High-dose atorvastatin reduces oxidative stress of ischemia/reperfusion injury after isogeneic kidney transplantation in rats: in vivo, preclinical, case–control, open-label study
Abstract Background Renal ischemia/reperfusion injury is an unavoidable event in transplantation in which free radical-mediated injury determines release of pro-inflammatory cytokines and activation of innate immunity. In addition to their cholesterol-lowering action, statins have shown dose-depende...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-11-01
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Series: | Renal Replacement Therapy |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41100-023-00508-w |