Mycophenolate mofetil enhances the negative effects of sirolimus and tacrolimus on rat kidney cell metabolism.

Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) per se is not known to have negative effects on the kidney. MMF alone or in combination with sirolimus, can be the basis of calcineurin inhibitor (CNI)-free, kidney sparing drug protocols. However, long-term outcomes in patients on MMF/SRL seem to be inferior to those tre...

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Main Authors: Jelena Klawitter, Jost Klawitter, Volker Schmitz, Touraj Shokati, Ekaterina Epshtein, Joshua M Thurman, Uwe Christians
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3907404?pdf=render