Drug General Information (ID: DDIPHK45RZ)
  Drug Name Cyclosporine Drug Info Mycophenolic acid Drug Info
  Drug Type Small molecule Small molecule
  Therapeutic Class Antiviral Agents Antiviral Agents
  Structure

 Mechanism of Cyclosporine-Mycophenolic acid Interaction (Severity Level: Moderate)
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      Drug Name Cyclosporine Mycophenolic acid
      Mechanism MRP2 inhibitor MRP2 substrate
      Key Mechanism Factor 1
Factor Name Multidrug resistance-associated protein 2
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Structure Sequence
MLEKFCNSTFWNSSFLDSPEADLPLCFEQTVLVWIPLGYLWLLAPWQLLHVYKSRTKRSSTTKLYLAKQVFVGFLLILAAIELALVLTEDSGQATVPAVRYTNPSLYLGTWLLVLLIQYSRQWCVQKNSWFLSLFWILSILCGTFQFQTLIRTLLQGDNSNLAYSCLFFISYGFQILILIFSAFSENNESSNNPSSIASFLSSITYSWYDSIILKGYKRPLTLEDVWEVDEEMKTKTLVSKFETHMKRELQKARRALQRRQEKSSQQNSGARLPGLNKNQSQSQDALVLEDVEKKKKKSGTKKDVPKSWLMKALFKTFYMVLLKSFLLKLVNDIFTFVSPQLLKLLISFASDRDTYLWIGYLCAILLFTAALIQSFCLQCYFQLCFKLGVKVRTAIMASVYKKALTLSNLARKEYTVGETVNLMSVDAQKLMDVTNFMHMLWSSVLQIVLSIFFLWRELGPSVLAGVGVMVLVIPINAILSTKSKTIQVKNMKNKDKRLKIMNEILSGIKILKYFAWEPSFRDQVQNLRKKELKNLLAFSQLQCVVIFVFQLTPVLVSVVTFSVYVLVDSNNILDAQKAFTSITLFNILRFPLSMLPMMISSMLQASVSTERLEKYLGGDDLDTSAIRHDCNFDKAMQFSEASFTWEHDSEATVRDVNLDIMAGQLVAVIGPVGSGKSSLISAMLGEMENVHGHITIKGTTAYVPQQSWIQNGTIKDNILFGTEFNEKRYQQVLEACALLPDLEMLPGGDLAEIGEKGINLSGGQKQRISLARATYQNLDIYLLDDPLSAVDAHVGKHIFNKVLGPNGLLKGKTRLLVTHSMHFLPQVDEIVVLGNGTIVEKGSYSALLAKKGEFAKNLKTFLRHTGPEEEATVHDGSEEEDDDYGLISSVEEIPEDAASITMRRENSFRRTLSRSSRSNGRHLKSLRNSLKTRNVNSLKEDEELVKGQKLIKKEFIETGKVKFSIYLEYLQAIGLFSIFFIILAFVMNSVAFIGSNLWLSAWTSDSKIFNSTDYPASQRDMRVGVYGALGLAQGIFVFIAHFWSAFGFVHASNILHKQLLNNILRAPMRFFDTTPTGRIVNRFAGDISTVDDTLPQSLRSWITCFLGIISTLVMICMATPVFTIIVIPLGIIYVSVQMFYVSTSRQLRRLDSVTRSPIYSHFSETVSGLPVIRAFEHQQRFLKHNEVRIDTNQKCVFSWITSNRWLAIRLELVGNLTVFFSALMMVIYRDTLSGDTVGFVLSNALNITQTLNWLVRMTSEIETNIVAVERITEYTKVENEAPWVTDKRPPPDWPSKGKIQFNNYQVRYRPELDLVLRGITCDIGSMEKIGVVGRTGAGKSSLTNCLFRILEAAGGQIIIDGVDIASIGLHDLREKLTIIPQDPILFSGSLRMNLDPFNNYSDEEIWKALELAHLKSFVASLQLGLSHEVTEAGGNLSIGQRQLLCLGRALLRKSKILVLDEATAAVDLETDNLIQTTIQNEFAHCTVITIAHRLHTIMDSDKVMVLDNGKIIECGSPEELLQIPGPFYFMAKEAGIENVNSTKF
Gene Name MRP2
Uniprot ID MRP2_HUMAN
KEGG Pathway hsa:1244
Protein Family ABC transporter superfamily
Protein Function
ATP-dependent transporter of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) family that binds and hydrolyzes ATP to enable active transport of various substrates including many drugs, toxicants and endogenous compound across cell membranes. Transports a wide variety of conjugated organic anions such as sulfate-, glucuronide- and glutathione (GSH)-conjugates of endo- and xenobiotics substrates (PubMed:10220572, PubMed:10421658, PubMed:11500505, PubMed:16332456). Mediates hepatobiliary excretion of mono- and bis-glucuronidated bilirubin molecules and therefore play an important role in bilirubin detoxification (PubMed:10421658). Mediates also hepatobiliary excretion of others glucuronide conjugates such as 17beta-estradiol 17-glucosiduronic acid and leukotriene C4 (PubMed:11500505). Transports sulfated bile salt such as taurolithocholate sulfate (PubMed:16332456). Transport various anticancer drugs, such as anthracycline, vinca alkaloid and methotrexate and HIV-drugs such as protease inhibitors (PubMed:10220572, PubMed:11500505, PubMed:12441801). Confers resistance to several anti-cancer drugs including cisplatin, doxorubicin, epirubicin, methotrexate, etoposide and vincristine (PubMed:10220572, PubMed:11500505).
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      Mechanism Description
  • Decreased clearance of Mycophenolic acid due to the transporter inhibition by Cyclosporine 

Recommended Action
      Management Caution is advised when cyclosporine is used concomitantly with mycophenolate mofetil. Dosage adjustments as well as clinical and laboratory monitoring of MPA trough levels whenever cyclosporine is added to or discontinued from the patient's immunosuppressant regimen is recommended.

References
1 El-Sheikh AA, Koenderink JB, Wouterse AC, et al. "Renal glucuronidation and multidrug resistance protein 2-/ multidrug resistance protein 4-mediated efflux of mycophenolic acid: interaction with cyclosporine and tacrolimus." Transl Res 164 (2014): 46-56. [PMID: 24486136]
2 Gregoor PJ, De Sevaux RG, Hene RJ, et al. "Effect of cyclosporine on mycophenolic acid trough levels in kidney transplant recipients." Transplantation 68 (1999): 1603-6. [PMID: 10589962]
3 Lee PC, Chang SS, Shieh SC, et al. "Cyclosporine or Tacrolimus: Which Is the Better Partner for Myfortic or CellCept?" Transplant Proc 44 (2012): 137-9. [PMID: 22310598]
4 Product Information. Myfortic (mycophenolic acid). Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ.
5 Bornhauser M, Schuler U, Porksen G, Naumann R, Geissler G, Thiede C, Schwerdtfeger R, Ehninger G, Thiede HM "Mycophenolate mofetil and cyclosporine as graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis after allogeneic blood stem cell transplantation." Transplantation 67 (1999): 499-504. [PMID: 10071016]