...Anniek Vlijm; Denise E. Sampimon; Marijke de Graaff; Dirk G. Struijk; Raymond T. Krediet Background/Aims: Currently available rodent models of peritoneal sclerosis are not based on clinically relevant factors: renal failure in combination with exposure to bioincompatible fluids. Our aim...

... ]and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) [ 8 ], each may have distinct effects. Intracellular signalling Peritoneal dialysis Renal failure © 2005 S. Karger AG, Basel Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated...

.... 2004 Ischemic preconditioning Subtractive hybridization Hypoxia Oxidative stress Renal failure Although IPC has been observed in renal tissue, the mechanisms involved in renal cell protection are almost entirely unknown. In the present paper, we were particularly interested in exploring...

.... Angiotensin II Osteopontin Renal failure The renin angiotensin system (RAS) plays a pivotal role in the development of progressive renal injury and hypertension following subtotal nephrectomy (STNx) in rats. Therapeutic approaches including administration of an angiotensin-converting enzyme...

... with angiotensin II at the same infusion rate for 6 weeks had only a limited effect on renal functional parameters, permitting the examination of angiotensin II-induced morphological alterations and antioxidant enzyme status in kidney cortex in the absence of severe renal failure. Angiotensin II has been...