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SUBMITTER: George B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5519456 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
George Blessy B You Dahea D Joy Melanie S MS Aleksunes Lauren M LM
Advanced drug delivery reviews 20170120
Renal proximal tubules are targets for toxicity due in part to the expression of transporters that mediate the secretion and reabsorption of xenobiotics. Alterations in transporter expression and/or function can enhance the accumulation of toxicants and sensitize the kidneys to injury. This can be observed when xenobiotic uptake by carrier proteins is increased or efflux of toxicants and their metabolites is reduced. Nephrotoxic chemicals include environmental contaminants (halogenated hydrocarb ...[more]