The unsolved cyclosporine-induced kidney injury: is paricalcitol a feasible new renoprotective option?

Kidney Int. 2010 Jun;77(12):1055-7. doi: 10.1038/ki.2010.93.

Abstract

The management of cyclosporine A (CsA)-induced nephrotoxicity remains one of the main challenges in kidney transplantation. The animal study by Park et al. proposes that paricalcitol, a vitamin D analog with renoprotective actions reported in other conditions, attenuates CsA-induced kidney injury via the suppression of inflammatory, fibrotic, and apoptotic factors. Before paricalcitol can be considered a feasible new therapeutic option for post-transplantation nephropathy, these interesting data require further studies assessing other mechanisms of CsA-induced nephrotoxicity.

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bone Density Conservation Agents
  • Cyclosporine / toxicity*
  • Ergocalciferols / therapeutic use*
  • Fibrosis
  • Humans
  • Kidney Diseases / chemically induced
  • Kidney Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects
  • Protective Agents

Substances

  • Bone Density Conservation Agents
  • Ergocalciferols
  • Protective Agents
  • paricalcitol
  • Cyclosporine