title: Cyclosporine nephrotoxicity--experimental models.
abstract: Cyclosporine A (CsA) represents one of the more important therapeutic advances in the field of kidney transplantation. However, its effectiveness is limited by serious side effects, most notably nephrotoxicity. Investigation of the mechanisms of CsA-induced renal dysfunction has been hampered by the lack of a suitable experimental model. The majority of studies using the rodent have failed to exhibit all of the structural changes seen in chronic CsA-induced nephrotoxicity reported in man, using pharmacologic doses administered orally, subcutaneously, or intravenously. More recently, studies using the rabbit as an experimental model have demonstrated leucocyte infiltration, tubular atrophy, interstitial fibrosis, and arteriolopathy after therapeutic doses of CsA over 30 days. These changes are similar to those seen in chronic CsA-induced nephrotoxicity in man.
authors.affiliation: Health Sciences Clinical Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Thliveris
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Yatscoff
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Lukowski
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Copeland
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003524:Cyclosporins / Q000633:toxicity*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D003524:Cyclosporins