Calcineurin inhibitors and post-transplant weight gain

Ersoy A., Baran B., ERSOY C., Kahvecioglu S., Akdag I.

NEPHROLOGY, cilt.13, sa.5, ss.433-439, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2008.00916.x
  • Dergi Adı: NEPHROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.433-439
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: cyclosporine, kidney transplantation, obesity, tacrolimus, weight gain, POSTRENAL TRANSPLANTATION, OBESITY, CYCLOSPORINE, ASSOCIATION, PREVALENCE, TACROLIMUS, RECIPIENTS, SURVIVAL, THERAPY, GRAFT
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: Excessive weight gain that leads to obesity is quite common after kidney transplantation. This is often attributed to immunosuppression. The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the effect of calcineurin inhibitors on post-transplant weight gain.