Abstract |
Tacrobell(®) (TB) is a generic tacrolimus which showed the comparable efficacy to original product, Prograf(®) (PG) in renal transplantation, but toxicity between two drugs is unclear. The aim of this study was to compare the toxicity between these two formulations. TB and PG (0.5, 1 and 2 mg/kg/day) was administered to rats for 4 weeks. The rat survival rate, kidney, liver and pancreas injury was investigated. The survival rate was similar between TB- and PG-treated rats. TB and PG induced renal dysfunction in a dose-dependent manner. Compared to PG treatment in equal dose, TB treatment reduced urinary creatinine clearance in a less degree and renal interstitial fibrosis was comparable between two regimens. The r- glutamyl transpeptidase was aggravated by tacrolimus treatment, and this was not different between TB and PG treatment. In the intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test, a significant diabetogenic effect was observed in all tacrolimus treated-rats. The glucose tolerance of TB-treated rats was similar to those of PG-treated rats in each dose. The decrement in pancreatic β-cell mass by tacrolimus showed the dose-dependent response and it was comparable between TB and PG treatment. In conclusion, TB is similar to PG in terms of nephrotoxicity, hepatoxicity and diabetogenic effect.
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Authors | HyeonSeok Hwang, Jung Yeon Ghee, Ji Hyun Song, ShangGuo Piao, Chul Woo Yang |
Journal | Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology
(Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol)
Vol. 34
Issue 3
Pg. 434-42
(Jun 2012)
ISSN: 1532-2513 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 21970589
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Drugs, Generic
- Tacrolimus
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Topics |
- Animals
- Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury
(metabolism, pathology)
- Diabetes Mellitus
(metabolism, pathology)
- Drugs, Generic
(adverse effects, pharmacology)
- Fibrosis
- Insulin-Secreting Cells
(metabolism, pathology)
- Kidney Diseases
(chemically induced, metabolism, pathology)
- Male
- Pancreatic Diseases
(chemically induced, metabolism, pathology)
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Tacrolimus
(adverse effects, pharmacology)
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