Nephrocalcinosis in a Transplanted Kidney: A New Sign of Chronic Tacrolimus Nephrotoxicity
Calcineurin inhibitors are potent immunosuppressive drugs in solid-organ transplantation and multiple autoimmune diseases. Their use is associated with the acute impairment of glomerular filtration and chronic interstitial fibrosis. The latter is mediated by the accumulation of matrix proteins. In t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2022-01-01
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| Series: | Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation |
| Online Access: | http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2022;volume=33;issue=6;spage=824;epage=827;aulast=El-Reshaid |