Summary
- Ischaemia-reperfusion injury causes oxidative DNA damage
- Adding anti-oxidants such as Nitrous Oxide (NO) donors (Torras) or vitamin C (Lloberas) can reduce ischaemic injury as judged by decreased staining for oxidised DNA.
Selected Articles
1) Promising effects of ischemic preconditioning in renal transplantation
Torras J. et al. (2002). Kidney International 61 2218-2227
2) Lloberas, N., Torras, J., Herrero-Fresneda, I., Cruzado, J.M. Riera, M., Hurtado, I. and Grinyó, J.M.
Antioxidants & Redox Signaling (2004) 6(1) 129-136