Article
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 inhib...
Topics
- Animals
- Body Weight
- Cell Division
- Cholesterol, Dietary
- Cyclosporine
- Immunohistochemistry
- Immunosuppressive Agents
- Kidney
- Lipids
- Male
- Phenotype
- Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Staining and Labeling
