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The leukotriene B4-leukotriene B4 receptor axis promotes cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury by modulating neutrophil recruitment.
Kidney international - 1 Jul 2017
Deng Bo, Lin Yuli, Ma Shuai, Zheng Yin, Yang Xuguang, Li Bingji, Yu Wenyan, Xu Qingqing, Liu Tingyan, Hao Chuanming, He Rui, Ding Feng
Abstract excerpt
Cisplatin is an effective chemotherapeutic agent and widely used in treatment of various solid organ malignancies, including head and neck, ovarian, and testicular cancers. However, the induction of acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of its main side effects. Leukotriene B4 receptor 1 (BLT1) mediates the majority of physiological effects of leukotriene B4 (LTB4), a potent lipid chemoattractant generated at...
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