title: Possible interaction between cyclosporine and glibenclamide in posttransplant diabetic patients.
abstract: The possible occurrence of a kinetic interaction between cyclosporine A and glibenclamide was assessed by reviewing data of six posttransplant diabetic patients who received the two drugs concurrently. Coadministration of the two drugs resulted in a 57% increase in the steady-state plasma cyclosporine levels despite normal hepatic and renal functions in the patients. This elevation in cyclosporine level is possibly due to an interaction between the two drugs resulting from an inhibition of CYP3A4-mediated metabolism of cyclosporine by glibenclamide. This observation calls for a closer monitoring of cyclosporine plasma levels during concomitant administration of these two drugs in this group of patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: Q N
authors.initials: QN
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: O O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Bolaji
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Shaheen
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Sheikh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051544:Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000378:metabolism; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005905:Glyburide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases / Q000378:metabolism; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016572:Cyclosporine; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases; C104464:CYP3A protein, human; D051544:Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A; C510163:CYP3A4 protein, human; D005905:Glyburide