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Cholesterol feeding accentuates the cyclosporine-induced elevation of renal plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1.
Kidney international - 1 Jun 1997
Duymelinck C, Dauwe S E, Nouwen E J, De Broe M E, Verpooten G A
Abstract excerpt
Long-term cyclosporine (CsA) therapy is accompanied by the occurrence of hypercholesterolemia and renal interstitial fibrosis. The present study investigates the effect of dietary cholesterol on CsA-induced lipid disturbances in the rat and on CsA nephrotoxicity. Since plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) is a major inhibitor of matrix degradation and elevated plasma PAI-1 levels are reported to be...
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