Effects of sirolimus alone or in combination with cyclosporine A on renal ischemia/reperfusion injury

Calcineurin inhibitors exacerbate ischemic injury in transplanted kidneys, but it is not known if sirolimus protects or exacerbates the transplanted kidney from ischemic injury. We determined the effects of sirolimus alone or in combination with cyclosporin A (CsA) on oxygenated and hypoxic/reoxygen...

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Main Authors: B.J. Pereira, I. Castro, E.A. Burdmann, D.M.A. Malheiros, L. Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2010-08-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2010000800007