TY - JOUR
T1 - Renin system activation and delayed function of the renal transplant
AU - Blumenfeld, Jon D.
AU - Catanzaro, Daniel F.
AU - Kinkhabwala, Milan
AU - Cheigh, Jhoong
AU - Hartono, Choli
AU - Serur, David
AU - Kapur, Sandi
AU - Stubenbord, William T.
AU - Haschemeyer, Rudy
AU - Riggio, Robert
N1 - Funding Information:
This work is supported in part by funding from the FII Foundation.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Delayed graft function (DGF), defined as persistent renal failure that requires dialysis within the first week after kidney transplantation, occurs commonly after cadaveric renal transplantation (CRT). This has important implications for long-term outcome because the 1-year allograft survival rate is significantly reduced when DGF occurs. The mechanisms contributing to the development of DGF are not well established. However, several lines of evidence indicate that excess renin system activity, in both the cadaver kidney donor and recipient, contributes importantly to the pathogenesis of DGF. If this hypothesis can be verified in clinical studies, then pharmacologic agents that interrupt the renin-angiotensin system (eg, type 1 angiotensin II receptor blockade, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition, and β-adrenergic blockade) in the donor and recipient might significantly improve the outcome of cadaveric renal transplants.
AB - Delayed graft function (DGF), defined as persistent renal failure that requires dialysis within the first week after kidney transplantation, occurs commonly after cadaveric renal transplantation (CRT). This has important implications for long-term outcome because the 1-year allograft survival rate is significantly reduced when DGF occurs. The mechanisms contributing to the development of DGF are not well established. However, several lines of evidence indicate that excess renin system activity, in both the cadaver kidney donor and recipient, contributes importantly to the pathogenesis of DGF. If this hypothesis can be verified in clinical studies, then pharmacologic agents that interrupt the renin-angiotensin system (eg, type 1 angiotensin II receptor blockade, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition, and β-adrenergic blockade) in the donor and recipient might significantly improve the outcome of cadaveric renal transplants.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0895-7061(01)02264-6
DO - 10.1016/S0895-7061(01)02264-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 11775137
AN - SCOPUS:0035217685
SN - 0895-7061
VL - 14
SP - 1270
EP - 1272
JO - American journal of hypertension
JF - American journal of hypertension
IS - 12
ER -