Oxidative stress is important in the pathogenesis of renal ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury; however whether imbalances in reactive oxygen production and disposal account for susceptibility to injury… (More)
Oxidant-mediated apoptosis has been implicated in renal injury due to ischemia reperfusion (IR); however, the apoptotic signaling pathways following IR have been incompletely defined. The purpose of… (More)
Peroxisome proliferators are a group of non-genotoxic hepatic carcinogens that have been proposed to act by increasing oxidative damage in the liver. To test this hypothesis, we have examined if… (More)
OBJECTIVE
The relative contributions of the fraction of inspired oxygen (FIO2) and atmospheric pressure (ATM) to cardioprotection are unknown. We determined whether the product of FIO2 x ATM (oxygen… (More)
Oxidative stress and apoptosis are important factors in the etiology of renal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury. The present study tested the hypothesis that the cell-permeant SOD mimetic… (More)
Generation of excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) leads to mitochondrial dysfunction, apoptosis, and necrosis in renal ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury. Previously we showed that lentiviral… (More)
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) contribute significantly to apoptosis in renal ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury, however the exact mechanisms are not well understood. We used novel lentiviral vectors… (More)
BACKGROUND
Nitration of a critical tyrosine residue in the active site of manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) can lead to enzyme inactivation. In this study, we examined the effect of inducible… (More)
20-HETE, a metabolite of arachidonic acid, has been implicated as a mediator of free radical formation and tissue death following ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury in the brain and heart. The present… (More)
BACKGROUND
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) occurs in at least 5 % of hospitalized patients and can result in 40-70 % morbidity and mortality. Even following recovery, many subjects may experience… (More)