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Changes in Serum Cytokine Profile after AEB071 (Sotrastaurin) or Tacrolimus versus Their Combinations in Rat Heterotopic Cardiac Allografts.

Authors
 Dong Jin Joo  ;  Yu Hui Fang  ;  Kyu Ha Huh  ;  Myoung Soo Kim  ;  Hwal Suh  ;  Yu Seun Kim 
Citation
 Journal of the Korean Society for Transplantation, Vol.26(4) : 248-253, 2012 
Journal Title
Journal of the Korean Society for Transplantation(대한이식학회지)
ISSN
 1298-1711 
Issue Date
2012
Keywords
Sotrastaurin ; Cytokines ; Heart transplantation ; Immunosuppression ; Tacrolimus
Abstract
BACKGROUND: AEB071, an orally available PKC inhibitor, prevents organ rejection after transplantation in rodents and man. Furthermore, pro-inflammatory cytokines and inflammatory processes are important mediators of transplanted organ rejection. We therefore examined whether single or combination therapies of AEB071 and/or tacrolimus affect cytokine profiles in a rat cardiac allograft model. METHODS: AEB071 (60 mg/kg twice a day) and tacrolimus (0.6 or 1.2 mg/kg once a day) were orally administered daily after cardiac transplantation. Interferon (IFN)-gamma, interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha levels in serum were subsequently measured 5 days after cardiac transplantation using a multiplex protein assay system. RESULTS: All cytokine levels were significantly depressed in cardiac transplanted rats treated with AEB071, whereas tacrolimus only reduced IFN-gamma, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, and IL-10 levels. When administered in combination, AEB071 and low- or high-dose tacrolimus had additive effects on IFN-gamma, IL-4, IL-6, and TNF-alpha. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that AEB071 inhibits T cell activation by blocking the production of proinflammatory cytokines, and that tacrolimus combined with AEB071 can effectively regulate inflammatory cytokines in the transplantation setting.
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DOI
10.4285/jkstn.2012.26.4.248
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Medical Engineering (의학공학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Surgery (외과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Myoung Soo(김명수) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8975-8381
Kim, Yu Seun(김유선) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5105-1567
Suh, Hwal(서활)
Joo, Dong Jin(주동진) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8405-1531
Huh, Kyu Ha(허규하) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1364-6989
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/92322
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