| Treatment of anemia with erythropoietin-stimulating agents in kidney transplant recipients and chronic kidney disease-another drawback of immunosuppression? | |
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PMID: 23195016 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Anemia is more prevalent in allograft recipients compared with glomerular filtration rate (GFR) matched patients with chronic kidney diseases. There is a paucity of data concerning the correction of anemia in the posttransplant period with erythropoietin-stimulating agents (ESA). The aim of this study was to compare the iron status, kidney function, inflammatory state, use of drugs affecting erythropoiesis (immunosuppressants ACEi/ARB) and correction of anemia using ESA in a chronic kidney disease (CKD) population versus kidney transplant recipients. We included 67 patients treated with ESA including 17 after kidney transplantation. CKD Patients with native kidneys were significantly older than allograft recipients (mean age 69 versus 51 years; P < .001, and despite similar serum creatinine and iron parameters showed an estimated lower GFR (19 mL/min versus 23 mL/min; P < .05). Median time of ESA therapy was similar among patients with native kidney CKD versus kidney recipients, but they achieved a significantly higher hemoglobin (11.04 versus 10.36 g/dL; P < .05). There was no difference between patients administered or not a mammalian target of rapamycin antagonist. None of the patients with native kidney CKD received immunosuppressive therapy, but they were prescribed ACEi more often than kidney recipients. The higher degree of anemia in kidney allograft recipient is the most probably attributed to the use of immunosuppressive drugs, despite their better kidney function and comparable iron status. This study suggested that higher doses of ESA should be employed to anemia in kidney transplant recipients. |
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J Malyszko; I Glowinska; M Mysliwiec |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Transplantation proceedings Volume: 44 ISSN: 1873-2623 ISO Abbreviation: Transplant. Proc. Publication Date: 2012 Dec |
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Created Date: 2012-11-30 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0243532 Medline TA: Transplant Proc Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 3013-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Nephrology and Transplantology, Medical University, Bialystok, Poland. Electronic address: jolmal@poczta.onet.pl. |
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