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“A number of drugs have been shown to alter magnesium handling ; these include antibiotics such as gentamicin, antineoplastic agents such as cisplatin and immunological suppressive drugs such as cyclosporin.”
“These observations indicate a modified magnesium steady state in renal transplant recipients treated with cyclosporine.”
“Total [0.74 (0.70–0.78) vs 0.80 (0.74–0.84) and 0.81 (0.79–0.87) mmol/….46–0.52) vs 0.53 (0.50–0.58) and 0.54 (0.52–0.59) mmol/l, respectively] plasma magnesium were … cyclosporine than in … controls.”
“Plasma magnesium was also reduced with cyclosporin treatment.”
“Since cyclosporin treatment is also associated with magnesium depletion , this could explain the increased occurrence of hypertension in these patients.”
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association • 1992 | View Paper
“ Renal magnesium wasting may be added to the spectrum of nephrotoxicity resulting from cyclosporine.”
“It is suggested that prevention of CsA-induced DNA-binding activation of these transcription factors is at least in part responsible for the beneficial effects of Mg supplementation on CsA nephrotoxicity.”