TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of CYP3A5 and ABCBl single nucleotide polymorphisms on tacrolimus dose requirements in Caucasian liver transplant patients
AU - Provenzani, Alessio
AU - Notarbartolo, Monica
AU - Labbozzetta, Manuela
AU - Poma, Paola
AU - Biondi, Filippo
AU - Sanguedolce, Rosario
AU - Vizzini, Giovanni
AU - Palazzo, Ugo
AU - Polidori, Piera
AU - Triolo, Fabio
AU - Gridelli, Bruno
AU - D'Alessandro, Natale
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Background: Tacrolimus is a substrate of cytochrome P-450 (CYP) 3A enzyme and of the drug transporter ABCBl. We have investigated the effects of possible relevant CYP3A5 and ABCBl single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) present in both donors and recipients on tacrolimus blood levels achieved in a population of 32 Caucasian liver transplant patients. Material/Methods: At 1, 3 and 6 months after transplantation, tacrolimus doses (mg/kg/day) and trough blood levels (C0) were determined. Polymerase chain reaction followed by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis was used for gen-otyping CYP3A5*3 [6986A>G] as well as ABCBl at exons 21 [2677G>T] and 26 [3435C>T]. Results:87.5% of the population showed a CYP3A5*3/*3 genotype. For the ABCBl SNPs, in the case of 3435C>T the total frequency observed for the allelic variant was 50%. For the 2677G>T, the total frequency of the allelic variant was 12.5%, lower than in other Caucasian populations and without any significant linkage with 3435C>T. At 3 and 6 months after transplantation, tacrolimus dose requirements were significantly higher in patients receiving a liver with one copy of the *1 al-lele compared to those homozygous for the *3 allele (0.111±0.057 vs. 0.057±0.030 [P
AB - Background: Tacrolimus is a substrate of cytochrome P-450 (CYP) 3A enzyme and of the drug transporter ABCBl. We have investigated the effects of possible relevant CYP3A5 and ABCBl single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) present in both donors and recipients on tacrolimus blood levels achieved in a population of 32 Caucasian liver transplant patients. Material/Methods: At 1, 3 and 6 months after transplantation, tacrolimus doses (mg/kg/day) and trough blood levels (C0) were determined. Polymerase chain reaction followed by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis was used for gen-otyping CYP3A5*3 [6986A>G] as well as ABCBl at exons 21 [2677G>T] and 26 [3435C>T]. Results:87.5% of the population showed a CYP3A5*3/*3 genotype. For the ABCBl SNPs, in the case of 3435C>T the total frequency observed for the allelic variant was 50%. For the 2677G>T, the total frequency of the allelic variant was 12.5%, lower than in other Caucasian populations and without any significant linkage with 3435C>T. At 3 and 6 months after transplantation, tacrolimus dose requirements were significantly higher in patients receiving a liver with one copy of the *1 al-lele compared to those homozygous for the *3 allele (0.111±0.057 vs. 0.057±0.030 [P
KW - ABCB1
KW - CYP3A5
KW - Liver transplant
KW - Single nucleotide polymorphisms
KW - Tacrolimus
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M3 - Article
C2 - 19289993
AN - SCOPUS:67549139183
VL - 14
SP - 23
EP - 31
JO - Annals of Transplantation
JF - Annals of Transplantation
SN - 1425-9524
IS - 1
ER -