Adequate tacrolimus blood exposure is crucial in the early post-renal transplant period and a gut epithelial barrier integrity may play a role. We prospectively investigated several markers of intestinal permeability in recent kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) treated with different tacrolimus extended-release formulations. Within each of the 49 KTR pairs that received grafts from the same donor, an early randomized conversion was performed from twice-daily (Prograf) to once-daily tacrolimus formulation: Advagraf or Envarsus. Plasma zonulin, calprotectin, circulating lipopolysaccharide (LPS), LPS-binding protein (LBP), intestinal fatty acid binding protein (FABP-2), and CD-14 levels were measured. There was no difference in the recipient age, dialysis vintage, BMI, and residual diuresis between Advagraf and Envarsus groups. FABP-2 and LPS levels were significantly associated with tacrolimus trough level, 3-h level, and area under the curve (AUC) in the Envarsus but not in the Advagraf group. AUC was independently increased by LPS and decreased by age, FABP-2 concentration, and the use of Envarsus formulation as compared with Advagraf. Functional changes of gastrointestinal tract in patients treated with Envarsus may influence intestinal tacrolimus absorption to a greater extent than in Advagraf-treated KTRs and may lead to inadequate variability of tacrolimus exposure early after kidney transplantation.

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