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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-10-20
pubmed:abstractText
Defibrotide is a polydeoxiribonucleotid derived from the bovine's lung. It stimulates the release of prostacyclines (PGI2) from the vascular endothelium, thus determining profibrinolytic, antithrombotic, and thrombolytic actions. These activities have been experimentally demonstrated by several authors in different animal species through models of ischemia in different organs. The aim of the present study was to carry out an experimental model of acute renal insufficiency with a bilateral and temporal hot ischemia in order to confirm by light microscopy the structural alterations, and by transmission and scanning electron microscopy the ultrastructural alterations, and therefore establish the effects of Defibrotide in preventing reperfusion injuries. Kidney samples were observed as a blind-trial by three different operators. A certain preventive effect against ischemia was evidenced, probably due to the cytoprotective action of Defibrotide in close relation also with an increase in PGI2 production.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1122-6714
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
99
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
189-99
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Renal ischemia and pharmacological prevention: experimental structural and ultrastructural observations.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article