Nephron loss detected by MRI following neonatal acute kidney injury in rabbits.
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SUBMITTER: Charlton JR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7255918 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
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Nephron loss detected by MRI following neonatal acute kidney injury in rabbits.
Charlton Jennifer R JR Baldelomar Edwin J EJ deRonde Kimberly A KA Cathro Helen P HP Charlton Nathan P NP Criswell Stacey J SJ Hyatt Dylan M DM Nam Sejin S Pearl Valeria V Bennett Kevin M KM
Pediatric research 20191205 7
<h4>Background</h4>Acute kidney injury affects nearly 30% of preterm neonates in the intensive care unit. We aimed to determine whether nephrotoxin-induced AKI disrupted renal development assessed by imaging (CFE-MRI).<h4>Methods</h4>Neonatal New Zealand rabbits received indomethacin and gentamicin (AKI) or saline (control) for four days followed by cationic ferritin (CF) at six weeks. Ex vivo images were acquired using a gradient echo pulse sequence on 7 T MRI. Glomerular number (N<sub>glom</su ...[more]
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