Pathways of glomerular toxicity of cyclosporine-A: An "in vitro" study

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 649-660

  Castello, L ^a   Sainaghi, P P ^a   Bergamasco, L ^a   Letizia, C ^b   Bartoli, E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Amedeo Avogadro University   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Angiotensin I; Angiotensin II; Cyclosporine A; Endothelin; Endothelin receptors; Glomeruli

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN I; ANGIOTENSIN II; CYCLOSPORIN A; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL ISOLATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOKINE RELEASE; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RECEPTOR BINDING; SWINE; TISSUE CULTURE;

ANGIOTENSIN I; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; CYCLOSPORINE; ENDOTHELIN-1; FEMALE; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; PIPERIDINES; RECEPTOR, ENDOTHELIN A; RECEPTOR, ENDOTHELIN B; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 31144476258     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: 08675910     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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