Lacidipine Attenuates Apoptosis via a Caspase-3 Dependent Pathway in Human Kidney Cells

Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in hospitalised patients and has a poor prognosis. Therefore, new therapeutic strategies are anticipated. Lacidipine, a novel third-generation dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker, has been demonstrated effective for hypertension. However, its poten...

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Main Authors: Aiqi Zhang, Shuli Fu, Lan Chen, Lihong Ren, Shuqiang Qu, Yujing Zhang, Li Yao, Shufen Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cell Physiol Biochem Press GmbH & Co KG 2013-10-01
Series:Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/354504