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Alkhunaizi AM, Al JHA, Al SZA. Salt intake in Eastern Saudi Arabia. East Mediterr Health J 2013; 19:915-918. [PMID: 24673081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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High salt intake has been associated with adverse side-effects such as hypertension and cardiovascular disease. The amount of salt intake among the population of Saudi Arabia is not known. The objective of this study was to estimate the salt intake among residents of the Eastern region of Saudi Arabia by measuring 24-hour urinary sodium excretion. Urine samples were collected from 130 individuals aged over 14 years for measurement of levels of sodium and other electrolytes. A total of 87 samples met the criteria for accuracy and were analysed. Total mean 24-hour sodium excretion for the group was 140 (SD 49) mEq [153 (SD 52) mEq for males and 118 (SD 37) mEq for females]. These values exceed the recommended daily intake of sodium and may contribute to the risk of developing hypertension and cardiovascular disease in Saudi Arabia.
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Alkhunaizi AM, Shah SSA, Wesslen US, Al Sadah ZA, Antony A. Acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery in eastern Saudi Arabia. East Mediterr Health J 2011; 17:495-500. [PMID: 21796967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Acute kidney injury is a serious complication after cardiac surgery. This study was conducted to determine the frequency of acute kidney injury and the associated risk factors following cardiac surgery at Dhahran health centre in eastern Saudi Arabia. All patients who underwent cardiac surgery between June 2005 and December 2008 were included. Of 293 patients who fulfilled the criteria and were included in the final analysis, 85 (29.0%) developed acute kidney injury. Using multivariate analysis, the factors significantly associated with acute kidney injury were age, diabetes, preoperative chronic kidney disease and emergent surgery. Mortality associated with acute kidney injury was 10.5% overall and 42.9% when dialysis was required. Acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery is a serious problem among patients in eastern Saudi Arabia. Measures to prevent this complication are essential.
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- A M Alkhunaizi
- Internal Medicine Services Division, Dhahran Health Centre, Dhahron, Saudi Arabia.
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In many developing countries, renal transplantation from paid, unrelated donors constitutes the main type of renal transplantation. Several medical and social problems are likely to occur in association with this practice. Among the many medical complications, invasive fungal infections are the most feared. In this report, we describe our experience with 3 patients who underwent living unrelated renal transplantation (LURTX) and developed this complication. One patient developed disseminated mucormycosis, 1 developed invasive aspergillosis (IA), and the third developed central nervous system (CNS) infection with Ramichloridium mackenziei. Two died within a few months after the diagnosis, whereas the third developed hemiplegia and is debilitated.
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- A M Alkhunaizi
- Dhahran Health Center Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
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Al-Abdely HM, Alkhunaizi AM, Al-Tawfiq JA, Hassounah M, Rinaldi MG, Sutton DA. Successful therapy of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis due toRamichloridium mackenzieiwith the new triazole posaconazole. Med Mycol 2005; 43:91-5. [PMID: 15712614 DOI: 10.1080/13693780400011104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis caused by Ramichloridium mackenziei is universally fatal. All reported cases with long-term follow-up have indicated 100% mortality despite antifungal therapy and surgical intervention. We describe the case of a 62-year-old patient who underwent renal transplantation and had a cerebral abscess caused by R. mackenziei. The infection progressed despite surgical evacuation and therapy with liposomal amphotericin B, itraconazole, and 5-flucytosine. The patient was subsequently treated with the investigational triazole posaconazole oral suspension, 800 mg/day, in divided doses. Treatment with posaconazole resulted in progressive clinical and radiologic improvement. The patient is alive four years after diagnosis and maintained on posaconazole therapy. This case supports the potential role of this extended-spectrum azole in the treatment of this serious fungal infection of the central nervous system.
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- H M Al-Abdely
- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Breast fibroadenomas are the most common solid lesions found in young women. We report on four patients who underwent renal transplantation and developed bilateral fibroadenomas while on cyclosporine (CsA). One patient developed symptomatic giant fibroadenomas and underwent bilateral mammoplasty. A significant decrease in the size of the breasts was noticed after switching to tacrolimus in three patients. Awareness of the association between CsA and fibroadenomas should help to achieve the correct diagnosis in transplant patients without subjecting them to unnecessary procedures.
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- A M Alkhunaizi
- Nephrology Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Dhahran Health Center, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
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Alkhunaizi AM, Amir A, Yousif B. Renal transplantation at Saudi Aramco. Transplant Proc 2003; 35:2596-7. [PMID: 14612033 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2003.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Norman DJ, Prather JC, Alkhunaizi AM, deMattos AM, Golconda M, Barry JM. Use of A(2) kidneys for B and O kidney transplant recipients: report of a series of patients transplanted at a single center spanning a decade. Transplant Proc 2001; 33:3327-30. [PMID: 11750423 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(01)02433-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- D J Norman
- Transplant Medicine Program and Division of Urology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97201, USA.
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BACKGROUND The waiting list for cadaveric kidney transplantation has continued to grow, and with the relative scarcity of cadaver donors, the median waiting time for patients in the United States increased to 824 days in 1994. The median waiting times for patients with blood groups B or O were 1329 and 1007 days, respectively. Allocation of blood group A2 kidneys (20% of group A) to blood group O and B patients expands their potential donor pool and shortens their waiting time for a kidney transplantation. METHODS Between May 1991 and June 1998, we transplanted 15 A2 kidneys into 6 blood group O and 9 blood group B patients. Anti-A isoagglutinins were measured before transplantation, and patients with anti-A1 titers > or = 1:8 underwent plasmapheresis (PP). RESULTS One patient with high titer anti-A antibodies, who did not receive PP, lost her allograft because of hyperacute rejection. Allograft function was excellent in the remaining 14 patients, with a mean serum creatinine level of 1.7 (+/-0.89) mg/dl at 1 month and 1.3 (+/-0.34) mg/dl at 1 year. The actuarial 1-year graft survival rate was 93.3+/-6.4% and the patient survival rate was 100%. CONCLUSION We conclude that the allocation of blood group A2 kidneys for blood group O and B recipients is a practical way to expand the donor pool for these transplant candidates. PP may be important for reducing the levels of anti-A1 and anti-A2 antibodies and for reducing the risk of hyperacute rejection. Splenectomy seems to be unnecessary.
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- A M Alkhunaizi
- Department of Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland 97201, USA
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Winn MP, Alkhunaizi AM, Bennett WM, Garber RL, Howell DN, Butterly DW, Conlon PJ. Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: a need for caution in live-related renal transplantation. Am J Kidney Dis 1999; 33:970-4. [PMID: 10213658 DOI: 10.1016/s0272-6386(99)70435-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) has increasingly been recognized to occur in a familial pattern. We have observed the development of biopsy-confirmed FSGS and subsequent end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in one live related kidney donor and ESRD without biopsy in another. Both donors had family members with ESRD secondary to FSGS. Both donors were apparently healthy by routine physical examination, urinalysis, and serum creatinine at the time of evaluation as live related donors. We believe these cases emphasize the need for great caution when evaluating siblings as potential live related donors.
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- M P Winn
- Department of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Oregon Health Sciences University, West Wendover Ave, Durham, NC, USA
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Johnston RJ, Alkhunaizi AM. Unilateral focal segmental glomerulosclerosis with contralateral sparing on the side of renal artery stenosis. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1999; 172:35-7. [PMID: 9888734 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.172.1.9888734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- R J Johnston
- Department of Radiology, no. 114, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, CO 80220, USA
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Alkhunaizi AM, Olyaei AJ, Barry JM, deMattos AM, Conlin MJ, Lemmers MJ, Bennett WM, Norman DJ. Efficacy and safety of low molecular weight heparin in renal transplantation. Transplantation 1998; 66:533-4. [PMID: 9734500 DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199808270-00020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is a common problem with potentially devastating results in patients undergoing major surgical procedures. Certain renal transplant recipients are particularly at risk for allograft loss as a consequence of renal vein and artery thrombosis. Over the past few years, low molecular weight heparin has been well established as an accepted modality of treatment and prophylaxis of DVT. The efficacy and safety of low molecular weight heparin in the prophylaxis of DVT following renal transplantation in adults has not previously been reported. METHODS Dalteparin was administered to 120 adult renal transplant recipients postoperatively at the Oregon Health Sciences University. RESULTS No patient developed allograft arterial or venous thrombosis. One patient developed subclavian vein thrombosis. No bleeding complications were encountered, and side effects were very minimal. CONCLUSION Prophylaxis with dalteparin is an effective and safe modality for the prevention of thrombosis in adult patients undergoing renal transplantation.
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- A M Alkhunaizi
- Department of Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland 97201, USA
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Focal and segmental sclerosed lesions in the glomeruli are found in several pathological entities and more often are found in the corticomedullary junction where renal blood flow and filtration pressure is maximal. Experimental data suggest that hyperfiltration injury results in focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). In keeping with this concept, malignant hypertension is a known cause of nephrotic-range proteinuria and nephrotic syndrome pathalobically represented by FSGS. We report a case of unilateral renal artery stenosis associated with nephrotic syndrome and FSGS in the contralateral kidney only. The kidney with the stenosed renal artery showed normal glomeruli with juxtaglomerular hyperplasia, suggesting that protection from hyperfiltration injury was provided by the presence of high-grade stenosis. Serum creatinine concentration, blood pressure, and proteinuria normalized after aorto-renal bypass surgery. This case shows the importance of hemodynamic factors on the pathogenesis of secondary FSGS and the progression of renal disease.
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- A M Alkhunaizi
- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, USA
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Oxalosis, or calcium oxalate deposition in the tissues, may develop in patients with inherited disorders of oxalate metabolism or can occur secondary to other diseases. In this study, a case of renal oxalosis probably secondary to excessive parenteral vitamin C administration in a patient with acute post-traumatic oliguric renal failure is reported. Oxalate deposits may have contributed to further worsening and delayed recovery of renal function. The elimination of the source of excess vitamin C and its presumed effect on oxalate production, together with enhanced removal of oxalate during aggressive dialysis, resulted in prompt recovery of renal function. Secondary oxalosis represents a possible cause of delayed recovery of renal function in patients with acute renal failure who are receiving vitamin C supplementation if excess dosage of that supplementation is given. Vitamin C supplementation, if utilized, should be carefully monitored in patients receiving artificial renal replacement therapy.
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- A M Alkhunaizi
- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver 80262, USA
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Edelstein CL, Yaqoob MM, Alkhunaizi AM, Gengaro PE, Nemenoff RA, Wang KK, Schrier RW. Modulation of hypoxia-induced calpain activity in rat renal proximal tubules. Kidney Int 1996; 50:1150-7. [PMID: 8887272 DOI: 10.1038/ki.1996.422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The effect of the newly developed, nonpeptide, calpain inhibitor, PD 150606, on hypoxia and ionomycin-induced increases in calpain activity in rat proximal tubules (PT) was determined. PD150606 inhibited both hypoxia and ionomycin-induced calpain activity as determined by the fluorescent substrate N-succinyl-Leu-Leu-Val-Tyr-7-amido-4-methyl coumarin (N-succinyl-Leu-Leu-Val-Tyr-AMC). This decrease in calpain activity was accompanied by dose-dependent cytoprotection against hypoxia and ionomycin-induced cell membrane damage. PD150606 had no effect on cathepsin B and L activity in PT as measured by the fluorescent substrate, benzyloxycarbonyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-arginine-7-amido-4-methyl coumarin (Z-Phe-Arg-AMC). The effects of low intracellular pH (pHi) or low free cytosolic calcium [Ca2+]i on this hypoxia-induced calpain activity were also determined. Both low pHi and low [Ca2+]i attenuated the hypoxia-induced increase in calpain activity. This attenuation of calpain activity was observed early before hypoxia-induced membrane damage and was associated with marked reduction in the typical pattern of hypoxia-induced cell membrane damage observed in this model. To identify the isoform of calpain activated in rat proximal tubules, normoxic, hypoxic and ionomycin treated tubules were fractionated by MONO-Q anion exchange chromatography and the fractions were assayed for calpain activity. A single peak of calpain activity characteristic of mu-calpain was found. The calcium dependency of the calpain activity was in the nanomolar range, further confirming that the activity was the low Ca(2+)-sensitive mu-calpain. The present study suggests that in rat proximal tubules: (1) PD 150606 is a specific inhibitor of calpain and not cathepsins B and L; (2) the cytoprotective effects of low pHi and low [Ca2+]i are mediated, at least in part, by inhibition of calpain activity; and (3) the predominant active form of calpain is the isoenzyme mu-calpain.
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- C L Edelstein
- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, USA
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Despite major developments in medicine, surgery, and intensive care, acute renal failure (ARF) still remains a common problem affecting approximately 5% of all general hospital patients. Mortality of all forms of ARF continues to be greater than 50%, and this percentage has not decreased significantly over the last 30 years. There are multiple factors, which may explain the persistence of such high mortality; the most important of these is probably the evolution of the disease spectrum underlying the development of ARF. At present, ARF is more often observed in older or more complex patients frequently in association with multiorgan system failure. The annual cost of managing ARF is staggering. This article reviews several of the new strategies and approaches that have been developed to aid in the management and prevention of ARF. For example, the use of biocompatible membranes has been proven to positively influence the course of ARF, which necessitates renal replacement therapy. Although continuous renal replacement therapy has a theoretical advantage compared with intermittent hemodialysis in critically ill and hemodynamically unstable patients, there are no well-controlled clinical studies to support a beneficial effect on mortality. There is, however, good evidence that calcium channel blockers play a positive role in the management of ARF, especially that associated with cadaveric kidney transplantation. Vasoactive agents, such as dopamine, may have the advantage of increasing the urine output in patients with oliguric ARF; however, their efficacy in otherwise altering the course of ARF is not well substantiated. Finally, growth factors and atrial natriuretic peptide appear to have the potential for accelerating renal recovery and decreasing morbidity and mortality from this commonly encountered medical problem. Prospective randomized clinical studies are the key to many of the dilemmas encountered with ARF.
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- A M Alkhunaizi
- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver 80262, USA
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Yaqoob M, Edelstein CL, Wieder ED, Alkhunaizi AM, Gengaro PE, Nemenoff RA, Schrier RW. Nitric oxide kinetics during hypoxia in proximal tubules: effects of acidosis and glycine. Kidney Int 1996; 49:1314-9. [PMID: 8731096 DOI: 10.1038/ki.1996.187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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In the present study, we directly monitored nitric oxide (NO) with an amperometric NO-sensor in suspensions of rat proximal tubules. Hypoxia-stimulated NO generation was characterized by an initial rise and a subsequent sustained increase which preceded cell membrane damage as assessed by lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) release. In contrast, the NO concentration remained unmeasurable in normoxic controls. Nitro-L-arginine-methyl ester (L-NAME) prevented the hypoxia-induced increase in NO in a dose dependent manner in parallel with incremental cytoprotection. The hypoxia-induced elevation in NO and the associated membrane injury were both markedly prevented by extracellular acidosis (pH 6.95). In vitro proximal tubular nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity (3H-arginine to 3H-citrulline assay) was pH dependent with optimum activity at pH 8.0 and greatly reduced activity at acidic pH even in the presence of calcium and co-factors. However, glycine, a well recognized cytoprotective agent, did not attenuate the NO concentration during hypoxia. The present study therefore provides direct evidence that NO is generated by rat proximal tubules during hypoxia and demonstrates that the protective effect of low pH against hypoxic rat tubular injury is associated with an inhibition of this NO production.
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- M Yaqoob
- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, USA
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Alkhunaizi AM, Yaqoob MM, Edelstein CL, Gengaro PE, Burke TJ, Nemenoff RA, Schrier RW. Arachidonic acid protects against hypoxic injury in rat proximal tubules. Kidney Int 1996; 49:620-5. [PMID: 8648901 DOI: 10.1038/ki.1996.89] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Free fatty acids (FFA) and lysophospholipids accumulate during hypoxia (H) in rat proximal tubular epithelial cells partly as a result of increased phospholipase A2 (PLA2) activity. The role of FFA in mediating hypoxic injury and modulating PLA2 activity is not clear. In the present study, the effect of several FFA including arachidonic acid (AA, 20:4) on hypoxia-induced injury and PLA2 activity was assessed in freshly isolated rat proximal tubules. Hypoxia (H) was induced in the presence of either an unsaturated free fatty acid (uFFA) [AA or linoleic acid (LA, 18:2)] or a saturated FFA (sFFA) [palmitic (PA, 16:0) or myristic acid (MA, 14:0)]. Cell membrane injury was assessed by measuring lactate dehydrogenase release (LDH). AA markedly reduced LDH release during hypoxia in a dose dependent manner, while sFFA had no protective effect. LA showed similar protection to that observed with AA. AA did not affect buffer calcium concentration, buffer pH, intracellular pH or intracellular calcium concentration. Neither inhibiting the cyclooxygenase pathway with indomethacin, nor the lipoxygenase pathway with nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA) had any effect on the AA observed cytoprotection. In vitro PLA2 activity in the control tubular extracts was compared to that following addition of AA or PA. PLA2 activity decreased significantly with AA but not with PA in a dose dependent manner. These data suggest that: (1) AA protects against hypoxic injury in rat proximal tubules. (2) This cytoprotection is not specific for AA and other uFFA have a similar effect. (3) AA significantly inhibits PLA2 activity, (4) AA induced cytoprotection may be related to a negative feedback inhibition of PLA2 activity.
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- A M Alkhunaizi
- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, USA
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