Remote conditioning or erythropoietin before surgery primes kidneys to clear ischemia-reperfusion-damaged cells: a renoprotective mechanism?
(2014)
Journal Article
Gardner, D. S., Welham, S. J., Dunford, L. J., McCulloch, T. A., Hodi, Z., Sleeman, P., …Devonald, M. A. (2014). Remote conditioning or erythropoietin before surgery primes kidneys to clear ischemia-reperfusion-damaged cells: a renoprotective mechanism?. AJP - Renal Physiology, 306(8), F873-F884. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajprenal.00576.2013
Acute kidney injury is common, serious with no specific treatment. Ischemia-reperfusion is a common cause of acute kidney injury (AKI). Clinical trials suggest that preoperative erythropoietin (EPO) or remote ischemic preconditioning may have a renop... Read More about Remote conditioning or erythropoietin before surgery primes kidneys to clear ischemia-reperfusion-damaged cells: a renoprotective mechanism?.