Changes in the lipid profile of patients submitted to transplants
have been related to immunosuppressive drug
treatment. Some authors have shown a greater increase
in total cholesterol and triglycerides in patients submitted
to long term immunosuppressive therapy with cyclosporine.
2-4,9 Changing immunosuppressive treatment with
ciclosporine for tacrolimus has also been related to a reduction
in the levels of triglycerides and cholesterol in
this population.9 There are also authors that attribute
changes in the lipid profile to the use of prednisone, regardless
of treatment with ciclosporine or tacrolimus.10