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Addition of simvastatin to cold storage solution prevents endothelial dysfunction in explanted rat livers.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Mar 2012
Russo Lucia, Gracia-Sancho Jorge, García-Calderó Héctor, Marrone Giusi, García-Pagán Juan Carlos, García-Cardeña Guillermo, Bosch Jaime
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UNLABELLED: Pathophysiological alterations in the endothelial phenotype result in endothelial dysfunction. Flow cessation, occurring during organ procurement for transplantation, triggers the endothelial dysfunction characteristic of ischemia/reperfusion injury, partly due to a reduction in the expression of the vasoprotective transcription factor Kruppel-like Factor 2 (KLF2). We aimed at (1) characterizing the...
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