Experimental chronic kidney disease attenuates ischemia-reperfusion injury in an ex vivo rat lung model.

Lung ischemia reperfusion injury (LIRI) is one of important complications following lung transplant and cardiopulmonary bypass. Although patients on hemodialysis are still excluded as lung transplant donors because of the possible effects of renal failure on the lungs, increased organ demand has led...

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Main Authors: Chung-Kan Peng, Kun-Lun Huang, Chou-Chin Lan, Yu-Juei Hsu, Geng-Chin Wu, Chia-Hui Peng, Chin-Pyng Wu, Khee-Siang Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5349449?pdf=render