Gut microbial diversity, inflammation, and oxidative stress are associated with tacrolimus dosing requirements early after heart transplantation.

INTRODUCTION:Effective tacrolimus (TAC) dosing is hampered by complex pharmacokinetics and significant patient variability. The gut microbiome, a key mediator of endotoxemia, inflammation and oxidative stress in advanced heart failure (HF) patients, is a possible contributor to interindividual varia...

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Main Authors: Douglas L Jennings, Bruno Bohn, Amelia Zuver, Duygu Onat, Maureen Gaine, Eugene Royzman, Jonathan Hupf, Danielle Brunjes, Farhana Latif, Susan Restaino, Arthur R Garan, Veli K Topkara, Hiroo Takayama, Koji Takeda, Yoshifumi Naka, Maryjane Farr, Renu Nandakumar, Anne-Catrin Uhlemann, Paolo C Colombo, Ryan T Demmer, Melana Yuzefpolskaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233646