著者
Masaaki KATAYAMA Yoshiki KAWAKAMI Rieko KATAYAMA Shunsuke SHIMAMURA Yasuhiko OKAMURA Yuji UZUKA
出版者
公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.13-0209, (Released:2013-11-05)
被引用文献数
3

Clarithromycin (CLM) has been known to increase the cyclosporine (CsA) trough level in human and feline organ transplant patients. However, the interaction of CLM with CsA has not been reported in dogs. In this study, the effects of multiple dosing of CLM on the pharmacokinetics of CsA in three healthy beagles were investigated. The treatments included CsA 10 mg/kg alone and CsA 10 mg/kg + multiple-dose of CLM 10 mg/kg. Co-administration of CLM with CsA resulted in significant increases of oral bioavailability of CsA. The results of our study suggest that administration of multiple therapeutic doses of CLM may decrease the required CsA dosage in CsA-based immunosuppressive therapy in renal transplanted dogs.