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Rapamycin and Regulatory T Cells in Kidney Transplantation

NCT01014234 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 56

Last updated 2015-03-25

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Summary

The immune system response is mediated by the interaction between the antigen presenting cell (APC), CD4+ T helper cells (Th) and CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cells, a subgroup of CD4+ T cell which express IL-2 receptor (CD25) and the transcriptional factor foxp3. Regulatory T cell may contribute to the maintenance of tolerance by suppressing the immune response to normal or tumor associated antigens.

Regulatory T cell emerge from the thymus during ontogenesis and they represent about 10 % of the peripheral Cd4+ t cells.

Rapamycin is one the most use treatment to prevent renal allograft failure. Differently from calcineurin inhibitors (cyclosporine and tacrolimus), that inhibit T-cell activation through the inhibition of calcineurin activation, rapamycin inhibits cellular proliferation by impairing the progression of the cellular cycle, in particular by interaction with mTOR. Recently Battaglia et al. have demonstrated a Treg amplification in murine CD4+ lymphocytes treated with rapamycin in vitro.

Aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of different immunosuppressive regimens on regulatory T cell and to verify the hypothesis that rapamycin may induce tolerance in kidney transplanted patients, more than cyclosporine treatment.

Conditions

  • Kidney Transplantation

Interventions

DRUG

Cyclosporins

These patients will undergo maintenance immunosuppressive treatment with cyclosporine + mycophenolate + prednisone according to established clinical practice. The dosage of drugs will be based on evaluations of serum trough levels and it will be adjusted when necessary.

DRUG

Rapamycin

These patients will undergo maintenance immunosuppressive treatment with rapamycin + mycophenolate + prednisone according to established clinical practice. The dosage of drugs will be based on evaluations of serum trough levels and it will be adjusted when necessary.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Antonio Dal Canton, MD · Policlinico Fondazione IRCCS "San Matteo", Pavia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-07-31
Primary Completion
2013-06-30
Completion
2013-06-30

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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