Loxosceles gaucho venom-induced acute kidney injury--in vivo and in vitro studies.

• Hauptverfasser: Rui V Lucato (VerfasserIn), Regina C R M Abdulkader (VerfasserIn), Katia C Barbaro (VerfasserIn), Glória E Mendes (VerfasserIn), Isac Castro (VerfasserIn), Maria A S F Baptista (VerfasserIn), Patrícia M Cury (VerfasserIn), Denise M C Malheiros (VerfasserIn), Nestor Schor (VerfasserIn), Luis Yu (VerfasserIn), Emmanuel A Burdmann (VerfasserIn)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND: Accidents caused by Loxosceles spider may cause severe systemic reactions, including acute kidney injury (AKI). There are few experimental studies assessing Loxosceles venom effects on kidney function in vivo. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In order to test Loxosceles gaucho venom (LV)...