
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Galindo RJ, Fried M, Breen T, Tamler R. HYPERGLYCEMIA MANAGEMENT IN PATIENTS WITH POSTTRANSPLANTATION DIABETES. Endocr Pract 2015; 22:454-65. [PMID: 26720253 DOI: 10.4158/ep151039.ra] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Posttransplantation diabetes (PTDM) is a common occurrence after solid-organ transplantation and is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. There is a limited number of studies addressing strategies for hyperglycemia management in this population, with a few articles emerging recently. METHODS We performed a PubMed search of studies published in English addressing hyperglycemia management of PTDM/new-onset diabetes after transplant (NODAT). Relevant cited articles were also retrieved. RESULTS Most of the 25 publications eligible for review were retrospective studies. Insulin therapy during the early posttransplantation period showed promise in preventing PTDM development. Thiazolidinediones have been mostly shown to exert glycemic control in retrospective studies, at the expense of weight gain and fluid retention. Evidence with metformin, sulfonylureas, and meglitinides is very limited. Incretins have shown promising results in small prospective studies using sitagliptin, linaglitpin, and vildagliptin and a case series using liraglutide. CONCLUSION Prospective randomized studies assessing the management of hyperglycemia in PTDM are urgently needed. In the meantime, clinicians need to be aware of the high risk of PTDM and associated complications and current concepts in management.
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Pérez-Sáez MJ, Marín-Casino M, Pascual J. Treating posttransplantation diabetes mellitus. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2015; 16:1435-48. [DOI: 10.1517/14656566.2015.1039983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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New-onset diabetes after kidney transplant in children. Pediatr Nephrol 2015; 30:405-16. [PMID: 24894384 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-014-2830-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2013] [Revised: 04/01/2014] [Accepted: 04/11/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The development of new-onset diabetes after kidney transplantation (NODAT) is associated with reduced graft function, increased cardiovascular morbidity and lower patient survival among adult recipients. In the pediatric population, however, the few studies examining NODAT have yielded inconsistent results. Therefore, the true incidence of NODAT in the pediatric population has been difficult to establish. The identification of children and adolescents at risk for NODAT requires appropriate screening questions and tests pre- and post-kidney transplant. Several risk factors have been implicated in the pathogenesis of NODAT and post-transplant glucose intolerance, including African American race, obesity, family history of diabetes and the type of immunosuppressant regimen. Moreover, uremia per se results in a state of insulin resistance that increases the risk of developing diabetes post-transplant. When an individual becomes glucose intolerant, early lifestyle modification and antihyperglycemic measures with tailoring of the immunosuppressant regimen should be implemented to prevent the development of NODAT. For the child or adolescent with NODAT, antihyperglycemic therapy should be prescribed in order to achieve optimal glycemic control, ultimately reducing complications and improving overall allograft and patient survival. In this article, we review the risk factors, screening methods, diagnosis, management and outcome of children and adolescents with NODAT and post-kidney transplant glucose intolerance.
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Werzowa J, Säemann M, Haidinger M, Krebs M, Hecking M. Antidiabetic therapy in post kidney transplantation diabetes mellitus. Transplant Rev (Orlando) 2015; 29:145-53. [PMID: 25641399 DOI: 10.1016/j.trre.2015.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 01/11/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Post-transplantation diabetes mellitus (PTDM) is a common complication after kidney transplantation that affects up to 40% of kidney transplant recipients. By pathogenesis, PTDM is a diabetes form of its own, and may be characterised by a sudden, drug-induced deficiency in insulin secretion rather than worsening of insulin resistance over time. In the context of deteriorating allograft function leading to a re-occurrence of chronic kidney disease after transplantation, pharmacological interventions in PTDM patients deserve special attention. In the present review, we aim at presenting the current evidence regarding efficacy and safety of the modern antidiabetic armamentarium. Specifically, we focus on incretin-based therapies and insulin treatment, besides metformin and glitazones, and discuss their respective advantages and pitfalls. Although recent pilot trials are available in both prediabetes and PTDM, further studies are warranted to elucidate the ideal timing of various antidiabetics as well as its long-term impact on safety, glucose metabolism and cardiovascular outcomes in kidney transplant recipients.
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- Johannes Werzowa
- Department of Medicine 3, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
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- Department of Medicine 3, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Medicine 3, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Medicine 3, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Medicine 3, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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Gonçalves P, Araújo JR, Martel F. Antipsychotics-induced metabolic alterations: focus on adipose tissue and molecular mechanisms. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2015; 25:1-16. [PMID: 25523882 DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2014.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2014] [Revised: 10/14/2014] [Accepted: 11/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The use of antipsychotic drugs for the treatment of mood disorders and psychosis has increased dramatically over the last decade. Despite its consumption being associated with beneficial neuropsychiatric effects in patients, atypical antipsychotics (which are the most frequently prescribed antipsychotics) use is accompanied by some secondary adverse metabolic effects such as weight gain, dyslipidemia and glucose intolerance. The molecular mechanisms underlying these adverse effects are not fully understood but have been suggested to involve a dysregulation of adipose tissue homeostasis. As such, the aim of this paper is to review and discuss the role of adipose tissue in the development of secondary adverse metabolic effects induced by atypical antipsychotics. Data analyzed in this article suggest that atypical antipsychotics may increase adipose tissue (particularly visceral adipose tissue) lipogenesis, differentiation/hyperplasia, pro-inflammatory mediator secretion and insulin resistance and decrease adipose tissue lipolysis. Consequently, patients receiving antipsychotic medication could be at risk of developing obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. A better knowledge of the impact of these drugs on adipose tissue homeostasis may unveil strategies to develop novel antipsychotic drugs with less adverse metabolic effects and to develop adjuvant therapies (e.g. behavioral and nutritional therapies) to neuropsychiatric patients receiving antipsychotic medication.
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- Pedro Gonçalves
- INSERM (French Institute of Health and Medical Research), Unit 1151, INEM (Research Center in Molecular Medicine), Faculty of Medicine of Paris Descartes University, Paris, France
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- INSERM (French Institute of Health and Medical Research), Unit 786, Molecular Microbial Pathogenesis Unit, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Department of Biochemistry (U38-FCT), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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Rangel EB. Tacrolimus in pancreas transplant: a focus on toxicity, diabetogenic effect and drug–drug interactions. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2014; 10:1585-605. [DOI: 10.1517/17425255.2014.964205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Lv C, Chen M, Xu M, Xu G, Zhang Y, He S, Xue M, Gao J, Yu M, Gao X, Zhu T. Influencing factors of new-onset diabetes after a renal transplant and their effects on complications and survival rate. PLoS One 2014; 9:e99406. [PMID: 24911157 PMCID: PMC4050028 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2014] [Accepted: 05/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To discuss the onset of and relevant risk factors for new-onset diabetes after a transplant (NODAT) in patients who survive more than 1 year after undergoing a renal transplant and the influence of these risk factors on complications and long-term survival. METHOD A total of 428 patients who underwent a renal transplant between January 1993 and December 2008 and were not diabetic before surgery were studied. The prevalence rate of and relevant risk factors for postoperative NODAT were analyzed on the basis of fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels, and differences in postoperative complications and survival rates between patients with and without NODAT were compared. RESULTS The patients in this study were followed up for a mean of 5.65 ± 3.68 years. In total, 87 patients (20.3%) developed NODAT. Patients who converted from treatment with CSA to FK506 had increased prevalence rates of NODAT (P <0.05). Multi-factor analysis indicated that preoperative FPG level (odds ratio [OR] = 1.48), age (OR = 1.10), body mass index (OR = 1.05), hepatitis C virus infection (OR = 2.72), and cadaveric donor kidney (OR = 1.18) were independent risk factors for NODAT (All P <0.05). Compared with the N-NODAT group, the NODAT group had higher prevalence rates (P < 0.05) of postoperative infection, hypertension, and dyslipidemia; in addition, the survival rate and survival time of the 2 groups did not significantly differ. CONCLUSION Among the patients who survived more than 1 year after a renal transplant, the prevalence rate of NODAT was 20.32%. Preoperative FPG level, age, body mass index, hepatitis C virus infection, and cadaveric donor kidney were independent risk factors for NODAT. Patients who converted from treatment with CSA to FK506 after a renal transplant had aggravated impairments in glycometabolism. Patients with NODAT were also more vulnerable to postoperative complications such as infection, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia.
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- Chaoyang Lv
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, People's Hospital Affiliated to Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (The People's Hospital of Fujian Province), Fuzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China
- Department of Cadre's Ward, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Evidence Base Medicine Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Shanghai, P.R. China
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New onset of diabetes after transplantation - an overview of epidemiology, mechanism of development and diagnosis. Transpl Immunol 2013; 30:52-8. [PMID: 24184293 DOI: 10.1016/j.trim.2013.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2013] [Revised: 10/21/2013] [Accepted: 10/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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New onset of diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) is a serious and common complication following solid organ transplantation. NODAT has been reported to occur in 2% to 53% of renal transplant recipients. Several risk factors are associated with NODAT, however the mechanisms underlying were unclear. Renal transplant recipients who develop NODAT are reported to be at increased risk of infections, cardiovascular events, graft loss and patient loss. It has been reported that the incidence of NODAT is high in the early transplant period due to the exposure to the high doses of corticosteroids, calcineurin inhibitors and the physical inactivity during that period. In addition to these risk factors the traditional risk factors also play a major role in developing NODAT. Early detection is crucial in the management and control of NODAT which can be achieved through pretransplant screening there by identifying high risk patients and implementing the measures to reduce the development of NODAT. In the present article we reviewed the literature on the epidemiology, risk factors, mechanisms involved and the diagnostic criteria in the development of NODAT. Development of diagnostic tools for the assessment of β-cell function and determination of the role of glycemic control would include future area of research.
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Min SI, Ha J, Kang HG, Ahn S, Park T, Park DD, Kim SM, Hong HJ, Min SK, Ha IS, Kim SJ. Conversion of twice-daily tacrolimus to once-daily tacrolimus formulation in stable pediatric kidney transplant recipients: pharmacokinetics and efficacy. Am J Transplant 2013; 13:2191-7. [PMID: 23734831 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2013] [Revised: 03/29/2013] [Accepted: 03/31/2013] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The pharmacokinetics, efficacy and safety of once-daily tacrolimus formulation (Tac-OD) were assessed in 34 stable pediatric kidney transplant recipients. Enrolled patients received their dose of twice-daily tacrolimus formulation (Tac-BID) on study Days 0 through 7. On the morning of study Day 8, the total daily doses for patients were converted to Tac-OD on a 1:1 basis and maintained on a once-daily morning dosing regimen. Tacrolimus pharmacokinetic profiles were obtained on study Days 7, 14 and 28 (after dose adjustment). Although the mean C0 concentrations (4.10 ± 1.16-3.53 ± 1.10 ng/mL, p = 0.004), and AUC0-24 (151.8 ± 41.6-129.8 ± 39.3 ng h/mL, p < 0.001) were decreased significantly after a 1:1 based conversion, there was high interindividual variability. The dose of Tac-OD was decreased in 26.5% and increased in 44.1% of patients. The resultant tacrolimus dose and pharmacokinetic profiles on study Day 28 were comparable to those on Day 7. There were no serious adverse events. In conclusion, Tac-BID can be safely converted to Tac-OD in stable pediatric kidney transplant patients with the heightened therapeutic drug monitoring. Effects of drug conversion on the cardiovascular risk factors, neurological side effects and adherence should be further evaluated.
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- S I Min
- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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New-onset diabetes after kidney transplantation: prevalence, risk factors, and management. Transplantation 2013; 93:1189-95. [PMID: 22475764 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0b013e31824db97d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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New-Onset Diabetes After Transplantation (NODAT) is an increasingly recognized severe metabolic complication of kidney transplantation causing lower graft function and survival and reduced long-term patient survival mainly due to cardiovascular events. The real incidence of NODAT after kidney transplantation is difficult to establish, because different classification systems and definitions have been employed over the years. Several risk factors, already present before or arising after transplantation, in particular the employed immunosuppressive regimens, have been related to the development of NODAT. However the responsible pathogenic mechanisms are still far to be perfectly known. Awareness of NODAT and of the NODAT-related factors is of paramount importance for the clinicians in order to individuate higher risk patients and arrange screening strategies. The risk of NODAT can be reduced by planning preventive measures and by tailoring immunosuppressive regimens according to the patient characteristics. Once NODAT has been diagnosed, the administration of specific anti-hyperglycemic therapy is mandatory to reach a tight glycemic control, which contributes to significantly reduce posttransplant mortality and morbidity.
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Hecking M, Werzowa J, Haidinger M, Hörl WH, Pascual J, Budde K, Luan FL, Ojo A, de Vries APJ, Porrini E, Pacini G, Port FK, Sharif A, Säemann MD. Novel views on new-onset diabetes after transplantation: development, prevention and treatment. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2013; 28:550-66. [PMID: 23328712 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfs583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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New-onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) is associated with increased risk of allograft failure, cardiovascular disease and mortality, and therefore, jeopardizes the success of renal transplantation. Increased awareness of NODAT and the prediabetic states (impaired fasting glucose and impaired glucose tolerance, IGT) has fostered previous and present recommendations, based on the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Unfortunately, the idea that NODAT merely resembles T2DM is potentially misleading, because the opportunity to initiate adequate anti-hyperglycaemic treatment early after transplantation might be given away for 'tailored' immunosuppression in patients who have developed NODAT or carry personal risk factors. Risk factor-independent mechanisms, however, seem to render postoperative hyperglycaemia with subsequent development of overt or 'full-blown' NODAT, the unavoidable consequence of the transplant and immunosuppressive process itself, at least in many cases. A proof of the concept that timely preventive intervention with exogenous insulin against post-transplant hyperglycaemia may decrease NODAT was recently provided by a small clinical trial, which is awaiting confirmation from a multicentre study. However, because early insulin therapy aimed at beta-cell protection seems to contrast the currently recommended, stepwise approach of 'watchful waiting' prior to pancreatic decompensation, we here aim at reviewing recent concepts regarding the development, prevention and treatment of NODAT, some of which seem to challenge the traditional view on T2DM and NODAT. In summary, we suggest a novel, risk factor-independent management approach to NODAT, which includes glycaemic monitoring and anti-hyperglycaemic treatment in virtually everybody after transplantation. This approach has widespread implications for future research and is intended to tackle NODAT and also ultimately cardiovascular disease.
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- Manfred Hecking
- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Early posttransplantation hyperglycemia in kidney transplant recipients is associated with overall long-term graft losses. Transplantation 2012; 94:714-20. [PMID: 22965263 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0b013e31825f4434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The association of early-onset posttransplantation hyperglycemia with long-term renal allograft survival is unknown. METHODS Seventy-one (SD 9) days after transplantation, 1410 first-time kidney transplant recipients without diabetes underwent an oral glucose tolerance test and were observed until primary outcome (graft loss) or December 31, 2008 (median [range], 6.0 years [0.3-13.8 years]). We used multivariable Cox regression analysis adjusted for age, gender, body mass index, creatinine level, donor age, preemptive transplantation, deceased donor, early rejection, and early cytomegalovirus infection to estimate hazard ratios for overall and death-censored allograft survival. RESULTS A total of 392 (28%) recipients experienced graft failure, and 235 (60%) were induced by death. Each 1 mmol/L increase in 2-hr plasma glucose (2hPG) was associated with 7% and 3% increased risk of unadjusted and adjusted overall graft failure (hazard ratio [95% confidence interval], 1.07 [1.04-1.10] and 1.03 [1.00-1.07]). Fasting plasma glucose was associated with unadjusted but not adjusted overall graft failure (1.09 [1.01-1.18] and 1.07 [0.98-1.17]). Neither 2hPG nor fasting plasma glucose was associated with death-censored graft loss (P=0.578 and P=0.896). Compared with recipients with normal glucose tolerance, recipients with posttransplantation diabetes mellitus showed a tendency toward increased overall multiadjusted graft failure (1.30 [0.98-1.73]). This was not observed in patients with impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose tolerance. CONCLUSIONS In this study, 2hPG was associated with overall graft failure but not death-censored graft failure. The link between 2hPG and graft failure may be explained by the association with mortality.
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Ozbay LA, Møller N, Juhl C, Bjerre M, Carstens J, Rungby J, Jørgensen KA. The impact of calcineurin inhibitors on insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion: a randomized crossover trial in uraemic patients. Diabet Med 2012; 29:e440-4. [PMID: 23003106 DOI: 10.1111/dme.12028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AIMS The calcineurin inhibitors cyclosporine and tacrolimus are implicated in post-transplant complications such as new-onset diabetes after transplantation. The relative contribution of each calcineurin inhibitor to new-onset diabetes after transplantation remains unclear. We sought to compare the impact of cyclosporine and tacrolimus on glucose metabolism in humans. METHODS Eight haemodialysis patients received 8-10 days of oral treatment followed by 5-h infusions with cyclosporine, tacrolimus and saline in a randomized, investigator-blind, crossover study. Glucose metabolism and β-cell function was investigated through: a hyperinsulinaemic-euglycaemic clamp, an intravenous glucose tolerance test and insulin concentration time series. RESULTS Cyclosporine and tacrolimus decreased insulin sensitivity by 22% (P = 0.02) and 13% (P = 0.048), respectively. The acute insulin response and pulsatile insulin secretion were not significantly affected by the drugs. CONCLUSION In conclusion, 8-10 days of treatment with cyclosporine and tacrolimus impairs insulin sensitivity to a similar degree in haemodialysis patients, while acute insulin responses and pulsatile insulin secretion remain unaffected.
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- L A Ozbay
- Department of Nephrology, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Denmark.
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Diabetes mellitus is the most common etiology for end stage renal disease (ESRD) worldwide and in the United States. The incidence of morbidity and mortality is higher in diabetic patients with ESRD due to increased cardiovascular events. Patients with type 2 diabetes who receive a renal allograft have a higher survival rate compared with patients who are maintained on chronic hemodialysis therapy, but there is scarcity of data on long-term graft outcomes. Most recently the development of new onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) poses a serious threat to patient and allograft survival. Pre-emptive transplantation and the use of living donors have improved overall survival. In addition, critical management of glucose, blood pressure, and cholesterol are some of the factors that can help minimize adverse outcomes in both patients with pre-existing diabetes and patients who develop NODAT. Future clinical trials are warranted to improve therapeutic medical management of these patients thus influencing graft attrition.
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- Giselle Guerra
- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Miller School of Medicine University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
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Øzbay LA, Møller N, Juhl C, Bjerre M, Carstens J, Rungby J, Jørgensen KA. Calcineurin inhibitors acutely improve insulin sensitivity without affecting insulin secretion in healthy human volunteers. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2012; 73:536-45. [PMID: 21988494 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2011.04118.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT New onset diabetes after transplantation is related to treatment with immunosuppressive medications. Clinical studies have shown that risk of new onset diabetes is greater with tacrolimus compared with ciclosporin. The diabetogenicity of ciclosporin and tacrolimus has been attributed to both beta cell dysfunction and impaired insulin sensitivity. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS This is the first trial to investigate beta cell function and insulin sensitivity using gold standard methodology in healthy human volunteers treated with clinically relevant doses of ciclosporin and tacrolimus. We document that both drugs acutely increase insulin sensitivity, while first phase and pulsatile insulin secretion remain unaffected. This study demonstrates that ciclosporin and tacrolimus have similar acute effects on glucose metabolism in healthy humans. AIM The introduction of calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) ciclosporin (CsA) and tacrolimus (Tac) has improved the outcome of organ transplants, but complications such as new onset diabetes mellitus after transplantation (NODAT) cause impairment of survival rates. The relative contribution of each CNI to the pathogenesis and development of NODAT remains unclear. We sought to compare the impact of CsA and Tac on glucose metabolism in human subjects. METHODS Ten healthy men underwent 5 h infusions of CsA, Tac and saline in a randomized, double-blind, crossover study. During infusion glucose metabolism was investigated using following methods: a hyperinsulinaemic-euglycemic clamp, an intravenous glucose tolerance test (i.v.GTT), glucose-stimulated insulin concentration-time series and indirect calorimetry. RESULTS Clamp derived insulin sensitivity was increased by 25% during CsA (P < 0.0001) and 13% during Tac administration (P = 0.047), whereas first phase and pulsatile insulin secretion were unaffected. Coinciding with the CNI induced improved insulin sensitivity, glucose oxidation rates increased, while insulin clearance rates decreased, only non-significantly. Tac singularly lowered hsCRP concentrations, otherwise no changes were observed in circulating glucagon, FFA or adiponectin concentrations. Mean blood concentrations of CNIs were 486.9 ± 23.5 µg l(-1) for CsA and 12.8 ± 0.5 µg l(-1) for Tac. CONCLUSIONS Acute effects of i.v. CsA, and to a lesser degree Tac infusions, in healthy volunteers include increased insulin sensitivity, without any effect on first phase or pulsatile insulin secretion.
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- Lara Aygen Øzbay
- Department of Nephrology, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Brendstrupgaardsvej 100, Aarhus, Denmark.
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Prokai A, Fekete A, Pasti K, Rusai K, Banki NF, Reusz G, Szabo AJ. The importance of different immunosuppressive regimens in the development of posttransplant diabetes mellitus. Pediatr Diabetes 2012; 13:81-91. [PMID: 21595806 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5448.2011.00782.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Solid-organ transplantation is the optimal long-term treatment for most patients with end-stage organ failure. After solid-organ transplantation, short-term graft survival significantly improved (1). However, due to chronic allograft nephropathy and death with functioning graft, long-term survival has not prolonged remarkably (2). Posttransplant immunosuppressive medications consist of one of the calcineurin inhibitors in combination with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) or azathioprine (Aza) and steroids. All of them have different adverse effects, among which posttransplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) events and infections causing the death of many transplant patients and it may directly contribute to graft failure (3). According to the criteria of the American Diabetes Association (4), diabetes mellitus (DM) is defined by symptoms of diabetes (polyuria and polydipsia and weight loss) plus casual plasma glucose concentration ≥ 11.1 mmol/L or fasting plasma glucose (FPG) ≥ 7.0 mmol/L or 2-h plasma glucose level ≥ 11.1 mmol/L following oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). This metabolic disorder occurring as a complication of organ transplantation has been recognized for many years. PTDM, which is a combination of decreased insulin secretion and increased insulin resistance, develops in 4.9/15.9% of liver transplant patients, in 4.7/11.5% of kidney recipients, and in 15/17.5% of heart and lung transplants [cyclosporine A (CyA)/tacrolimus (Tac)-based regimen, respectively] (5). Risk factors of PTDM can be divided into non-modifiable and modifiable ones (6), among which the most prominent is the immunosuppressive therapy being responsible for 74% of PTDM development (7). Emphasizing the importance of the PTDM, numerous studies have determined the long-term outcome. On the basis of these studies, graft and patient survival is tendentiously (8) or significantly (9, 10) decreased for those developing PTDM.
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- A Prokai
- 1st Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Ghisdal L, Van Laecke S, Abramowicz MJ, Vanholder R, Abramowicz D. New-onset diabetes after renal transplantation: risk assessment and management. Diabetes Care 2012; 35:181-8. [PMID: 22187441 PMCID: PMC3241330 DOI: 10.2337/dc11-1230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Lidia Ghisdal
- Renal Transplantation Clinic, Erasme Hospital, University of Brussels (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.
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Uchida J, Kuwabara N, Machida Y, Iwai T, Naganuma T, Kumada N, Nakatani T. Conversion of Stable Kidney Transplant Recipients From a Twice-Daily Prograf to a Once-Daily Tacrolimus Formulation: A Short-Term Study on its Effects on Glucose Metabolism. Transplant Proc 2012; 44:128-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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SRL, an mTOR inhibitor that inhibits cell cycle progression, represents an important alternative to CNIs, which are still the cornerstones of pediatric solid organ tx. Because there are still limited data on SRL use among pediatric solid organ recipients, further studies are needed to verify the efficacy and safety of SRL. It has unique pharmacokinetic characteristics concerning dosing intervals and reduction of the dose in combination with other immunosuppressants. SRL also has antineoplastic, antiviral, and antiatherogenic advantages over other immunosuppressive agents. The adverse effects of SRL including thrombocytopenia, hyperlipidemia, proteinuria, impaired wound healing, mouth ulcers, edema, male hypogonadism, TMA, and interstitial pneumonitis must be considered carefully in pediatric population. This article reviews the most recent data on SRL application in the field of pediatric renal tx.
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- Belde Kasap
- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey.
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A prospective study of glucose homeostasis in quetiapine-treated schizophrenic patients by using the intravenous glucose tolerance test. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2011; 35:965-9. [PMID: 21291941 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2011.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2010] [Revised: 01/22/2011] [Accepted: 01/24/2011] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Increasing attention has been paid recently to the potential diabetogenic effect of second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs). The objective of this prospective study was to evaluate the effects of quetiapine treatment on pancreatic beta-cell function in SGA-naïve schizophrenic patients. Seventeen schizophrenic subjects completed an eight-week trial. The metabolic parameters were assessed at weeks 0, 2, 4, and 8. We measured glucose homeostasis with the intravenous glucose tolerance test. After the eight-week treatment, body weight and body mass index showed to be significantly increased compared to those at baseline. No significant changes were found in serum levels of fasting glucose, insulin, total cholesterol, and high-density lipoprotein. Insulin resistance and insulin secretion were significantly increased. Incidences of clinically significant weight gain and treatment-emergent metabolic syndrome were 11.8% and 11.8%, respectively. This study result confirms the association of quetiapine treatment and impairment of glucose homeostasis in schizophrenic patients.
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Midtvedt K, Jenssen T, Hartmann A, Vethe NT, Bergan S, Havnes K, Asberg A. No change in insulin sensitivity in renal transplant recipients converted from standard to once-daily prolonged release tacrolimus. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2011; 26:3767-72. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfr153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Øzbay LA, Smidt K, Mortensen DM, Carstens J, Jørgensen KA, Rungby J. Cyclosporin and tacrolimus impair insulin secretion and transcriptional regulation in INS-1E beta-cells. Br J Pharmacol 2011; 162:136-46. [PMID: 20825407 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2010.01018.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Introducing the calcineurin inhibitors cyclosporin (CsA) and tacrolimus (Tac) has improved the outcome of organ transplants, but complications such as new onset diabetes mellitus after transplantation (NODAT) decrease survival rates. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH We sought, in a beta-cell culture model, to elucidate the pathogenic mechanisms behind NODAT and the relative contribution of the calcineurin inhibitors. INS-1E cells were incubated at basal and stimulatory glucose concentrations, while exposed to pharmacologically relevant doses of CsA, Tac and vehicle for 6 or 24 h. RESULTS Tac inhibited basal (P < 0.05), but not glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) after 6 h of exposure. After 24 h, both agents inhibited basal and GSIS (P < 0.05). Calcineurin phosphatase activity was decreased by both drugs during all conditions. Apoptosis was only seen with CsA treatment, which also induced a slight suppression of calcineurin and insulin mRNA, as well as increased levels of the sterol receptor element binding protein (SREBP)-1c, a transcription factor thought to suppress genes essential for beta-cell function and induce insulin resistance. Expression levels of nuclear factor of activated T-cells (NFAT)-c1, -c2, -c3 and -c4 were not decreased notably by either drug. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Tac had acute inhibitory effects on basal insulin secretion, but prolonged exposure (24 h) to Tac or CsA revealed similar suppression of insulin secretion. These prolonged effects were mirrored by a total inhibition of calcineurin activity in beta-cells. CsA showed greater inhibition of beta-cell survival and transcriptional markers, essential for beta-cell function.
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- L A Øzbay
- Department of Nephrology, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark.
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Saşak G, Sezer S, Çolak T, Acar FNO, Haberal M. Factors associated with insulin resistance after long-term renal transplantation. Transplant Proc 2011; 43:575-7. [PMID: 21440765 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.01.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Insulin resistance (IR) is an early and very strong predictor of posttransplantation diabetes mellitus as well as an important cardiovascular risk factor even in the absence of hyperglycemia. Patients after renal transplantation are insulin resistant compared with a control group with similar demographic characteristics. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of IR in renal allograft patients without glucose disorders, to correlate IR indexes with the doses of immunosuppressive medications, and to examine other risk factors, such as age, obesity, and antihypertensive therapy used. One hundred six patients who received a kidney transplant at Baskent University Hospital between 1992 and 2006 were enrolled the study. IR was diagnosed by using homeostasis model assessment (HOMA); 53.8% of the patients (n=57) had IR. HOMA-IR was correlated with age, body mass index, and waist-hip ratio (P values .004, .001, and .000, respectively). In regression analysis, only waist-hip ratio was significantly associated with HOMA-IR. Our results indicate that abdominal waist-hip ratio is a major determinant of IR after renal transplantation. Even in the absence of hyperglycemia, renal transplant patients may have IR. If obesity is prevented, long-term patient and graft survival may be improved.
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- G Saşak
- Department of Nephrology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
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Griffith ML, Jagasia M, Jagasia SM. Diabetes mellitus after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Endocr Pract 2010; 16:699-706. [PMID: 20439241 DOI: 10.4158/ep10027.ra] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To review the current literature on posttransplant diabetes mellitus after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, including its epidemiologic features, transplant-related risk factors, and treatment. METHODS A literature search was conducted in PubMed for articles on diabetes mellitus after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and effects of immunosuppressants on glucose metabolism. RESULTS Within 2 years after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, up to 30% of patients may have diabetes. Although some of these cases resolve, the rates of diabetes and metabolic syndrome remain elevated in comparison with those in the nontransplant patient population during long-term follow-up. Traditional risk factors for diabetes as well as features related to the transplantation process, including immunosuppressive medications, are associated with posttransplant diabetes. Cardiovascular risk also appears to be increased in this population. Limited data are available on hypoglycemic agents for posttransplant diabetes; thus, treatment decisions must be based on safety, efficacy, and tolerability, with consideration of each patient's transplant-related medications and comorbidities. CONCLUSION Treatment of diabetes mellitus in patients who have undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplantation necessitates attention to the posttransplant medication regimen and clinical course. Although no guidelines specific to treatment of posttransplant diabetes in this patient population currently exist, treatment to goals similar to those for nontransplant patients with diabetes should be considered in an attempt to help reduce long-term morbidity and mortality.
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- Michelle L Griffith
- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-8148, USA
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Chiu CC, Chen CH, Chen BY, Yu SH, Lu ML. The time-dependent change of insulin secretion in schizophrenic patients treated with olanzapine. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2010; 34:866-70. [PMID: 20394794 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2010.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2010] [Revised: 03/11/2010] [Accepted: 04/05/2010] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The second generation antipsychotic drugs (SGAs) are effective in treating patients with schizophrenia and have been considered as the first line therapy. Recently, increasing attention has been drawn to the potential diabetogenic effect of these novel antipsychotics. The goal of this study was to evaluate the time-dependent effects of olanzapine treatment on pancreatic beta cell function in SGA-naïve schizophrenic patients. Forty-two schizophrenic subjects received olanzapine therapy for 8 weeks and thirty-three of them completed the trial. Of whom 33 completers (21 male, mean+/-SD age: 37.6+/-8.0 years) were inpatients and unexposed to SGA. The metabolic parameters were quantitatively assessed at weeks 0, 2, 4, and 8 by the intravenous glucose tolerance test. After 56-day olanzapine treatment, subjects had significant increases in body weight and as well as in the levels of triglyceride, total cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein. Insulin secretion significantly decreased at week 2, returned to baseline at week 4, and significantly increased at week 8. Of the total samples, 18.2% and 33.3% of them met the criteria for significant weight gain and metabolic syndrome after 8-week olanzapine treatment, respectively. This study indicates that olanzapine-treated schizophrenic patients displayed biphasic changes in insulin secretion to a hyperglycemic challenge. The results of this study support that olanzapine might directly influence pancreatic beta cell function.
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- Chih-Chiang Chiu
- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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