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Chinese Journal of Transplantation(Electronic Edition) ›› 2021, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (04): 250-256. doi: 10.3877/cma.j.issn.1674-3903.2021.04.013

• Review • Previous Articles    

Research progress of mTOR inhibitors in heart transplantation

Yifan Zuo1, Qi Wu1, Zhiwei Wang1,()   

  1. 1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
  • Received:2021-01-06 Online:2021-08-25 Published:2021-11-23
  • Contact: Zhiwei Wang

Abstract:

Currently heart transplantation is the standard treatment for end-stage heart disease. Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors are increasingly used in heart transplantation recently. Numerous studies have demonstrated the efficacy of mTOR in attenuating cardiac allograft vasculopathy progression, improving renal function, and reducing cytomegalovirus infections and risks of malignancy. However, mTOR inhibitors have many adverse effects, such as hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia, proteinuria, acute rejection, edema, risk of thrombotic events, and pulmonary toxicity. This review briefly discusses recent research progress of mTOR inhibitors in heart transplantation.

Key words: Heart transplantation, Mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors, Immunosuppressive agents, Adverse effects

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