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Kidney Failure
Studies from Trakya University, Medical Department yield new data on kidney failure
March 31st, 2009
According to recent research published in the journal Renal Failure, "There is increasing evidence indicating that oxidative stress plays an important role in the pathogenesis of rhabdomyolysis-induced myoglobinuric acute renal failure (ARF). During times of war and natural disasters, myoglobinuric ARF can assume epidemic proportions." "Thus, early and effective renoprotective treatments are of utmost importance. It has been shown that L-carnitine, used as a safe and effective nutritional supplement for more than three decades, is effective in preventing renal injury in many renal injury models involving oxidative stress. The present study was performed to...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-03-31)
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