Increased renal iron accumulation in hypertensive nephropathy of salt-loaded hypertensive rats.

Although iron is reported to be associated with the pathogenesis of chronic kidney disease, it is unknown whether iron participates in the pathophysiology of nephrosclerosis. Here, we investigate whether iron is involved in the development of hypertensive nephropathy and the effects of iron restrict...

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Main Authors: Yoshiro Naito, Hisashi Sawada, Makiko Oboshi, Aya Fujii, Shinichi Hirotani, Toshihiro Iwasaku, Yoshitaka Okuhara, Akiyo Eguchi, Daisuke Morisawa, Mitsumasa Ohyanagi, Takeshi Tsujino, Tohru Masuyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3792990?pdf=render