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SUBMITTER: Shushimita S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4569339 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shushimita Shushimita S van der Pol Pieter P W F de Bruin Ron R N M Ijzermans Jan J van Kooten Cees C Dor Frank J M F FJ
PloS one 20150914 9
Preoperative fasting and dietary restriction offer robust protection against renal ischemia/reperfusion injury (I/RI) in mice. We recently showed that Mannan-binding lectin (MBL), the initiator of the lectin pathway of complement activation, plays a pivotal role in renal I/RI. Based on these findings, we investigated the effect of short-term DR (30% reduction of total food intake) or three days of water only fasting on MBL in 10-12 weeks old male C57/Bl6 mice. Both dietary regimens significantly ...[more]