Sirolimus, also known as rapamycin, is a macrocyclic lactone antibiotic produced by bacteria Streptomyces hygroscopicus, which was isolated from the soil of the Vai Atari region of Rapa Nui (Easter Island). It was first isolated and identified as an antifungal agent with potent anticandida activity; however, after its potent antitumor and immunosuppressive a...
Sirolimus is indicated for the prophylaxis of organ rejection in patients aged 13 years or older receiving renal transplants. In patients at low-to moderate-immunologic risk, it is recommended that sirolimus be used initially in a regimen with cyclosporine and corticosteroids; cyclosporine should be withdrawn two to four months after transplantation. In pati...
Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shangdong, China
West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States
Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, Beijing, China
AgelessRx, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
City of Hope, Duarte, California, United States
Washington University School of Medicine/Siteman Cancer Center, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Children's National Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
CHU Montpellier Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, Montpellier, France
CHU Bordeaux Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France
CHU Toulouse Hôpital des Enfants, Toulouse, France
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