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Ketamine Increases Permeability and Alters Epithelial Phenotype of Renal Distal Tubular Cells via a GSK-3β-Dependent Mechanism.
Journal of cellular biochemistry - 1 Apr 2016
Shyu Hsin-Yi, Ko Chun-Jung, Luo Yu-Chen, Lin Hsin-Ying, Wu Shang-Ru, Lan Shao-Wei, Cheng Tai-Shan, Hu Shih-Hsiung, Lee Ming-Shyue
Abstract excerpt
Ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic, is misused and abused worldwide as an illegal recreational drug. In addition to its neuropathic toxicity, ketamine abuse has numerous effects, including renal failure; however, the underlying mechanism is poorly understood. The process called epithelial phenotypic changes (EPCs) causes the loss of cell-cell adhesion and cell polarity in renal diseases, as well as the...
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