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Mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) soup decreases tacrolimus blood trough level
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  • Lei Hu,
  • Jianmin Liu,
  • Qiuyu Fan,
  • Hegui Huang,
  • Shaohui Zhang
Lei Hu
Wuhan Hospital of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine
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Jianmin Liu
Wuhan Hospital of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine
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Qiuyu Fan
Wuhan Hospital of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine
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Hegui Huang
Wuhan Hospital of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine
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Shaohui Zhang
Wuhan Hospital of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine

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Abstract

We reported a case of considerable decrease in tacrolimus blood trough level after the intake of mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) soup in a patient with dermatomyositis. A 33-year-old woman, diagnosed with classic dermatomyositis, received treatment with prednisolone and tacrolimus. The blood concentration of tacrolimus decreased by ~50%. Mung bean soup was suspected as the factor that might affect the elimination of tacrolimus. It is possible that the induction of CYP3A enzymes and/or P-gp, mediated by flavonoids in the mung bean, contributed to the marked decrease of tacrolimus blood trough level. And both clinicians and pharmacists should be aware of the possible food-drug interaction between mung bean food and tacrolimus.