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Electroporation-mediated HGF gene transfer ameliorated cyclosporine nephrotoxicity.
Kidney international - 1 Jun 2004
Mizui Masayuki, Isaka Yoshitaka, Takabatake Yoshitsugu, Mizuno Sinya, Nakamura Toshikazu, Ito Takahito, Imai Enyu, Hori Masatsugu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The clinical utility of cyclosporine A (CsA) has been limited by its nephrotoxicity, which is characterized by tubular atrophy, interstitial fibrosis, and progressive renal impairment. Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) has been reported to protect and salvage from renal injury as a renotropic and antifibrotic factor. Here, we investigated protective effects of HGF gene therapy on rat CsA-induced...
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