title: Maintenance immunosuppression in renal transplantation.
abstract: The need to maintain allograft recipients on immunosuppression is nearly universal. Immunosuppressive agents used in organ transplantation target one or more steps of the host alloimmune response, specifically processes related to CD4-positive T lymphocytes. Calcineurin-inhibitor based steroid-containing regimens have been the mainstay of maintenance immunosuppression over the last two decades. Newer agents have shown efficacy in this role in recent trials with comparable allograft and patient outcomes. These agents have permitted calcineurin-inhibitor minimization and steroid-sparing strategies in selected groups of patients.
authors.affiliation: Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, United States.
authors.forename: Madhav C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016030:Kidney Transplantation
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents