1. Antilymphocyte globulin with a small dose of cyclosporine A and prednisone as the induction of immunosuppression in renal allograft recipients.
- Author
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Boratyńska M, Szepietowski T, Szewczyk Z, and Szydłowski Z
- Subjects
- Acute Disease, Acute Kidney Injury epidemiology, Acute Kidney Injury etiology, Adult, Antilymphocyte Serum adverse effects, Azathioprine therapeutic use, Cyclosporine administration & dosage, Cyclosporine adverse effects, Drug Therapy, Combination, Female, Graft Rejection epidemiology, Humans, Incidence, Infections epidemiology, Infections etiology, Ischemia, Kidney blood supply, Male, Middle Aged, Muromonab-CD3 adverse effects, Muromonab-CD3 therapeutic use, Phlebitis epidemiology, Phlebitis etiology, Postoperative Complications epidemiology, Prednisone administration & dosage, Survival Rate, Thrombocytopenia epidemiology, Thrombocytopenia etiology, Transplantation, Homologous, Antilymphocyte Serum therapeutic use, Cyclosporine therapeutic use, Graft Rejection prevention & control, Kidney Transplantation mortality, Prednisone therapeutic use
- Abstract
In attempt to avoid a detrimental synergism between CsA and renal ischemia in the immediate postoperative period, ALG (425 lymphocytotoxic units/kg) with small doses of CsA (6-8 mg/kg) and P were applied as the initial immunosuppressive therapy in 14 recipients of cadaveric kidneys. ALG was administered for 5 to 14 days and 2 days before withdrawing ALG, Aza (2 mg/kg) was introduced. Results of this protocol were compared with those of 19 pts treated with CsA (12 mg/kg) and P. All the pts were followed for at least 12 months. The duration of posttransplant anuria was significantly reduced in the ALG/CsA/P group (p < 0.02). The sCr concentration after 12 months of observation was significantly lower (p < 0.05), no alterations in urinalysis were detected, the number of hypertensive pts was decreased. The acute rejection rates were equivalent in both groups, however 3 of 4 rejections in ALG/CsA/P group were resistant to steroids and occurred in pts with shortened period of ALG administration. The one year patient and graft survival in the ALG/CsA/P and control groups were respectively: 78.5%, 71.4% and 89.4%, 78.9%. Severe infectious complications in the group treated with ALG/CsA/P occurred in pts who were subsequently treated with OKT3.
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- 1992