title: Effect of therapy with deflazacort on dyslipoproteinemia after pediatric renal transplantation.
abstract: Deflazacort is an oxazolone compound derived from prednisolone, with similar immunosuppressive action but fewer side effects. Kidney function, weight/height ratio, serum triglycerides, cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, very-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, apolipoprotein A, apolipoprotein B, and lipoprotein (a) were studied before and 6 months after substitution of deflazacort (mean +/- SEM, 0.3 +/- 0.1 mg/kg per day) for methylprednisone (0.2 +/- 0.1 mg/kg per day) in 14 patients treated with cyclosporine, aged 3.1 to 20.3 years, 3 years after renal transplantation. Serum creatinine and calculated creatinine clearance did not change significantly, and weight/height ratio decreased from 20.0% +/- 7.1% to 12.5% +/- 6.5% (P < .005) during deflazacort therapy. Total cholesterol was reduced by 15.9% (from 233 +/- 15 mg/dL to 196 +/- 13 mg/dL, P < .01), LDL cholesterol by 25.5% (from 153 +/- 14 mg/dL to 114 +/- 12 mg/dL, P < .01), and TC/HDL cholesterol ratio by 28.3% (from 5.3 +/- 0.4 to 3.8 +/- 0.4, P < .01), whereas HDL cholesterol increased 18% (from 45 +/- 2 mg/dL to 53 +/- 2 mg/dL) and apolipoprotein A by 8.3% (from 122 +/- 5 mg/dL to 132 +/- 5 mg/dL, P < .05) during deflazacort therapy. Our data suggest that substituting deflazacort for maintenance methylprednisone therapy leads to an improvement in the lipoprotein profile of children after renal transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Nefrología Pediátrica, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Ferraris
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sorroche
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Legal
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oyhamburu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brandi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pasqualini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011282:Pregnenediones / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D008074:Lipoproteins; D011282:Pregnenediones; D016572:Cyclosporine; D003404:Creatinine; C021988:deflazacort; D008775:Methylprednisolone