Low dose tacrolimus exposure and early steroid withdrawal with strict body weight control can improve post kidney transplant glucose tolerance in Japanese patients.

Low dose tacrolimus exposure and early steroid withdrawal with strict body weight control can improve post kidney transplant glucose tolerance in Japanese patients.

The development of diabetes mellitus (DM) after living donor kidney transplantation (KT) is a risk factor for worsening transplant kidney function, cardiac disease, and cerebrovascular disease, which may affect prognosis after KT. At our institution, all patients' glucose tolerance is evaluated...

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Main Authors: Akihiko Mitsuke, Takahiko Ohbo, Junya Arima, Yoichi Osako, Takashi Sakaguchi, Ryosuke Matsushita, Hirofumi Yoshino, Shuichi Tatarano, Yasutoshi Yamada, Hajime Sasaki, Tatsu Tanabe, Nobuyuki Fukuzawa, Hiroshi Tanaka, Yoshihiko Nishio, Enokida Hideki, Hiroshi Harada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287059

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287059

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