The Effect of Liver Function Indicators and Donor-recipient CYP3A5 Genetic Polymorphism on the Blood Concentration of Tacrolimus in the Early Postoperative Period After Liver Transplantation
OBJECTIVE This study aims to explore the variations in liver function indicators and tacrolimus blood concentration among recipients,as well as the combined effect of donors'and recipients'CYP3A5 polymorphism on tacrolimus blood concentration in the first month after liver transplantation.METHODS Clinical data and blood samples were collected from 178 patients who underwent liver transplantation at the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University between 2016 and 2020.Serum levels of alanine aminotransferase(ALT),glutamate aminotransferase(AST),total bilirubin(TBIL),and direct bilirubin(DBIL),as well as the dose-adjusted trough concentration(C/D ratio)of tacrolimus,in the first month after transplantation were recorded.The CYP3A5 genotype of liver transplant donors and recipients was detected by DNA chip.Patients with CYP3A5*1/*1 and CYP3A5*1/*3 were classified as expressers,while those with CYP3A5*3/*3 were classified as non-expressers.Patients were categorized into four groups to analyze the combined effect of donors'and recipients'CYP3A5 polymorphism on tacrolimus C/D ratio:recipient expresser/donor expresser group(ReDe),recipient expresser/donor non-expresser group(ReDn),recipient non-expresser/donor expresser group(RnDe),and recipient non-expresser/donor non-expresser group(RnDn).RESULTS The levels of liver function indicators(ALT,AST,TBIL,and DBIL)in the first and second weeks after liver transplantation(convalescence phase)were significantly higher than those in the third and fourth weeks(stationary phase,P<0.05).The analysis of the donor-recipient CYP3A5 genotype revealed that within each group,there were no significant differences in the tacrolimus C/D ratios at different time points during weeks 1 to 4 postoperatively.However,in inter-group analysis,the tacrolimus C/D ratios of the RnDn group were significantly higher than the ReDe group each week(P<0.05).During weeks 1 to 3 postoperatively,the tacrolimus C/D ratios of the ReDn group were significantly higher than in the ReDe group each week(P<0.05),and the tacrolimus C/D ratios of the RnDn patients were significantly higher than in the RnDe group each week(P<0.05).CONCLUSION There is no significant difference in the tacrolimus blood concentration between the convalescence and stationary phases of liver function indicators in the first month after liver transplantation.The genotype of both the recipient and donor at the CYP3A5 locus influence tacrolimus blood concentration in the early postoperative period,providing a basis for individualized medication of tacrolimus.
liver transplantationliver function indicatorstacrolimusCYP3A5genetic polymorphismblood drug concentration