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Nox2 and Cyclosporine-Induced Renal Hypoxia.
Transplantation - 1 Jun 2016
Djamali Arjang, Wilson Nancy A, Sadowski Elizabeth A, Zha Wei, Niles David, Hafez Omeed, Dorn Justin R, Mehner Thomas R, Grimm Paul C, Hoffmann F Michael, Zhong Weixiong, Fain Sean B, Reese Shannon R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We hypothesized that nicotinamide adenosine diphosphate oxidase 2 (Nox2) plays an important role in cyclosporine A (CsA)-induced chronic hypoxia. METHODS: We tested this hypothesis in Fisher 344 rats, C57BL/6 J wild type and Nox2-/- mice, and in liver transplant recipients with chronic CsA nephrotoxicity. We used noninvasive molecular imaging (blood oxygen level-dependent magnetic resonance imaging...
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