Open AccessMethylprednisolone Increases Urinary Nitrate Concentrations and Reduces Subclinical Renal Injury During Infrarenal Aortic Ischemia Reperfusion
Author(s) -
R. C. Baker,
Mervyn Armstrong,
Ian S. Young,
E. McClean,
Declan O’Rourke,
Frederick Campbell,
Aires A.B. Barros D’Sa,
W. T. McBride
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000225094.59283.b4
Subject(s) - medicine , methylprednisolone , renal ischemia , urinary system , anesthesia , vasoconstriction , ischemia , urology , cardiology , reperfusion injury
This study tests the hypothesis that methylprednisolone may influence eNOS activity in renal arterial and venous vascular beds and impede subclinical renal injury.