Cyclosporine is extensively metabolized in the liver by the cytochrome-P450 3A (CYP3A) enzyme system & to a lesser degree by the GI tract & kidneys. At least 25 metabolites have been identified in human bile, feces, blood, & urine. Although the cyclic peptide structure of cyclosporine is relatively resistant to metab, the side chains are extensively metabolized. All of the metabolites have both reduced biological activity & toxicity compared to the parent drug.
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毒理性
致癌性证据
环孢菌素A:已知是一种人类致癌物。
Cyclosporin A: known to be a human carcinogen.
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毒理性
致癌物分类
国际癌症研究机构致癌物:环孢素
IARC Carcinogenic Agent:Cyclosporine
来源:International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
毒理性
致癌物分类
国际癌症研究机构(IARC)致癌物分类:1类:对人类致癌
IARC Carcinogenic Classes:Group 1: Carcinogenic to humans
来源:International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
Cyclosporine interacts with a wide variety of commonly used drugs, & close attention must be paid to drug interactions. Any drug that affects microsomal enzymes, especially the CYP3A system, may affect cyclosporine blood concns. Substances that inhibit this enzyme can decr cyclosporine metab & incr blood concns. These include calcium channel blockers (e.g., verapamil, nicardipine), antifungal agents (e.g., fluconazole, ketoconazole), antibiotics (e.g., erythromycin), glucocorticoids (e.g., methylprednisolone), HIV-protease inhibitors (e.g., indinavir), & other drugs (e.g., allupurinol & metoclopramide). In addition, grapefruit & grapefruit juice block the CYP3A system & incr cyclosporine blood concns & thus should be avoided by patients receiving the drug. In contrast, drugs that induce CYP3A activity can incr cyclosporine metab & decr blood concns. Drugs that can decr cyclosporine concns in this manner include antibiotics (e.g., nafcillin & refampin), anticonvulsants (e.g., phenobarbital, phenytoin), & other drugs (e.g., octreotide, ticlopidine). In general, close monitoring of cyclosporine blood levels & the levels of other drugs is required when such combinations are used. Interactions between cyclosporine & sirolimus have led to the recommendation that admin of the two drugs be separated by time. Sirolimus aggravate cyclosporine-induced renal dysfunction, while cyclosporine increases sirolimus-induced hyperlipemia & myelosuppression. Other cyclosporine-drug interactions of concern include additive nephrotoxicity when coadministered with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs & other drugs that cause renal dysfunction; elevation in methotrexate levels when the two drugs are coadministered; & reduced clearance of other drugs, including prednisolone, digoxin, & lovastatin.
Following oral admin of cyclosporine, the time to peak blood concns is 1.5-2.0 hr. Admin with food both delays & decreases absorption. High & low fat meals consumed within 30 min of admin decr the AUC by approx 13% & the max concn by 33%. This makes it imperative to individualize dosage regimens for outpatients. Cyclosporine is distributed extensively outside the vascular compartment. After iv dosing, the steady-state volume of distribution has been reported to be as high as 3-5 liters/kg in solid-organ transplant recipients. Only 0.1% of cyclosporine is excreted unchanged in urine. ... Cyclosporine & its metabolites are excreted principally through the bile into the feces, with only approx 6% being excreted in the urine. Cyclosporine also is excreted in human milk.
... Absorption of cyclosporine is incomplete following oral admin. The extent of absorption depends upon several variables, including the individual patient & formulation used. The elimination of cyclosporine form the blood is generally biphasic, with a terminal half-life of 5-18 hr. After iv infusion, clearance is approx 5-7 ml/min/kg in adult recipients of renal transplants, but results differ by age & patient populations. For example, clearance is slower in cardiac transplant patients & more rapid in children. The relationship between admin dose & the area under the plasma concn-vs-time curve is linear within the therapeutic range, but the intersubject variability is so large that individual monitoring is required.
Clinicians can administer cyclosporine by continuous iv infusion during the first few days after transplantation, then orally by twice-daily doses, to achieve plasma cyclosporine concns (measured by HPLC) of 75-150 ng/ml (equivalent to whole blood cyclosporine concns of 300-600 ng/ml measured by radioimmunoassay). It appears safe to maintain a trough plasma cyclosporine concn of about 75-150 ng/ml; however, this does not necessarily guarantee safety from nephrotoxicity. Because of preferential distribution of cyclosporine & its metabolites into red blood cells, blood levels are generally higher than plasma levels. When blood cyclosporine levels are 300-600 ng/ml by radioimmunoassay, cerebrospinal fluid levels range from 10-50 ng/ml. The apparent volume of distribution in children under 10 yr of age is about 35 l/kg, & in adults, 4.7 l/kg.
The elimination half-life of an oral cyclosporine dose of 350 mg is 8.9 hr; after a 1400 mg dose, the half-life is 11.9 hr. Elimination occurs predominantly by metab in the liver to form 18-25 metabolites. Metabolites of cyclosporine possess little immunosuppressive activity. Cyclosporine is extensively metabolized in the liver by cytochrome P450IIIA oxidase; however, neurotoxicity & possibly nephrotoxoicity usually correlate with raised blood levels of cyclosporine metabolites. Only 0.1% of a dose ix s excreted unchanged.