Increase of proteinuria after conversion from calcineurin inhibitor to sirolimus-based treatment in kidney transplant patients with chronic allograft dysfunction
Author(s) -
Juan Carlos Ruiz,
Josep M. Campistol,
Ana SánchezFructuoso,
Constantino Fernández Rivera,
Juan Oliver,
David RamosBarbón,
Begoña Campos,
M. Arias,
Fritz Diekmann
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfl447
Subject(s) - proteinuria , medicine , calcineurin , sirolimus , urology , creatinine , renal function , kidney , gastroenterology , endocrinology , transplantation
Conversion from calcineurin inhibitor to sirolimus, rapamycin has become an option in patients with chronic allograft dysfunction (CAD). However, in many cases an increase of proteinuria has been observed. The aim was to characterize the course of this so far unexplained proteinuria after conversion.
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