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recommended that sirolimus be used initially in a regimen with cyclosporine and corticosteroids; cyclosporine should be withdrawn two to four months after transplantation.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...
University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States
Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medicine Sciences, Beijing, China/Beijing, China
Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medicine Sciences, Beijing, Beijing, China
Clinique Soigner, Matsudo, Chiba, Japan
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
The second affiliated hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States
City of Hope Cancer Center, Duarte, California, United States
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, United States
West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California, United States
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