Protective role of endothelial calpain knockout in lipopolysaccharide-induced acute kidney injury via attenuation of the p38-iNOS pathway and NO/ROS production

Acute kidney injury: enzyme block could combat failure Therapies that inhibit the enzyme calpain could alleviate the effects of acute kidney injury according to researchers in China and Canada. Acute kidney injury is induced by endotoxemia, in which changes in the permeability of the intestine allow...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhifeng Liu, Jingjing Ji, Dong Zheng, Lei Su, Tianqing Peng, Jing Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-04-01
Series:Experimental and Molecular Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s12276-020-0426-9