title: [Effect of genetic polymorphism on disposition of calcineurin inhibitors in solid organ transplantation].
abstract: Calcineurin inhibitors, tacrolimus and cyclosporine, characterized by a narrow therapeutic index and a high variability in pharmacokinetic behaviors, are 2 basic immunosuppressive drugs widely used in solid organ transplantation. Tailoring of immunosuppressive drug therapy to the specific requirements of individual patients to optimize the efficacy and minimize the toxicity remains one of the biggest challenges for doctors in solid organ transplantation. Pharmacogenetic and pharmacogenomic researches, studying the effect of genetic polymorphism encoding drug metabolizing enzymes, drug transporters and pharmacological target molecules on drug disposition and action, hold promise to produce useful clinical tools for individualizing immunosuppressive therapy.
authors.affiliation: Engineering and Technology Research Center of Transplantation Medicine of National Health Ministry, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
authors.forename: Dingyun
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Lijun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Qifa
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Ye
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D065095:Calcineurin Inhibitors; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D051544:Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000494:pharmacology; D016377:Organ Transplantation; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D016559:Tacrolimus / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D065095:Calcineurin Inhibitors; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016572:Cyclosporine; C510164:CYP3A5 protein, human; D051544:Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A; C510163:CYP3A4 protein, human; D016559:Tacrolimus