INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR-I AMELIORATES DELAYED KIDNEY GRAFT FUNCTION AND THE ACUTE NEPHROTOXIC EFFECTS OF CYCLOSPORINE1

Marcello Maestri, Donald C. Dafoe, Gregg A. Adams, A Gaspari, F Luzzana, Francesco Innocente, Johannes Rademacher, Paolo Dionigi, Annalisa Barbieri, Franco Zonta,

Transplantation · 1997 · 15 citations · 17 references

Abstract

In evaluating this study it should be recognized that the animal models studied, although widely used, differ from the human condition. However, IGF-I and des(1-3)IGF-I exhibit properties that strongly suggest their value in preventing clinical DGF, and they deserve further studies.

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