Synergistic effect of mycophenolate mofetil and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor in patients with chronic allograft nephropathy

Experimental data and few clinical non-randomized studies have shown that inhibition of the renin-angiotensin system by angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) associated or not with the use of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) could delay or even halt the progression of chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN). I...

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Main Authors: G.T. Moscoso-Solorzano, G. Mastroianni-Kirsztajn, K.S. Ozaki, M.F. Franco, A. Pacheco-Silva, N.O.S. Câmara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2009-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009000500008