Immunosuppressive Drugs Flashcards
Bind with cyclophilin
Cyclosporine
Inhibit calcineurin and inhibit activating T cells
Cyclosporine
Tacrolimus ( FK506)
Used in ocular graft versus host disease
Cyclosporine
Adverse effects of cyclosporine and tacrolimus
3 toxicity
4 Hyper
Nephrotoxicity
Hepatotoxicity
Bone marrow toxicity
Hyper tension
Hyperglycemia
HyperKalemia
HyperTricosis
Seizures
Inc incidence of lymphoma and other cancers
Induce tumor growth factor
Cyclosporine
Bind to immunophilin FK binding protein
Tacrolimus
More potent that cyclosporine by 10-100 times
Tacrolimus
From group of cytotoxic immunosuppressive
Azathioprine
Inhibit both de Novo pathway and salvage pathway
Azathioprine
Interferes with purine nucleic acid metabolism and stops lymphoid cell proliferation
Azathioprine
It’s adverse effects are bone marrow suppression and hepatic dysfunction
Azathioprine
Inhibit de Novo synthesis of purines
Mycophenolate mofetil
Used in acute and chronic graft versus host disease in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Mycophenolate mofetil
Used in cardiac transplantation
Mycophenolate mofetil
It’s side effects are hypertension and myelosuppresion
Mycophenolate mofetil