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.