Cyclosporin-A in the treatment of nephrotic syndrome: The importance of monitoring C0 (Trough) and C2 (two hours after its administration) blood levels

Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 391-393

  Goumenos, D S ^a   Kalliakmani, Pantelitsa ^a   Tsakas, Sotiris ^b   Savidaki, Irene ^a   Vlachojannis, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

C2 blood levels; Cyclosporine; Glomerulonephritis; Nephrotic syndrome

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN A; DIURETIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREATININE CLEARANCE; CUSHINGOID SYNDROME; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; MALE; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MINIMAL CHANGE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REMISSION; TIME; TREATMENT DURATION;

CYCLOSPORINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; METABOLIC DETOXICATION, DRUG; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; RECURRENCE; REMISSION INDUCTION;

EID: 33746153158     PISSN: 15734064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157340606777724068     Document Type: Article

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